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How Do You Want Me?

  • TV Series
  • 1998–19991998–1999
  • 30m
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7.6/10
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Charlotte Coleman and Dylan Moran in How Do You Want Me? (1998)
ComedyDrama
Ian has recently eloped with country girl Lisa. The have moved from London back to her hometown Snowle, and comedy ensues.Ian has recently eloped with country girl Lisa. The have moved from London back to her hometown Snowle, and comedy ensues.Ian has recently eloped with country girl Lisa. The have moved from London back to her hometown Snowle, and comedy ensues.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
473
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Dylan Moran
    • Charlotte Coleman
    • Emma Chambers
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    • Dylan Moran
    • Charlotte Coleman
    • Emma Chambers
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    Quirky and rewarding take on the 'fish out of water' syndrome.
    I agree with all the reviewers bar one who misses the point of the whole exercise.

    Irish city boy Ian Lyons relocates to the home town of new wife Lisa in the West Sussex countryside. Yes, he is a fish out of water among her family and the conservative rustic types that populate the area. But the narrative and message is more than that - it's about love and how far that can sustain a relationship when one of the participants is clearly treading water in a culture he doesn't understand and which fails to embrace him.

    It is funny and emotionally moving at the same time. Dylan Moran and the late Charlotte Coleman navigate their respective roles brilliantly. Dylan Moran went on to other things while Charlotte Coleman died tragically a couple of years later. The show only ran for twelve episodes over two series and ended without resolution. Sometimes life has no resolution and that may have been writer Simon Nye's intention. I'll always remember Charlotte Coleman fondly and this show maintains my memory of her tremendous talent.
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      • February 24, 1998 (United Kingdom)
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