"How Do You Want Me?" (1998) TV series 1998-1999

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

John Henderson

Writer:

Simon Nye (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

24 February 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Question In Title | Couple | Sitcom | Village

Cast

Dylan Moran	...	Ian Lyons (11 episodes, 1998-1999)
Charlotte Coleman	...	Lisa Lyons (11 episodes, 1998-1999)
Emma Chambers	...	Helen Yardley (11 episodes, 1998-1999)
Frank Finlay	...	Astley Yardley (11 episodes, 1998-1999)
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Dean Yardley (11 episodes, 1998-1999)

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Series Directed by
John Henderson		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Simon Nye		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Margot Gavan Duffy	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Roderick Gilchrist	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Geoffrey Perkins	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Leontine Ruette	....	line producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Chris Howard		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Paul Endacott		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
John Connor		(unknown episodes)
Jane Davies		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Lindsay Pugh		(12 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sean Clayton	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1999)
Richard Knight	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 1999)

Series Art Department
Shay Leonard	....	props (6 episodes, 1999)
Andy Grogan	....	production buyer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ian Voigt	....	sound recordist (12 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kieran McAleer	....	sound assistant (6 episodes, 1999)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Foley	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Nick Pearson	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Freya Pinsent	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 1999)
Sarah Hayward	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Sarah Kaye	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Kensington Films & Television

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment

Runtime:

30 min (12 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Kensington Films & Television

Highly Underrated

This was a great comedy/drama. Perhaps the best work on-screen Dylan Moran has produced, and a huge progression for writer Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly). This programme never received the scheduling it deserved, and is long over-due for a DVD release (especially when terrible 'comedies' like Two Pints of Lager are being released by the BBC).

The programme focused on the relationship between Ian (Moran) and Lisa (Charlotte Coleman) as they relocate to her rural hometown. The seemingly idyllic location, masks a more sinister reality. The adjustment to life in The Village and especially the hatred Lisa's father feels (and shows) toward Ian make up the bones of the series'.

The darker elements of the plot never stray into caricature, and the ensemble cast provide a believable (and very funny) array of locals. The love between Ian and Lisa really holds the piece together, and its to Moran's acting credit that we believe he would continue living in this rural nightmare, thanks mainly to the on- screen rapport between him and Charlotte Coleman (who sadly died after the second series).