Don't Forget the Driver

Having seen the trailers I have wanted to see this perhaps more then any other new comedy for years. I was not disappointed, I have absolutely loved it. It's so witty, well written and gorgeously put together.

The stories are great,the situations baffling, and the characters are a joy. I adore Toby Jones, and he is terrific as the down on his luck driver. Marcia Warren is an absolute comic delight as his mother, Dino Kelly also great as Lech.

It's wonderful observation comedy. Loved it. 9/10

Written and starring Toby Jones and very much in the mould of the successful "Detecterists" in which Jones co starred. Don't forget the driver is a charming sometimes moving piece on the daly life of a day trip coach driver. The humour mostly comes in the shape of the diverse coach trips, the driver engages whilst trying to cope with a hectic home life of being a single parent to a teenage girl, a mother with dementia a will he or won't he relationship with a women who has a severely disabled son. If you enjoyed Detectorists or Ricky Gervais After Life then this will be for you. 8/10

Toby Jones plays a set of twins - Peter, coach driver in Bognor Regis, England, father to Kyla, stroppy young adult still-at-home daughter. Peter's one of nature's heroic cowards, fighting against his natural timidness to savee an illegal Eritean immigrant 19 yr old woman from human traffickers - rather hapless traffickers as it happens... And Barry, Peter's twin, - who is rather predictably the complete opposite of Peter. Brash, matey, know-it-all ex- pat living in Australia - who we get to see through Skype sessions.

All the supporting class keep pace with the masterful Toby Jones, but highlights include Marcia Warren, who plays Peter and Barry's mother, Joy, who's at the start of dementia, and who, in Peter's eyes, refuses to accept that Barry (her obvious favourite) has abandoned her and gone off to Oz. Joy rather cruelly always 'mistakenly' calls Peter, Barry;

And Fran (Claire Rushbrook) , not unattractive but generously proportioned middle-aged woman, mother to Kieran, her son with Cerebral Palsy, whom she adores... She has an unfailing optimistic view of everything. Somehow, Peter has unwittingly and inexplicably attracted her amorous attentions....

Very gentle, bitter-sweet comedy throughout. Some have called it dark, even black comedy because of the subject matter involved, but not me. My tolerances might be higher than the average, though. Worth a binge watch. as it's only 6 x 30mins episodes.

Have just watched all six episodes of this .so good I want to share how much I enjoyed...some dark eery moments along with laugh out loud chaos...throw in some emotional moments ...with the background of what's going on with immigration in today's world made for a funny touching and thought provoking three hours of fun

This has to be one of the most finely crafted TV series I have ever seen. Funny but also very poignant. Toby Jones is excellent, as is the entire cast. Every character is well developed and interesting. A special mention has to go to the cinematography, which is routinely excellent. I think the previous reviewer would be wise to go back and give this another chance...