Even though this is not a patch on the original and some people would say its a poor imitation.
I believe this is a valiant effort to try and recapture the charm of the original series with a different cast and in that regard It succeeds. It also helps that the incomparable John Inman agreed to reprise his role as Mr Humphries and the other cast members fit their English counterparts extremely well.
The jokes added to the original scripts are extremely funny but unfortunately they are few and far between. If you ever come across this version of the series I would recommend Undesirable Alien (1981) as this is the only episode that consists of completely new material and shows what could have been.
If only they had written more new scripts and not decided to recycle old episodes for the Australian market, this version would have been a lot better received if they had.
I believe this is a valiant effort to try and recapture the charm of the original series with a different cast and in that regard It succeeds. It also helps that the incomparable John Inman agreed to reprise his role as Mr Humphries and the other cast members fit their English counterparts extremely well.
The jokes added to the original scripts are extremely funny but unfortunately they are few and far between. If you ever come across this version of the series I would recommend Undesirable Alien (1981) as this is the only episode that consists of completely new material and shows what could have been.
If only they had written more new scripts and not decided to recycle old episodes for the Australian market, this version would have been a lot better received if they had.