I really enjoyed this. Light hearted and well cast . It starts off rather depressing and the characters are constantly in a low mood . The doctor at the hospital reminds me of a lot of interactions as a person wtih depression with health professionals . Very believable. The males character is clueless in a very believable way. The female character is less clueless but also less well developed. I wish she had a bit more depth but also don't know if that would have worked. The pregnancy at the end is a bit far fetched but the responses of the characters are very believable. Basically, i liked it because it was a bit different.
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We thought it was alright after realising it's more of a Black Comedy than the standard British fair
dekkerted15 November 2023
Some others have said it's a bit slow, depressing and not that funny, and their opinion is valid for them.
We had to give the characters a bit of a chance to grow on us to appreciate this, what turns out to be more of black comedy.
It's not the standard style British humour we expected, and after watching I read that it's based on an Israeli comedy "Kacha Ze" loosely translated as 'it is what it is'.
So there's the reason for a difference in comedy style.
Although it started off a bit slow, we really got into the characters as the episodes played.
We watched the whole season of 6 episodes over 2 evenings, they were under half an hour each, and could really empathise with the characters and started to really enjoy the style of humour and then it finished way too quickly.
We would like to see a season 2 but don't know if there are any plans.
Cheers, Ted & Rosie 🌹
We had to give the characters a bit of a chance to grow on us to appreciate this, what turns out to be more of black comedy.
It's not the standard style British humour we expected, and after watching I read that it's based on an Israeli comedy "Kacha Ze" loosely translated as 'it is what it is'.
So there's the reason for a difference in comedy style.
Although it started off a bit slow, we really got into the characters as the episodes played.
We watched the whole season of 6 episodes over 2 evenings, they were under half an hour each, and could really empathise with the characters and started to really enjoy the style of humour and then it finished way too quickly.
We would like to see a season 2 but don't know if there are any plans.
Cheers, Ted & Rosie 🌹
Katherine Parkinson is great but the Sam character is beyond annoying
colinuhe15 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I wanted to like this but the characters are just a bit too pathetic and unlike able. Katherine Parkinson who plays Anna is as lovely and delivers a great performance full of humor and love. Unfortunately the black humor especially from the Sam character is beyond belief. His estranged wife is way too hot for him and yet somehow he is the one that leaves her. And then he wonders why his wife and children don't like him anymore. I stayed the course as the middle two episodes were not bad, but it was not worth the effort. Fun fact the ex wife (Kéllé Bryan) was a singer in the girl group Eternal in the 90s.
Not that good
kpanesar-493396 July 2023
I wanted to watch this after seeing the ads for it
It looked like it will be funny and good.
But it turned out to be so bland , slow paced With a depressing script and no real emotion or character connection or chemistry .
I did try to watch as many episodes as I could But gave up after ep 3 I think .
I'm not interested in watching the rest because like I said it was boring. Slow and made me feel depressed . The story is based around two characters with their back sad stories It sees them meeting as one is trying to kill himself the other is having a heart attack. Fun not.
If you're feeling down then don't watch This as it will make you feel worse .
But it turned out to be so bland , slow paced With a depressing script and no real emotion or character connection or chemistry .
I did try to watch as many episodes as I could But gave up after ep 3 I think .
I'm not interested in watching the rest because like I said it was boring. Slow and made me feel depressed . The story is based around two characters with their back sad stories It sees them meeting as one is trying to kill himself the other is having a heart attack. Fun not.
If you're feeling down then don't watch This as it will make you feel worse .
My wife and I really liked it
david-8675722 January 2024
Obviously written by people that understand real life, with lots of unexpected funny touches, I wish there were more episodes.
The mental health and loneliness realities are well presented.
It has a relaxing, engaging way about each episode.
I don't want to give anything away but I think all in all that the acting, production and thought that has gone into this makes it high quality and easy to try and compare it to normal programmes but it's much more subtle and sophisticated.
Maybe it's best appreciated by those 40-65 years who understand exactly what challenges the characters are having to overcome.
The mental health and loneliness realities are well presented.
It has a relaxing, engaging way about each episode.
I don't want to give anything away but I think all in all that the acting, production and thought that has gone into this makes it high quality and easy to try and compare it to normal programmes but it's much more subtle and sophisticated.
Maybe it's best appreciated by those 40-65 years who understand exactly what challenges the characters are having to overcome.
Excellent Funny Touching
chrisjohnsarahjane16 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Honest and funny and heartfelt. Out of some poor choices some kindness emerges. Also respects the number one rule of romcoms - do not kill an unborn child. One of the key rules for life too. God bless you and yours 🙏🏼
The performances are terrific, tonally perfect and so the deadpan comedy is very alive rather than corny as often happens with The Office Wannabees.
Nice surprises along the way. I was shocked by the 1 out of 5 review by The Guardian reviewer. How could they miss it so badly?
I don't watch that much TV but would be glad to see these actors again. Mark Heap is a bonus though he does rather dial in his performance.
Well done to the writer director and ITVx.
The performances are terrific, tonally perfect and so the deadpan comedy is very alive rather than corny as often happens with The Office Wannabees.
Nice surprises along the way. I was shocked by the 1 out of 5 review by The Guardian reviewer. How could they miss it so badly?
I don't watch that much TV but would be glad to see these actors again. Mark Heap is a bonus though he does rather dial in his performance.
Well done to the writer director and ITVx.
I really enjoyed it!
keishawalker200325 January 2024
As someone with depression and is someone who jokes about depression myself to cope and I thought it was so funny. I love Anna she CAN be very relatable. Sam reminds me ALOT of Bojack Horseman but more tame. If you enjoy whatching Bojack horseman I think you might like this show because it's quite similar in that sense besides it not being a cartoon. And it being British! It's nice to find show that you can relate to that accurately portray mental illness in the right way with a sprinkle of comedy added into mix as well which makes it much better in my opinion and I like that it's the opposite of a love story. I haven't seen a TV show like this before.
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