Pushers

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.

I wanted and expected to enjoy this, but found it painfully unwatchable. The writing is hackneyed and derivative and constantly misfires. The performances have energy, but that can't salvage the insipid script. The comedy for the most part just doesn't work. It lacks charm and has big 'written by committee' energy.

Most of the jokes don't land and many are as predictable as Bank Holiday traffic jams. There's plenty of irony, although certainly unintentional, as this identity politics based sitcom seems to be unsure of what it is (and isn't).

Armando Iannucci has been responsible for some of the best tv comedy, but this is a stinker.

Push is funny, sharp, and full of moments I didn't realise I was missing on screen. I've genuinely never seen two disabled people just having a conversation on a TV show before and not about being inspirational, just... living. I rarely laugh out loud at anything, but this had me actually cracking up.

As someone who now uses a wheelchair after getting long COVID, I related hard. Gig venues have stopped searching me too, and yeah, I sneak in alcohol. Watching people like me being funny, cheeky, and unapologetically themselves felt like something I didn't know I needed.

I've really enjoyed Rosie Jones' writing for radio before, and it's so exciting to see her voice on screen. The cast have great chemistry, the writing is sharp, and it leaves space for both humour and honesty. It's not polished, and that's what makes it brilliant. I hope this is the start of much more.

I make no apologies for loving Rosie Jones. She has a talent beyond belief and has made a great name for herself. I find her acting effortless and natural, her comedy sublime and her subject matter excellent. Pushers is a genius blend of social commentary and comedy. I love how the cast doesn't get any of her jokes and they just hang in the air. All the characters are well thought out and beautifully performed by a very talented cast. Rosie has got it right. The disgrace of this countries blind ignorance to the issues that face people with disabilities and on the breadline is lit up like a beacon. The fact that she volunteers like so many for Charities across the country, whilst the system grinds her down and and makes it impossible for her to survive is the sort of writing that needs attention. I have loved every minute of Pushers. Brave writing indeed.

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.