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Men Behaving Badly - Last Orders (Martin Clunes)
Yet, the series could easily have been cancelled when ITV viewers failed to respond to the original version, which featured Clunes sharing his flat with someone named Dermot, played by Harry Enfield. Indeed, it was only when the third series moved to the BBC and was then broadcast in a post-watershed slot--allowing writer Simon Nye greater freedom to explore his characters' saucier ruminations--that the show began to gain a significant audience. By then, of course, Morrissey had become firmly ensconced on the collective pizza-stained sofa, while more screen time was allocated to the boys' respective foils, Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash. Often glibly dismissed as a lame-brained succession of gags about sex and flatulence, the later series not only featured great performances and sharp-as-nails writing but also sported a contemporary attitude that dared to go where angels, and certainly most other sitcoms, feared to tread. Or, as Gary was once moved to comment about soft-porn lesbian epic Love in a Women's Prison: "It's a serious study of repressed sexuality in a pressure-cooker environment." Last Orders includes: "Performance" in which Gary and Dorothy decide to have a baby. Tony announces he's moving in with Deborah so he can watch her "wandering around in her pants"; "Gary in Love" in which Gary's devotion to Dorothy is tested while attending a middle-management conference; and "Delivery" wherein Gary and Dorothy prepare for imminent parenthood. --Clark Collis The DVD version also features a movie version which combines all three episodes, plus a quiz.
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
The ultimate small-screen representation of Loaded-era lad culture--albeit a culture constantly being undermined by its usually sharper female counterpart--there seems little argument that Men Behaving Badly was one of 1990s' definitive sitcoms. Certainly the booze-oriented, birds-obsessed antics of Martin Clunes' Gary and Neil Morrissey's Tony have become every bit as connected to Britain's collective funny bone as Basil Fawlty's inept hostelry or Ernie Wise's short, hairy legs.
British Sitcom Genius
Review date: 2004-11-14 Rating: 10 out of 10
Men Behaving Badly is one of the greatest British sitcoms ever made. After six magnificent series and a Christmas Special it was all over, or was it? When everyone thought they had seen the last of Gary and Tony, these last three specials were shown on BBC One. As with the series, these last tales of blokeness are fantastic! This is without a doubt some of writer Simon Nyes best work, of course fans will know that after MBB he went downhill at a fast pace (The Savages, etc).
Quite simply, if you've already collected series 1-6 and you've got the Christmas Special, then what are you waiting for? If you haven't collected series 1-6 and the Christmas Special, then get off this page and do so right now, you have to own a peice of television history.
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Reviews
Men Behaving Better
Review date: 2003-12-04 Rating: 8 out of 10
A welcome final addition to the Men Behaving Badly collection. ‘Performance’ is the weakest episode of the bunch, however – the cast’s performances seem forced and uncomfortable. This episode is followed by ‘Gary In Love’, however, which is one of my favourite episodes of MBB ever made. Tony and Gary’s drunken antics in an abandoned and freezing November Worthing are hilarious, and unlike ‘Performance’, the episode has a strong story to support it. Finally, ‘Delivery’. A groundbreaking episode this – a sitcom involving a birth without huge amounts of unfunny sentimental mush. The ending wasn’t as final as I would have liked, though… leading us to believe that we would be seeing more of these characters in the future.
The DVD itself is faultless – The menus are clear, and the picture is so good that you occasionally long for a softer focus to be spared of the cast’s pores!
In short, if you enjoyed the first 6 series, buy this DVD today!
Another feast of hilarious MBB antics!
Review date: 2001-04-10 Rating: 10 out of 10
If you love Gary and Tony and their hilarious exploits, then this DVD is for you. It contains all three of the 'Final Trilogy' and even contains a 'movie' version so you can enjoy uninterupted viewing! Like the other MBB DVD's the menu's are great and there are 5 quizzes with out takes upon completion. All in all another 5 star delivery from the Men Behaving Badly team.
Another feast of hilarious MBB antics!
Review date: 2001-04-10 Rating: 10 out of 10
If you love Gary and Tony and their hilarious exploits, then this DVD is for you. It contains all three of the 'Final Trilogy' and even contains a 'movie' version so you can enjoy uninterupted viewing! Like the other MBB DVD's the menu's are great and there are 5 quizzes with out takes upon completion. All in all another 5 star delivery from the Men Behaving Badly team.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Martin Clunes; Neil Morrisey; Leslie Ash; Caroline Quentin
Recording label: Prism Leisure Corporation
Manufacturer: Prism Leisure Corporation
EAN: 5030697002723
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Full Screen, PAL,
Release date: 2003-09-01
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 218 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)