I had seen many bits and pieces, mainly various outtakes on Blunder shows, and one full episode (the final one, "Delivery"), and when I finally decided to get the whole lot, I was very pleased. The series started with BAFTA winning (and nominated), British Comedy Award winning, and National Television Award nominated Martin Clunes as Gary Strang, Leslie Ash as Deborah and British Comedy Award winning (and nominated) Caroline Quentin as Dorothy, but originally Harry Enfield was the fourth member of the gang, as Dermot, but he apparently wasn't comfortable, and replacement Neil Morrissey as Tony Smart made the show what we know today. The series basically revolved around best mates Gary and Tony (and for that first series, Dermot, but forget about him now) who share a two bedroom home. They are two grown up men who act like kids, and spend most time either drinking in their local, at home having all male conversations (while drinking), or lingering after their love interests, Gary with Dorothy, and Tony with Deborah. Also starring Ian Lindsay as George, Valerie Minifie as Anthea, Dave Atkins as Les and John Thomson as Ken, with appearances by young Catherine Tate as Young Woman, EastEnders' Tamzin Outhwaite as Girl in Pub, Sugar Rush's Sara Stewart as Judy, EastEnders' Amanda Drew as Wendy and EastEnders' Lucy Speed as Chambermaid. The dialogue was good, the slapstick was good, the stories were good, and of course, Clunes and Morrissey are perfect, a good series that will never get boring, no matter how many times you've seen it. It was twice nominated the BAFTA for Best Comedy (Programme or Series), it won (and was nominated for) the British Comedy Award for Best BBC/ITV Sitcom/Comedy, and it twice won the National Television Award Most Popular Comedy Series, and it was nominated for Most Popular Comedy Programme. Martin Clunes was number 35 on TV's 50 Greatest Stars, the episode "Performance" was number 37 on The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments, and the programme was number 16 on Britain's Best Sitcom. Very good!
Review of British Men Behaving Badly
