contexts: Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Title card seen throughout series run Created by Susan Nickson Written by Susan Nickson ( 2001 -- 09 ) Daniel Peak ( 2003 -- 06 ) Karen Laws ( 2004 -- 05 ) Jon Brown ( 2006 -- 09 ) Tim Dawson ( 2008 -- 09 ) Kate Wincup ( 2008 -- 09 ) Directed by Gareth Carrivick ( 2001 -- 05 ) Becky Martin ( 2006 ) Nick Wood ( 2006 -- 2009 , 2011 ) Geoff Posner ( 2009 ) Starring Ralf Little Will Mellor Natalie Casey Sheridan Smith Kathryn Drysdale Luke Gell Beverley Callard Hayley Bishop Lee Oakes Freddie Hogan Georgia Henshaw Opening theme `` Two Pints of Lager Theme '' by Christian Henson Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 9 No. of episodes 80 ( list of episodes ) Production Location ( s ) Runcorn , Cheshire Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 30 -- 45 minutes Release Original network BBC Two ( 2001 ) BBC Choice ( 2002 ) BBC Three ( 2003 -- 11 ) Picture format 576i ( 16 : 9 SDTV ) Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1 Original release 26 February 2001 -- 24 May 2011 External links Website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8nj
name: Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
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answers.span_text: Christian Henson
questions.input_text: who sings two pints of lager and a packet of crisps