Henpocalypse!

I would've given Henpocalypse! A middle of the road 5 rating, because it's just Meh. But then I got to the end of episode 6 and...it just stops! This isn't a season (or series), it's just 6 episodes of something that is obviously longer. They decided to show us 6 episodes and then just stop there, pretending that it's some kind of finale. It's not; it's just more of the same. And I don't even care about what happens next. So my 5 rating drops to a 3. Heck, two months from now I'll probably forget that I ever watched this. Since I'm being told that my review is too short, I'll add that I DID enjoy the Jen character, once she was on her own.

I did wonder if I was done with the women against the elements trope (Yellowjackets, Class of '07 etc) but I liked previous sitcoms written by Caroline Moran and read the glowing Guardian review so decided to give it a go.

Its no Raised by Wolves (written by Caroline and her sister Caitlin) but it continues to focus on a cast of working class female characters from the Midlands with plenty of dark humour.

The plot switches between pre and post apocalypse as it usually does in this kind of programme but it's interesting enough to keep interests afloat episode to episode.

There's also a fab mid noughties pop soundtrack for anyone wishing to revisit the solo career of Rachel Stephens.

Talked into watching this by my wife, I thought it would be dull, have poor jokes and be a general waste of time. I was very wrong. Found myself laughing throughout the whole series.

Really quite funny, with frequent laugh-out-loud moments. The girls in it are all good in their own way. Can't fault it. Surprised it has such a low rating. Definitely doesn't deserve the rating it has at this point in time.

Don't know what else to say. It was a good series. Well worth a watch. I don't need to go on about it. Glad it was a group of girls from Birmingham. Reminded me of Bridesmaids meets Shaun of the Dead.

Watch it.

This didn't look like it was my kind of thing so I opted out until I heard it was by Caroline Moran, the creator of Raised by Wolves.

The first episode is a bit like gnawing through a raw steak.

There is a lot going on and the characters are introduced as annoying, awful people.

Then there is a time lapse that you hit like a deep step in the dark.

This is actually a bold move - perhaps a little too bold looking at some of the reviews on here.

First of this has great characters.

Are they likeable and gracious?

Hell no!

Caroline Moran is great at creating colourful, interesting characters that are deeply flawed but struggle on.

It is great to see female characters that aren't paragons of virtue or who float around the screen with a supernatural elegance.

Here there is a real spread of characters some are vapid, some devious, some pragmatic, some highly intelligent some overflowing with confidence others crippled by insecurity.

Although larger-than-life I saw elements of the characters from people in my life.

The situation is silly and the show goes out of its way to be crude and vulgar but I never found it crossed into distasteful.

The characters call each other slag and throw sex toys around - but this is all for colour.

This pokes fun at apocalyptic films, hen parties and, most of all, explores the dynamics of friendships and how some friends can be more trouble that they are worth - but we love them anyway.

A silly, fun romp, well acted, very different, with some great ideas tossed around.

For the one star reviewers that only watched the first episode (this won't be to a lot of people's taste) I would recommend forcing yourself to watch the second episode - some of these seemingly insufferable women might grow on you.

A hen party from Birmingham sets off to a party in Wales, at the same time that a crabs epidemic wipes out most of the men in the world.

I was a little unsure after the first episode, but after that I found myself binge watching it. I'll be honest, it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I liked the format, and the sheer bizarre, quirkiness of it.

There are a couple of laughs, but it's not exactly belly laugh humour, but it has its moments.

There's a bit about Inception, and that made me wonder if this is all perhaps Jen or Zara's dream sequences, maybe if there's a second series we will find out.

The flashbacks help you to put the pieces together, and work out exactly what the dynamic is all about.

They're a really crazy bunch, of the hens, it's Mama Bernadette who delivers most of the laughs, Elizabeth Berrington has always had a great sense of timing. It gets even more zany when DD appears.

7/10.