Big Bad World

Work, love, friends and family. The four pillars of sitcom, you could argue, and ones without which Big Bad World would collapse entirely. As it is, this Blake 'Inbetweeners' Harrison vehicle is amiable if inessential, following Ben (Harrison) as he returns to his dead-end hometown after years at university studying Norse Literature.

Only one thing has changed: while his parents (James Fleet and Caroline Quentin) smother him and his mates are locked into old routines, his ex has shacked up with a hunky-yet-sensitive copper. And guess what? He still holds a candle for her. Amid the standard-issue faux pas and idle banter come a few flashes of inspiration - notably the box-ticking job interview - but surprises are generally few and the laughs gentle.

Big Bad World review

With a great cast playing great characters from a great script, there's the likelihood that Big Bad World will be just as popular as Comedy Central's other home-grown sitcom, the award-winning Threesome - just with a less unconventional plotline.

The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison returns to our screens this week in new eight-part comedy Big Bad World - Harrison plays Ben, a recent graduate who quickly learns that post-Uni life isn't all it's cracked up to be, as he finds himself with no job, no girlfriend and back living with his parents, played by Caroline Quentin and The Vicar of Dibley's James Fleet.

We'd definitely recommend catching Big Bad World.

Video: An Inbetweener in-between jobs

He is best known for his role in The Inbetweeners but now Blake Harrison is joining another TV ensemble. In Big Bad World Blake plays Ben, a graduate forced to move back in with his parents.