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Code 404 review

As with the bungling DI John Major himself, this comedy only just about works.

Code 404 review

About halfway through the first episode of Code 404, a six-part cop comedy starring Daniel Mays and Stephen Graham, something strange happened. It became almost unbearably bad. I say strange because up until this hazily defined point - perhaps it was the scene involving a big suitcase and a small locker - Code 404 had been a revelation.

Code 404 review

This is an original comedy from Sky and possibly their best one, thanks to the cast. The joy is that in another universe this could have been a po-faced drama, and the three leads are sending themselves up.

Code 404 review

Code 404's humour is wacky and wonderful and In these troubled times it presses all the right buttons.

Code 404 review

The comedy is pretty broad at times, but what Code 404 lacks in subtlety it makes up for in laughs.

TV review: Code 404 series 1 episode 1

Perhaps it's due to my love for this kind of near future shenanigans but as well as making me laugh I was gripped by the storyline and really can't wait to see how it plays out.

There's a touch of Robocop in this new series where Daniel Mays stars as DI John Major, killed in the line of duty but rebooted as a bionic detective a year later and reunited with his partner DI Roy Carver (Stephen Graham) to track down his killer. Major is a few marbles short of a full brain though, so the comedy ensues.

Code 404 review

Sky's had a pretty good run with its comedy commissions lately, thanks to the likes of Breeders and Intelligence, and Code 404 - named after the 'page not found' error in internet protocols - is a solid and stupid addition to that decent slate.

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