Where The Cast Came From

The executive producer of the show, Stephen McCrum, began the show after seeing writer Susan Nickson's work on Channel 4's Lloyd's Bank Film Challenge, entitled "Life's A Bitch", which starred Sean Hughes and Kathy Burke. Aged just fourteen, Susan Nickson was asked by Stephen McCrum to come and work with him after a few years; consequently, Susan Nickson began working on Two Pints when she was just eighteen.
Stephen McCrum tried to persuade the producers of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks to get Will Mellor and Natalie Casey to work with him, when the two acted on the programme.Natalie Casey had to go through several auditions to get the part.Stephen McCrum had wanted to work with Sheridan Smith since she began performing at a very young age.Sheridan Smith auditioned for the part but was turned down; however, she was later cast for the first series, and has been part of the cast ever since. Ralf Little was cast soon after completing work on another BBC sitcom The Royle Family, on which he had also acted with Sheridan Smith. Although initially reluctant, he agreed to audition when he realised that Two Pints would be very different to The Royle Family. Kathryn Drysdale was brought in after producers saw her perform at her drama school.