Not that it in any way invalidates your arguments or opinions, Dave, but it would be fair to mention that you have worked with Home Time's production company, Baby Cow (according to your profile). 
Haven't seen the final episode yet, but have generally enjoyed this show. The writing has been very good and Emma Fryer is a very talented actress.
Yes I hope they get a second series but maybe ditch the friends a little bit and change the focus of the show, the best bit was definitley gaynors character and the drama parts of it, all of the discussion of the group of friends made it a bit too much like grange hill and that was shit after zamoo went clean.
Zamoo!
That would have been a fun name.
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 23 2009, 1:36 PM BSTNot that it in any way invalidates your arguments or opinions, Dave, but it would be fair to mention that you have worked with Home Time's production company, Baby Cow (according to your profile).
Haven't seen the final episode yet, but have generally enjoyed this show. The writing has been very good and Emma Fryer is a very talented actress.
I submitted scripts to the Where Are The Joneses project as a member of Joe Public, I liked them both back then and I still like 'em now
I think I missed too many episodes or something. I couldn't imagine Gaynor running a bath, let alone away to London. I'm probably a little too old for this too and as someone who is still friends with the same people as at school, I couldn't totally relate to the relationships.
Overall though it was very watchable.
I saw this described as thoroughly original in the Guardian. Now going to get a dictionary to find out what original means.
I vaguely know Emma Fryer and Neil Edmond from Edinburgh (the Fringe) and the stand-up circuit (really enjoyed Neil's show "Knocker") and like both of them, so I was prepared to give this a go but watching it and it being described as "Comedy" is almost a case for the Office of Fair Trading!
It's well written, well acted etc but it's just not very funny, which is surely what a comedy should be. The average episode of "Coronation Street" has more laughs in it and that wouldn't be described as a "sitcom".
I watched the first couple of episodes waiting for the laughs to come (timed my first laugh at 7 minutes for the 1st episode), but in the end I pretty much gave up on it. The main character was intensely irritating and such a wet flannel that I couldn't give a toss what she'd been up to for the intervening 12 years, and the rest of the characters seemed to be grotesques, who were we supposed to be sympathetic to?
The only character I even vaguely liked was the dad and he was criminally underused IMHO.
I honestly can't understand how this got straight onto BBC2 when "Pulling" (much superior in my opinion) couldn't even get another series on BBC Three. I'm not even really sure what sort of audience they were trying to appeal to.
Anyone know what the ratings have been like?
Are you "The Tony Cowards"? 
Quote: Dave Saunders @ October 23 2009, 10:39 PM BSTAre you "The Tony Cowards"?
Erm...indeed I am, unless, of course, there are more.
I'm sad this show didn't get more exposure... I thought it was pretty good. Nice to see a sitcom with lots of female leads (not many of them around), and some really excellent subtle humour.
Quote: Mark @ October 24 2009, 4:49 PM BSTNice to see a sitcom with lots of female leads (not many of them around),
*Weeps for 'Pulling', cut down in its prime.*
Finally got around to watching episode 6. Almost wish there'd been a second series now. What happened in London...?
