At the time this series went out, there was a dearth of good sitcom on Uk TV. The fact that this was transmitted late at night showed a sad lack of bravery on the part of the programme controllers.
Its surreal nature was exploited to the full by the three main protagonists and it was not until many years later that comedies of this nature, which did not rely on predictable plots and telegraphed punch lines, became more prevalent.
It seemed that Threlfall, Lindsay and Ellis were having a ball and just went with the flow !
If you like black books or the green room, you will like nightingales.
Its surreal nature was exploited to the full by the three main protagonists and it was not until many years later that comedies of this nature, which did not rely on predictable plots and telegraphed punch lines, became more prevalent.
It seemed that Threlfall, Lindsay and Ellis were having a ball and just went with the flow !
If you like black books or the green room, you will like nightingales.