Don't Forget the Driver

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...

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A well crafted story set in the bleak tacky absurdity of a south coast English town, with characters that are crippled either physically or emotionally or economically, losing with life, in a claustrophic darkly comical setup.

The silences speak volumes, the camera lingers on decay and mundane things. The ever present 80s/90s music radio adds to the faded feel of everything and everyone. Meanwhile dementia, disability, homelessness, illegal immigrants, human trafficking and economic malaise form the storyline.

I liked it a lot. Toby Jones and the many actors are suberb, totally credible, and give satisfying performances.

This series is not for those who want instant gratification, it is not for those with short attention spans. But for those who persist it's rewarding. I hope they will make another series.

Toby is wonderful. The sinister side of a modern humanitarian crisis laid bare alongside its' encroachment upon the everyday mundane existence of an imperfect gent and his family, in the seaside town of Bognor. Some of the worse bits of humankind exposed, but utterly eclipsed by many of the best bits. Captured with quality cinematography, thoughtful editing and a lighthearted but not flippant frivolity. Thoroughly recommended viewing.

Yes, I noticed it gave me similar feelings to watching Detectorists. I've really come to like it and sincerely hope there'll be more! Nice actors and acting, fun to look at, story lines hold my interest. Good stuff. :) 8.5

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