One of the best comedies of recent years and some of the most well-observed satire you could ever hope to see. Such a great concept for a show and bought to life perfectly by an amazing cast. The fact that some of these guys have lived this lifestyle (and can actually perform pretty well) helps make the satire even more astute.
Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin are perfectly cringeworthy and they are ably assisted by the genuinely hilarious combo of Steve Stamp and Asim Chaudhry. The underrated Ruth Bratt is also excellent.
There are also a lot of not-so-subtle digs at popular culture and social media usage. Lily Brazier is particularly adept at portraying the trashy young reality-TV wannabe women of the world. The velour tracksuits and 'Live, Love, Laugh' style decor are such a great touch.
There is a drop off in quality towards the end and the show should probably have wrapped things up after season 3. Grindah becomes increasingly horrible which makes some scenes borderline uncomfortable, especially as poor old Mich is actually very likeable. But its hard to be too critical of such an original and hilarious show. One of the best UK comedies since The Office.
Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin are perfectly cringeworthy and they are ably assisted by the genuinely hilarious combo of Steve Stamp and Asim Chaudhry. The underrated Ruth Bratt is also excellent.
There are also a lot of not-so-subtle digs at popular culture and social media usage. Lily Brazier is particularly adept at portraying the trashy young reality-TV wannabe women of the world. The velour tracksuits and 'Live, Love, Laugh' style decor are such a great touch.
There is a drop off in quality towards the end and the show should probably have wrapped things up after season 3. Grindah becomes increasingly horrible which makes some scenes borderline uncomfortable, especially as poor old Mich is actually very likeable. But its hard to be too critical of such an original and hilarious show. One of the best UK comedies since The Office.