Watching

A series for which I never saw originally, but found it thru a Christmas compilation DVD! This is an amazing series, full of wit and charm. Every character is well written for and as a viewer, you care about each one of them. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys really good British comedies and misses the days before cell phones and social media.

Emma Wray was brilliant in Watching, shame she didn't do more TV but apparently she's considering coming back to acting if she's offered the right part. x

This is a sitcom I fondly remember from my teenage years, which I haven't seen for ages. Apparently Series 1 is released on DVD this month, and I'm itching to get a copy of it. I've no idea if it will still look any good, but it was full of great characters and wit, and it will be good to see it again.

Brenda and Malcolm's rocky relationship caught my imagination, mainly because I identified with Malcolm due to my geeky hobbies. :) Emma Wray was brash and loud but ultimately very likable, and Liza Tarbuck was great as Pamela. The whole thing was about relationships, and was positive, witty and ultimately charming without being overly twee or soppy.

One of those things I'm very sentimental about.

Fantastic comedy set in Liverpool. Great performances from everyone, including Liza Tarbuck.

It was hilarious tale, about a couple who fell in and out of love. He wasn't her dream bloke as far as her imagination was concerned, but as far as being the perfect match was concerned, he was ideal!

ITV, please re-run it!

I really only started watching Watching out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised at just how good the quality is for what seems like an almost forgotten show. The writing, acting and plenty of location work for a sitcom is all top notch. All episodes were written by Jim Hitchmough.

The series follows shy bird watcher and vintage motorcycle enthusiast Malcolm and the fiery loud-mouthed Brenda who despite being quite different fall for each other and get into all sorts of hilarious escapades.

Also featured are Malcolm's domineering mother who mostly disapproves of Brenda, and Pamela, Brenda's older sister, who starts a relationship with David, also often at odds with Brenda.

The star of the show was really Emma Wray (Brenda) who had brilliant timing, excellent delivery of her lines and stole most of the scenes she was in.

A lot of changes were made during the fifth series and it lost some of the charm that made the show so good originally but the characters develop and it is still a good watch.

It's a pity this sitcom seems so forgotten now as I'd say it's on par with the likes of Only Fools and Horses, Just Good Friends or As Time Goes By.