Biting Britcom ‘Back’ returns after four years
The English serio-comic series “Back” returns for its second season Wednesday (March 31) at midnight on IFC, where it’s making its linear debut (Season 1 premiered on Sundance Now).Headlined by longtime comedy partners David Mitchell and Robert Webb — and created by Simon Blackwell, who co-created FX’s “Breeders” — “Back” is an enjoyable six-episode experience that takes its time to unfold.As well it should, since it’s been four years since “Back” first aired on Channel 4 in the UK — so, while it’s simultaneously reminding viewers about what transpired in Season 1, it’s slowly unfolding its Season 2 story arc.As the six-episode series opens, Stephen (Mitchell), who went off the rails in Season 1 in a spiral of alcoholism and outrageous