Stuck

Dan and Carla have seemingly reached the end of their relationship, she's working hard, he's content to sit about eating biscuits all day long, could the return of her ex, Maya be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

You'd think with the degree of pedigree, Morgana Robinson and Dylan Moran, that this would be something worth watching, let's be honest, it isn't.

I don't know what it is, it's described as a sitcom, only it isn't funny, there are no subtle laughs, no dark humour, and the only slapstick scene is excruciating, and like something from the 1950's. Neither is it moving, you don't get to know the characters, so you couldn't care less if they split or not.

It just doesn't work, maybe the 15 minute running time is the main detractor, it just doesn't allow for anything to develop or grow, I just couldn't get into it.

Positives......Neil Maskell stands head and shoulders above everyone as Pete, he is at least interesting, and that story goes somewhere, and there's always Clemens Schick, his scenes are enjoyable in a whacky kind of way.

Disappointing.

5/10.

The new sitcom from "Black Books" co-creator Dylan Moran gives an air of sophistication, but ultimately has very little to say. This seems to be a result of the episode length - at 13 minutes each, the credits roll as soon as the story seems to pick up the pace. It's almost as though full half-hour episodes were written, but sliced in half with unsatisfactory conclusions as a result. An even greater disappointment is the lack of funny moments peppered in throughout the admittedly well-written dialogue. Even strong performances from Moran and Morgana Robinson are unable to save "Stuck" from falling into inevitable obscurity. Sadly, it just isn't good enough.

Loved it, it's funny, the characters are interesting but not so outrageous that they aren't relatable. Plus, it contains a good amount of Dylan Moran's usual dry wit that I don't think I've seen on TV since he did Black Books all those years ago.

The only reason I give it a nine and not a ten is the length. The episodes are quite short and there isn't very many of them (only five). I got through it in an hour, another show like Black Books I'd have only gotten though 2 episodes in an hour, so not even half the series. Hopefully we'll get another series to rectify that?

The length is really my only problem, though. Everything else about it is superb, I definitely recommend!

Well written dialogue and impressively well-rounded characters considering the small amount a screen time they all have.

The cast is fantastic and they manage not to outshine each other. They all bring different comedic styles to the show but it completely works; the different styles compliment each other and make the characters more life-like and relatable.

The only downside, as others have stated, is the short running time. I think it doesn't give the story space to really get going. Instead of a solid story your left with short threads that have a lot of potential but don't really go anywhere.... Perhaps the form reflects the title in that regard.

It's a good little show and I definitely laughed out loud at certain points. If you've got an hour free then it's worth a watch. Plus, the set design is gorgeous.

I really wanted this to be good as I love the main actors but it's just lazy. I think you can tell by the length of the episodes, and the series - each episode is 13 minutes long and they couldn't even be bothered to write 6 episodes so you get 5. Total guess, but I reckon this was commissioned as a normal 6 episode series of 22 to 30 minutes each but then a deadline loomed and they had to just push whatever they had out. It feels unfinished.

It's not funny. It's pretty boring and I doubt I'll finish the series - I'm on episode 3, not a laugh in site. Actually kind of hard work watching the rest of this episode...