"The Robinsons" (2005)TV series

Directors:

Mark Bussell
Justin Sbresni

Writers:

Mark Bussell (writer)
Justin Sbresni (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 May 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Martin Freeman	...	Ed Robinson (6 episodes, 2005)
Hugh Bonneville	...	George Robinson (6 episodes, 2005)
Abigail Cruttenden	...	Vicky Robinson (6 episodes, 2005)
Anna Massey	...	Pam Robinson (6 episodes, 2005)
Richard Johnson	...	Hector Robinson (6 episodes, 2005)
Amanda Root	...	Maggie Robinson (6 episodes, 2005)
Jack Dawes	...	Young Ed Robinson (5 episodes, 2005)
Jamie Hawkins-Dady	...	Albert Robinson (5 episodes, 2005)
Amanda Abbington	...	Polly (4 episodes, 2005)
Amy King	...	Young Vicky Robinson (3 episodes, 2005)
Jack Stanley	...	Young George Robinson (3 episodes, 2005)

Runtime:

30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

It's better than bad, it's good!

Although a little rough around the edges with things such as editing, The Robinson's is a clever comedy. Although I'm not very fond of the two writers other work "The Worst Week of my Life", I did enjoy this little one series comedy an awful lot. I found the characters of Ed, Vicky and George to be very well developed, which I think is very important for a comedy. This this is not only a credit to the script but also to fantastic comedic acting from Abigail Cruttenden, Martin Freeman and Hugh Bonneville. I would've liked to have seen some more volume in the characters of the Robinson parents despite great acting from Anna Massey and Richard Johnson, they were a tad one dimensional I thought. Wonderful to see some guest starring roles from fantastic comedians such as Olivia Coleman (who is always hilarious!!), Amanda Abbington and Elizabeth Marmur.

There were some great elements in this show. I found a lot of the cut always and flashbacks to be hilarious (eg: Vicky and Peter sitting onthe couch watching "Psycho" had me in stitches!), but then there were some that I thought were extremely pointless and badly done. (eg: the flashback of the parents getting engaged was just awful...should've had different actors playing the apparently much younger Pam and Hector, sometimes a wig just doesn't do it!!)

Although there are some hit and miss elements of The Robinsons, I did enjoy it very much. I would recommend this show for a chuckle especially if you like bees, having your nipples sucked and kettles with lime scale free elements.