"Men Behaving Badly" (1992) TV series 1992-1999

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

8 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This comedy series is all about two mates, Gary and Tony who share a two bedroom home. They are grown men who act like a couple of drunk two year olds...

Awards:

8 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Martin Clunes	...	Gary Strang / ... (44 episodes, 1992-1999)
Leslie Ash	...	Deborah (42 episodes, 1992-1998)
Caroline Quentin	...	Dorothy (42 episodes, 1992-1998)
Neil Morrissey	...	Tony Smart (38 episodes, 1992-1999)
Ian Lindsay	...	George (24 episodes, 1992-1998)
Valerie Minifie	...	Anthea (24 episodes, 1992-1998)

Also Known As:

British Men Behaving Badly (USA)

Runtime:

30 min (38 episodes) | 45 min (4 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Hartswood Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In the early seasons Gary had a driving license and was shown having hired a car to spy on Dorothy as seen in season 4 episode 2 "Infidelity" and in season 3 episode 2 "Bed" is seen borrowing Dorothy's car to go to the chemist to buy antacid, but by season 6 he can't drive and has never driven as seen in season 6 episode 3 "jealousy"

Quotes:

Dorothy: Gary doesn't understand periods. He thinks they're something to do with the moon.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006) (TV)

So true, it's scary!!!

This is the only comedy series I have ever watched that whether you are male or female you can absolutely relate to.

Either you have done or experienced first hand everything that happens in each episode.

Series 1 with Harry Enfield was fantastic, but when Neil Morrisey replaced him in Series 2 things only got better!

If you have the DVD set (a great investment) then don't forget to check out the outtakes (via the Pub Quiz) - Very funny!

Having read comments from others and external reviews, decided to add a bit more to my comments...

Men Behaving Badly was interesting because it was a show that jumped channels. It started on ITV (only Series 1 I think) and then moved to the BBC. However it was still Pearson TV that were behind it so I'm not sure if the change of channel contributed to the fact that Series 2-6 and Last Orders were better (not only my opinion) than Series 1 or if it was purely better chemistry between the leads plus the public becoming more and more comfortable with them that gave this impression.

In any case, I am only happy that I have never been subjected to the US version of this and I can remember it in its original mode!