Watching is a sitcom written by Jim Hitchmough, an starring Paul Bown and Emma Wray as mismatched couple Malcolm and Brenda. It is set in Merseyside, with Brenda coming from Liverpool and Malcolm coming from Meols on the Wirral. The title refers to a game that initially Brenda and her sister Pamela (played by Liza Tarbuck), and later Brenda and Malcolm, play in the pub. They watch other customers and try to guess their occupations, their lifestyles and other pertinent facts about them.