Manchild (2002–2003)

This English sitcom is about Terry, Gary, James and Patrick, four Londoners who remained best friends and confidants past their sexual prime, married or even divorced, some with children, ... See full summary »

Stars:

Nigel Havers, Anthony Head, Lindsey Coulson

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nigel Havers	...	Terry (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Anthony Head	...	James (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lindsey Coulson	...	Cheryl (12 episodes, 2002-2003)

Storyline

This English sitcom is about Terry, Gary, James and Patrick, four Londoners who remained best friends and confidants past their sexual prime, married or even divorced, some with children, but still with a natural appetite for the ladies, no longer physically first choice but disposing of sufficient means (financial and socially, as they are successful in their respective professions) to be quite attractive; alas the wisdom of experience often proves somewhat illusory.

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Plot Keywords:

best friend | womanizer | model | father son relationship | male bonding | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC America

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kypsymättömät

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (15 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Terry: Time it right, and your fifties can once again be a full-time, full-on, hedonistic quest for pleasure.

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Connections

Version of Manchild (2007)

User Reviews

Interesting variation on familiar themes

Think HBO's Sex in the City transposed to England and the four females transformed into four men facing age 50. As with the HBO show, virtually all they think or talk about is sex. some of this is very amusing. some not at all.

A focus on characters well out of the advertising industry's favored demographic is refreshing in and of itself. The acting is very good. The show will live or die on the basis of writing. These characters and their libidinous fixations could become tedious before long.

For fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, be warned, the character Anthony Head plays says and does some very, very un-Gileslike things.