Items15The creator’s order
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Ladhood (2019)First aired 24 Nov 2019Adult Liam revisits his Yorkshire teenage years to understand habits that are still making other people's lives harder. The dual timeframe prevents nostalgia from doing all the explanatory work. Its most useful comic recognition is that outgrowing an environment does not automatically remove the…0
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Catastrophe (2015)First aired 19 Jan 2015Rob and Sharon's rapidly assembled relationship gives good intentions a practical test involving children, work, drink and the next ordinary day. Rob's wish to be decent is not the same as reliable behaviour. The comedy gives Sharon her own flaws and priorities, so growing up becomes a negotiation…0
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Colin from Accounts (2022)First aired 1 Dec 2022Gordon's established habits meet a relationship and an injured dog that make avoidance less convenient. The comedy is frank about embarrassment, attraction and how difficult it can be to give another person room. Ashley remains a complicated adult in her own right. Choose it for small failures of…0
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Peep Show (2003)First aired 19 Sept 2003Mark and Jeremy each believe the other is the main obstacle to becoming the person he deserves to be. Their internal commentary exposes how quickly principle becomes a justification for comfort, status or sex. It is cruel and deeply uncomfortable. The insight lies in recognising an excuse before…0
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People Just Do Nothing (2014)First aired 20 Jul 2014The pirate-radio crew's devotion can be impressive until it becomes an answer to every competing adult obligation. Their small audience does little to reduce the sense of professional importance. The programme gives that self-image affection without making it cost-free. Choose it for friendship…0
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Man Down (2013)First aired 18 Oct 2013Dan's ability to turn a basic task into a personal catastrophe gives Greg Davies a broad physical-comedy playground. The scale is deliberately absurd rather than a realistic account of teaching or recovery. The joke works when his self-pity meets people who have their own things to do. Choose it…0
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Back (2017)First aired 6 Sept 2017Stephen's claim to the family pub ought to make him the natural adult in charge, but a returning foster-brother exposes how much of that confidence depends on an uncontested story about himself. David Mitchell and Robert Webb make resentment a practical business problem. A darker choice about the…0
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Uncle (2014)First aired 13 Jan 2014Nick Helm's Andy is pulled into looking after a nephew when his own life is in serious difficulty. Their mutual need makes the relationship more interesting than a child simply teaching an adult a lesson. The opening includes a suicidal crisis, and the tone remains frank. The comic progress comes…0
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Hello Ladies (2013)First aired 29 Sept 2013Stuart thinks the right Los Angeles party or attractive date will confirm the status he should already possess. Stephen Merchant lets that aspiration repeatedly override kindness and ordinary enjoyment. The embarrassment is severe, but the series understands the insecurity behind the performance.…0
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Love (2016)First aired 19 Feb 2016Gus's apparently reasonable manner can conceal a desire to manage how other people see him. The relationship with Mickey gives both characters enough independent difficulty that neither can function as the other's easy solution. The comedy is awkward and emotionally messy. Its particularly useful…0