Steve Delaney

All sitcoms must arrive here eventually: an episode where the whole gang visit a safari park, with near-death consequences. But the Count makes everything his own by playing on the pseudo-paternal bond between the two leads. Either can be the dad and today it's Arthur (Steve Delaney), taking Michael (Rory Kinnear) on a well-meant but disastrously cheap birthday trip. As they go, comic seeds are, as always, deftly planted for harvesting later.

Live review: Count Arthur Strong, Margate

One of the heated debates on social media is whether Count Arthur Strong has transferred successfully from radio to television. There is a school of thought that somehow the dotty creation of Steve Delaney works better without pictures. I'm not so sure myself. One thing I am sure of though is that he certainly works brilliantly on the live stage.

TV Preview: Count Arthur Strong

Nobody in their right minds can deny that there are some great lines here. "I'm sick of being the inanimate eye candy," says Arthur after being cast as a dead body yet again.

Count Arthur Strong review

The malapropisms and garbled logic, plus a near-fatal encounter with Benedict Cumberbatch's name, make Steve Delaney's comedy character a giddying delight.

Steve Delaney's catastrophically befuddled Count continues his welcome return and continues to make the life of Rory Kinnear's Michael a surreal misery. This week, Michael receives a summons for jury service, Arthur discovers the joy of doing good deeds and John the Watch runs into some of his old criminal associates, leading to a moment of sitcom genius comprising the exchange: "Have they now?" "Yes." Looks nothing on paper but just you watch it ...

TV review: Count Arthur Strong, Arthur The Hat

There are some truly delicious moments here, such as Arthur getting a vision of a saintly Brian Cox whenever he does a good deed.

Count Arthur Strong review

Steve Delaney's hapless comedian is back for a third series, and its gleeful mix of visual gags and absurdist dialogue puts to bed the idea that he is ill suited to TV.

Steve Delaney's catastrophically befuddled Count continues his welcome return and continues to make the life of Rory Kinnear's Michael a surreal misery. This week, Michael receives a summons for jury service, Arthur discovers the joy of doing good deeds and John the Watch runs into some of his old criminal associates, leading to a moment of sitcom genius comprising the exchange "Have they now?" "Yes." Looks nothing on paper but just you watch it.

How Count Arthur transformed from quiz show to sitcom

The character was already a hit on stage and BBC Radio 4 before he came to television, but translating Count Arthur Strong for the small screen was no easy task.

Count Arthur Strong will make you laugh & make you cry

Looking for something to make your Friday nights funny? The farce is Strong with this one...