Les Norton

It's good to see content that will attract a larger audience to the ABC. A few people are complaining its not a direct copy of books. By updating the text, the content appeals to a broader audience the other half of the population women. If they stuck with the dated text, it would have resembled the corniness of an Alvin Purple movie. There are parts in series that push this ocker comedy to over the top corniness, but overall the series was enjoyable. Perfecting casting of Les Norton.

For a start I haven't read the Les Norton book(/s?). I have enjoyed this show and liked the performances of the characters. I only started watching at the end of September 2019 and I'm up to episode 9, would recommend this show

I never knew it was a series of books so I'm basing this review as a discovery as a television show. This is so refreshingly Australian and the best thing to happen to Australian TV since Kath & Kim. The slang, the fashion, the use of phrases are all so quintessentially Aussie and I love it. If you're a lover of quirky, mindless Australian tv like me, I recommend it

Hi All,

Read a scathing review about this show and almost didn't watch it.

Wow I'm glad I did. I was impressed.

Not exactly as I visualized it when reading them all, but great choices from the available talent pool.

Kept me up like the books did.

What else can I say. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Jo

Never heard of or read the books so I come to this as just the TV show. Perhaps for me a blessing as I love the show I don't look for anything meaningful but just a fun story telling of a time in eighties Sydney/Bondi/Kings Cross area. It's unpolished , blokey, strong characters filled with deprecating humour. Acting is pretty okay . Look it probably won't win a hoard of awards at the Logies but for a mindless fun filled 50-55minutes on a Sunday evening in front of the box one could do far worse. Enjoy it for what it is entertainment.