Series cast summary: | |||
Simon Amstell | ... | Simon 12 episodes, 2010-2012 | |
Linda Bassett | ... | Grandma 12 episodes, 2010-2012 | |
Rebecca Front | ... | Tanya 12 episodes, 2010-2012 | |
Samantha Spiro | ... | Auntie Liz / ... 12 episodes, 2010-2012 | |
James Smith | ... | Clive 12 episodes, 2010-2012 | |
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Jamal Hadjkura | ... | Adam 11 episodes, 2010-2012 |
Geoffrey Hutchings | ... | Grandpa 6 episodes, 2010 | |
A successful television presenter has doubts about the direction of his career in the business and decides to quit to start searching for something more meaningful to do with his life.
This is a truly brilliant piece of writing and an excellent example of British comedy. The brilliance lies in the interactions within Simon's family, which are probably familiar scenario's and characters to all of us. The Clive character is just awful and is so wonderful to watch.It's a very self-aware and post-modern piece of TV that seems to meld real life (Amstel having left Buzzcocks) with a fictional family - you do tend to wonder what Amstel's real family is like and how much of this might be based on true events? There are obvious comparisons with The Royal Family and perhaps The Office but I don't think these bear more than a superficial resemblance. I am very much looking forward to the next four episodes to see where this all leads!