Threesome | Mitch Ennis (Stephen Wight)

Look up ‘contented’ in a dictionary and you’ll find a picture of Mitch Ennis (Stephen Wight). The most positive thinking, upbeat, selfless friend you could ever ask for.

True, he can get easily distracted, and forget arrangements, and put off till tomorrow what he could have done today, but he never means to let anyone down and makes up for any shortcomings in many wonderful ways – including frequently saving the day when Alice and Richie make more serious errors.

Mitch’s brother Owen died in an accident four years ago, and Richie – then a silver service waiter – ended up by chance as the waiter at the wake. The two bonded in the face of tragedy and became best friends within a week.

Richie then introduced Mitch to Alice and they all ended up with a surprisingly happy ending. In fact, it is typical of Mitch to be able to find such a silver lining out of such a dark cloud.

Mitch is a wonderful, wonderful man. He just needs to figure out how to hold down a job, actually get some savings together and finally be a proper grown up.

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Stephen Wight is best known for his role as Phil to David Jason's Des in Diamond Geezer.

He made his National Theatre debut at the Cottesloe in 2004 in a re-cast revival of Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads.

At the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in November 2007 Wight won The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in Don Juan in Soho and in the revival of Patrick Marber's Dealer's Choice. He appeared as Stuart the rent boy in Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art.

He has also starred as a series regular in two BBC sitcoms. Playing 'Joe' in The Great Outdoors and then 'Skoose' in the Alan Davies sitcom, Whites.