Bliss

My one wish for this show is that Stephan Mangan is not a writer for it, as with previous work, especially Episodes, I have been blown away and chuckled a lot! Alas with this show, it could not be farther from that!

I think this has been billed wrongly, this is a family drama more than comedy, which is the problem, it tries to be light hearted but simply the subject matter is not, and this leads to very awkward scenes, not least of which is the restaurant scene in episode 1. It was not funny and actually I cringed at some parts and was slightly offended in places. But this seems to be Sky style programming now, push the boundaries and take the risk!

I did see the trailers and was confused how the subject matter would work, and the answer from the first episode is it doesn't, it is no fault of any of the actors, it is entirely (again of recent times) of the script writing, it just is not suitable for the genre. I won't be watching any more episodes, but then I am sure some will find this as acceptable entertainment!

I enjoyed this program and think the bad reviews are but harsh. I thought it took some issues and made a good story. With a what wil happen next vibe. I think the only negative on this program is the fact it was labelled comedy. I would label this dark comedy drama possibly.

Hoping there will eventually be a second series but given all the bad reviews somewhat doubtful. A bit meandering and I was easily distracted but overall worth the watch. Too bad it ended in a cliffhanger! Just puzzled why Britbox and reviewers think John Gielgud was in this program? He died in 2000. This program was originally broadcast in 2018! Gielgud's last TV appearance was in 1998...

You get Stephen Mangan, Heather Graham and John Gielgud to be in a show and you waste their time and ours with this?

Cringey, our family agreed to change to something else after 15 minutes!

If I could give this load of tosh a minus rating I would. In Australia we are being given half-hour episodes. I watched the first half hour and was seriously thinking about turning off, but kept going in the vain hope it would get better. It didn't. I gave the second half hour a go, against my better judgement, and gave up after ten minutes.

This is not a comedy, the jokes are stale and flat, and the subject matter demands a strong family drama. It could have been so much more, so much better. Mangan's dithery male act is beyond annoying, as is that dreadful floppy hairdo. How either of his women managed to stay with "Andrew" for more than five minutes is something I kept wondering about. He's one of the most annoying characters ever created.

Take my advice - don't waste your time.