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Men Behaving Badly: Series One [1992]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
The pageant of boorishness and slobbery known as Men Behaving Badly launched itself upon an unsuspecting audience in 1992. Over the course of six episodes, Gary (Martin Clunes), the disgruntled manager of a security alarm company, struggles to break up with his long-suffering girlfriend Dorothy (Caroline Quentin) while competing with his aimless flatmate Dermot (Harry Enfield) for the attentions of their fetching new upstairs neighbour Deborah (Leslie Ash). The plots are built on contrivances like a chess match over opera tickets or an attempt at seduction via a synthesized flamenco guitar, but the humor always springs from the petty, careless, and generally inane behavior of Dermot and Gary. Gary persuades Dorothy to accept an open relationship, then becomes consumed with jealousy when she sees another man; Dermot tries to persuade Deborah to relieve their basic needs while her boyfriend is in Singapore. It could be tiresome squalor--and according to reviews, the American remake of the show (featuring Rob Schneider and Ron Eldard) was just that--but Clunes and Enfield invest this pair of clods with enough humanity to make their mishaps both excruciating and funny. Enfield left after this first sextet of episodes; Clunes and Enfield's replacement Neil Morrissey took the show to five more series, but Enfield's charming dimness makes this first series worth a look. --Bret Fetzer
dermot (harry enfield) is the best in men behaving badly
Review date: 2004-06-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
I was so thrilled to get men behaving badly series 1 home so I could have the proper originals in my collection, Harry enfield as Dermot was a huge load better than tony as he is more of the docile and sarcastic character, whereas tony is also good but a constant fool. It's great to see the difference in Dermot and Tony's characters as they accompanie Gary through the episodes and the different funny situations they get up to. I'll never forget the part where Gary is is up a ladder putting a new burglar alarm on the wall, the phone rings and Dermot answers, the call is for Gary so Dermot leans out of the window and tries to pass the phone to Gary, the cable doesn't reach Gary up the ladder so Dermot grabs Gary's ladder and kicks it to make it collapse from underneath him so he is low enough to reach the phone, this dvd is a must have, it had me in stitches, great for a true men behaving badly fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! deserves the 5 stars, great character harry!!!!!!!!!
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Reviews
Funny and excellent series!
Review date: 2003-11-18 Rating: 10 out of 10
I'll be honest, i bought the multi series box set of MBB and the last series i watched was series 1. i assumed it would be rubbish! But i thought i was great! I heard it was awful and bad but what i watched was great! I thought Harry was very funny, he cracked me up everytime! Shame he couldnt of made a cameo appearance later on or something. Im glad i bought it and i would gladly recommend to my friends that they see series one as well.
Fantastic
Review date: 2003-07-12 Rating: 10 out of 10
Being a great fan of men behaving badly, I was a little ashamed that I'd never seen the first series with Harry Enfield. Keen to correct this, I purchased it all on DVD.
The show is hilarious, witty and fantastically acted. Being so used to Neil Morrissey playing the role of Gary's flat mate, I was doubtful if Harry Enfield's character, Dermot, would be any good. However, I was very much mistaken. Based on only six episodes, I realised that I much prefered his character and antics to Tony's. Don't get me wrong, Neil Morrissey was fantastic in the other series, but Enfield has a great edge over him.
All six episodes focus on the life of university graduates living in dead-end lives, soaked in women, work and drink. What makes the series special is not the razor-sharp wit or the classic comedy, but the truthfulness to real life and very little that is unbelievable. It is almost like looking through a window at the lives of typical people living extraordinarily mundane, yet fantastic lives.
An absolute classic in other words.
Very poor artefact-ridden picture quality on this disc
Review date: 2000-10-31 Rating: 2 out of 10
Excellent programmes though...
Shame they didn't spill the six eps over two discs!
;)
Great to see the original series on DVD so early!
Review date: 2000-05-22 Rating: 10 out of 10
The first series of MBB always seems to be neglected - who even remembers that Harry Enfield came before Neil Morrissey? After it took so long for this series to be released on video I was surprised to see it so soon on DVD.
Harry Enfield as Dermot is absolutely superb, it's a huge shame that he chose not to continue in the role.
And this series sets so much of the scene for the subsequent series that it is an absolute essential purchase.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
John Thomson
Recording label: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Fremantle Home Entertainment
EAN: 5030697080011
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Full Screen, Letterboxed, PAL,
Release date: 2000-05-08
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 135 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2000-10-08
Language: English (Original Language)