The Reluctant Landlord

Contrary to others I have found this series pretty good and can see it blossoming in the second series....

Perfectly watchable translation of a stand-up style into a sitcom and although it wasn't a dazzlingly brilliant example of comedy, it was still a good bit of fun with a very likable protagonist.

It does annoy me when workplace sitcoms desperately try to make their business struggle against a technically better rival. I don't want them to be consistently failing or be that good but something in between.

The efforts to carry storylines over multiple episodes was misguided but didn't ruin it.

The child characters help.

I'm often looking for shorter comedy shows that are different than the US norm, and British humor and locations can be quite interesting. I can like dry humor also, but Romesh comes over as extremely unlikeable, the type of person I would never want to be around, so I don't want to watch them either. Always rude, often insulting and laconic to the point of boredom, with supporting characters portrayed as daft, at best. I watched through 4 episodes to see if the tone or chemistry would improve, but no. Dropped.

I would say this series wasn't the funniest thing I've seen. But it is watchable in my opinion. I feel it is lighthearted, and not over the top. The main character Romesh , is serious but does have a sense of humour. The bar lady, I feel is eye candy but fits into the show well. But I feel the character lemon, steals the show. He can be funny without even trying. I feel this program does need a few more series though. I think it would be a shame to end at this point.

Another delightful piece from Romesh, proper funny stuff.