My god this was awful. British remake of the incredible US Sit Com Married With Children.
It's really difficult to fully explain how appallingly bad this is. The cast are all well known UK actors except the children who simply cannot act at all.
The scripts are straight remakes of the American series but there is absolutely no chemistry, timing or redeeming qualities here. If anything it is truly amazing that this ever made it to our screens as it is one of the most cringe inducing experiences I have ever sat through. Russ Abbot was an excellent and funny stage performer with a long running sketch show on UK TV but when comes to heading a cast for a full episode as the same character his lack of actual acting ability is exposed for all to see.
All the characters from the US version are reprised but with hugely inferior actors.
The lazy red head wife, the bimbo blond daughter, the creepy little brother and the put upon some salesman. Even the neighbours are the earthy banker and his mousy cloying wife and yes they have a shaggy dog too
Hugh Bonneville is unrecognisable both physically and in so much as he hadn't yet learned to act comedically. He was the only one to come out of this and goon to have a successful acting career.
Unsurprisingly it was cancelled after the first 7 episodes
Awful.
