Pushers

This show is excruciating to watch, a frustrating mix of wasted potential and misfired execution. The supporting actors are undeniably talented, delivering stellar performances that shine despite the material they're given. Their energy and charisma are the only saving grace, but even they can't salvage the clunky, uninspired script. The comedy feels forced, lacking any natural rhythm or flow-it's like watching a machine sputter and stall. Jokes land with a thud, and the awkward pauses that follow are almost palpable, as if the show itself is unsure of what it's trying to be.

The writing is the core issue, riddled with predictable gags and shallow character development. It's grating to see the supporting cast, who clearly bring their A-game, constantly propping up this flimsy framework. They're doing heavy lifting to cover for the poor pacing and lackluster dialogue, but it's a losing battle. The effort from the cast and crew is evident, and you can sense their commitment to making it work, but the foundation is too weak to support their ambition. This series feels like it was rushed to production without enough refinement-it never should've moved past the pilot stage.

Without the excessive padding, each episode could be condensed to a tight five minutes of actual content. The transitions between scenes are bloated with unnecessary filler, dragging out what little substance there is. It's as if the show is stalling for time, hoping viewers won't notice the lack of depth. A sharper edit could've helped, but it wouldn't fix the core problem: a premise that's stretched far beyond its capacity to entertain. Fans of the genre might stick around for the supporting cast's charm, but for most, this is a slog not worth enduring. Save your time and skip it.

Rosie Jones is a superior comedy writer and Pushers is an excellent demonstration of playing to one's strengths and it's great to see her enjoying her character and not hogging all the best comedic lines for herself.

This show has perfect nuances of dark comedy shrouded by the realism of challenges and discrimination faced by society with varying disabilities.

This is a typical Channel 4 outing of how we should be exposed to a variety of creativity from all aspects and allow the viewer to immerse themselves into a world rarely treated to a comedic viewpoint without being directly or indirectly offensive to anyone.

I did make it through all six episodes, so it's not 'unwatchable', but they could have made this show so much richer, rather than spacing out the couple of gags that were present.

It kind of rushes its way toward the premise of the show after a very brief set up, but then doesn't feel like it knows what to do when it gets there.

It's a nice idea and a mostly pretty good cast, but unfortunately, there's only enough 'writing' for maybe two of them at best.

Good attempt, but this doesn't deserve another series on merit, even though it will probably get one because of the power of positive discrimintion. But I won't be watching it.

A comedy of errors if we need to have the word comedy associated with this poorly written obvious waste of time.

Whoever told the writer they were funny was only being kind.

Disjointed difficult to follow and oh how slow and barely pedestrian it moved from o e painfully stereotyped scene to another.

Clearly filmed on a budget when the supporting cast had the spare time it gave the impression it was just a vehicle to press home Rose is disabled and requires reminding and is desperately seeking a numerous angle.

Spoiler alert it wasn't funny it was embarrassing and quite frankly insulting to anyone with an ounce of respecting the diverse society we live in.

Good try but a fail.

Some great lines, fairly shared among the cast. Well written and kept the chuckles coming. Put aside the worries about timing and the reviews from the usual sources who will jump straight on the bandwagon to slate this after watching 4 minutes of it. It's not perfectly polished and over-produced, granted, but that adds to the vibe of it. Very British in it's scenes and the characters blend well, with their various abilities, physical or otherwise.

Some good set pieces along the way through a storyline that's both believable and entertaining in a dark sit-com style. You find yourself rooting for them, despite what they're up to.