Susan Calman is the least relaxed person she understands. She has no down-time, no hobbies (unless you count dressing up your felines in silly outfits) and her idea of relaxation is to try out Assassin’s Creed, one hour into which she actually is within a murderous trend with sky high blood circulation pressure.

Her wife needed to threaten to divorce her to make her continue vacation, and she’s been told with the same long-suffering wife that unless she finds a way to pull the plug on, and soon, she is going to be unbearable. Susan made a decision her greatest about Susan Calman: Keep Calman Carry On: The Complete Series 1 and 2 bet was to attempt to immerse herself in the pursuits that her close friends find calming, to discover her internal zen and external tranquillity.

In the initial group of this show she attempted to ditch the old Susan Calman and attempted to find the new ‘Susan Calm’, by watching cricket with Andy Zaltzman; heading hillwalking with Muriel Grey; visiting a skill gallery with Phill Jupitus and taking a spontaneous vacation with John Finnemore. She enjoyed these pursuits, but all too early found herself slipping back to her old methods. So she attempted again in Series 2, which involved studying gardening with Val McDermid, going to a music festival with Robin Ince, attempting her hands at cooking with the Great British isles Bake Off’s Selasi Gbormittah, and having a chance at birdwatching with Emma Kennedy.

Keep Calman KEEP ON is a stand-up display before a live market, in which Susan reports on how successful she’s been – both at relaxing and at the pursuit itself – as well as using in and discussing a handful of illustrative clips from her efforts. It’s an effort to learn how people find solace or sanctuary in these worlds, and how Susan can make a deal her own place in them.

Written by Susan Calman and Jon Hunter

Produced by Lyndsay Fenner

A BBC Studios Creation

Cover photo: Steve Ullathorne