Brassic’s Last Ride: Why I’m Counting Down to Series 7

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By Jon Donnis

The trailer has dropped and I'm buzzing. The Brassic gang are back for one final ride, and it looks like they are going out on top and in style. Series 7 lands on Sky and streaming service NOW on 25 September, and from the first shots alone it feels like a farewell made for fans who have stuck with Vinnie and co through every scrape.

After that near death scare at the end of Series 6, the crew clearly have a new lease of life. Confronted with how fragile it all is, they are grabbing each day by the horns. With that mindset there is no telling what trouble they will get into, which is exactly why I cannot wait.

This final chapter promises everything we love about the show. There are lederhosen fuelled escapades, a school reunion that careers wildly off the rails, and gangsters who seem even more unhinged than before. Among the chaos the emotions land too. Old wounds start to sting again, friendships are pushed to the edge, and the gang have to face what their future and their past really mean. It feels riotous, messy, very funny, and surprisingly tender. In other words, peak Brassic.

The cast list reads like a greatest hits. Joe Gilgun returns as Vinnie, with Michelle Keegan as Erin, Ryan Sampson as Tommo, Aaron Heffernan as Ashley, Parth Thakerar as JJ, Joanna Higson as Sugar, Steve Evets as Jim, Dominic West as Dr Chris, Neil Ashton as Davey, and Bhavna Limbachia as Meena. There are new faces, there are surprise returns, and there is a whole lot of heart threaded through the madness.

Co-creator and writer Danny Brocklehurst has said they always wanted to leave the party while it was still fun. After fifty episodes that feels right. Brassic has become a proper hit, but at its core it has always been about friendship and love, and that is the spirit they are choosing to leave with. The series is produced by Calamity Films, and you can sense the confidence of a team closing the curtain on their own terms.

If you are new to the show, there is time to catch up. Series 1 to 6 are on Sky on demand and on NOW. For the rest of us, it is one more round of escapades, bad decisions, good intentions, and the kind of loyalty that keeps this found family together.

Roll on 25 September. No half measures, no slowing down. One last blowout with the Brassic lot, then we say goodbye the way they would want us to, with a laugh and a lump in the throat.