My Good Friend

Peter is retired, and somewhat disenchanted with life, living under his daughter's roof under her rules, he strikes up a conversation and friendship with Harry, a mild mannered, cultured, retired gentleman.

2022, and sadly this show still hasn't had a commercial release, which is a shame, it's well worth your time. It's a typical 90's sitcom, it delivers laughs, but always tinges them with a little sadness, and a lot of reality, don't expect weird plotlines, this one they play straight.

It challenges the stereotypes, what's expected, and what definitely wasn't expected about getting old, seen through 90's eyes of course. It wasn't raucously funny as I've mentioned, but it was humorous, what I think make this show successful, the explorations of the relationships, seeing people flaws and strengths exposed.

Cole and Pearson are both fantastic, at times they really get to show of their skills, Minnie Driver is a marvel in series one, Vickerage is ok in the second series, but the magic simply isn't there. Personally I favoured Annabelle Apsion as Betty, she took over from Matilda Ziegler, both were great though.

Joan Sims was a delight as Pickles, I'm glad she returned for the final episode.

A comedy with heart, 8/10.