Common as Muck

I really miss common as Muck-Noticeably the first series was much better than the second. I am really trying to find a full copy of all the programmes of the first and ideally the second series. I believe UK TV Australia is running the series-i'm just waiting for UK gold to do so over here? I really enjoyed Corrie recently when Bernard's character was featured in it. The music was made by the other 2 which I have purchased the album of-it contains a song with the opening credits are sampled from. The rest of the songs on the album are OK. The second series also I believe featured June Whitfield who also featured in Absolutely fabulous as the mum. If any 1 has the full series (1 or 2) let us know :-)

A fun first series although a bit too short

Could have done with the first part being 8 episodes

A fun series following bin men and their camaraderie

The second series strayed too far from the first, although I liked the second it wasn't a patch on the first and at times feels like the second series was a different show but with the boys as the characters

I enjoyed both series but the first was easily the best. There was more intrigue and better stories. I was particularly amused by the painting of the church ceiling in the second series but I cannot remember much about the rest. The first series was fresh with vibrant storylines and needless to say an excellent cast.

Common As Muck has a great deal in common with Auf Weidershen Pet. Both deal with the interesting situation of throwing together a riff-raff of different characters into one melting pot then standing back and watching the whole lot go off.

We are introduced to a group of very different men who are thrown together by their common trade, they are binmen. Their developing friendship, loves and various intertwined lives are followed closely as they bumble along. The cast read like a who's who of well established British actors. Edward Woodward, the comedian Roy Hudd, June Whitfield and Tim Healy of Auf Weidershen Pet fame. The tone is realistic, gritty, yet poignant and funny. Written and acted to high standard as you would expect of the BBC's recent northern dramas, it ran for two series and stands as another example of real everyday peoples lives and jobs being as interesting and funny as gritty and realistic.

Common As Muck was a comedy show about a group of binmen. Hey, at least it was original. It could have been about cops or doctors but no, instead we got binmen.

Edward Woodward was in the show along with other famous faces such as Tim Healy. I had watched a lot of Edward Woodward shows such as Callan and The Equalizer and at first, I had a hard time watching Woodward play a binman but I got used to it.

Surprisingly, the show was very good and has often been compared to an earlier series, The Boys From The Black Stuff. I didn't enjoy the second series as much as the first series but it wasn't too bad.

Common As Muck didn't last long. And that is the way things should be. I see a lot of American comedies running for years and clocking up over 100 episodes and they just get worse and worse. A good comedy knows when to quit before things get stale.