*Warning: Contains spoilers for the final episode of Am I Being Unreasonable? season 2*
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The second season of Am I Being Unreasonable? is now available to stream in full on BBC iPlayer, and fans will notice a surreal crossover occurs in the new outing's final episode.
The finale, which sees Nic and Jen attending a funeral, includes a sequence near the start where Daisy May Cooper's character visits a shop to buy alcohol.
As she speaks with the women working at the counter, two people enter the shop and walk by her who have a surprisingly familiar look.
It then becomes clear that no, your eyes haven't deceived you – that's This Country's Kerry and Kurtan.
Charlie Cooper as Kurtan and Daisy May Cooper as Kerry in This Country. BBC/Jack Barnes
While both Cooper and her brother Charlie play different characters in Am I Being Unreasonable, they reprise their This Country roles here as well, although Kerry appears to have physically been played by a body double.
In the background, Kurtan is seen picking up a box of tissues and heard saying: "Oh yes, tissues! I literally just ran out of w*** tissues."
He sneakily puts two boxes underneath his jacket, while off-screen Kerry is heard asking him "Can I have some dunkers as well Kurtan?", who which he responds: "Get it yourself Kerry, you big lazy horse."
They are then both seen walking out of the shop with items stuffed under the clothes, and when the shop workers see them and shout "Oi!", Kerry says "Go, Kurtan, go!" and the two run off.
Watching them go, Cooper's Nic remarks "Kids, eh?", to which one of the other women in the shop says: "Sad thing is they're both in their late thirties."
The hilarious scene appears to confirm that Am I Being Unreasonable? and This Country are both set in the same universe – but given the lead actors play different characters in both show, we wouldn't expect a full-blown crossover for more than a scene anytime soon.
Still, Charlie Cooper has appeared open to returning to This Country at some point, telling Radio Times magazine last year: "You can never say never. It often crosses my mind; what Kurtan would be doing now.
"What would they have done during Covid? Would he be a big germaphobe now? Kurtan is such a big part of me, and as I've had two kids since This Country ended, I'm always wondering what he would be like as a dad. It would be criminal not to revisit it."
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
