Oh dear, another case of miscategorisation. Yet another TV series where the genre of the programme is misclassified at the online viewer.
This is NOT a sitcom (as the viewer website states). It is not even a comedy drama. It is instead a lightweight feelgood drama with comedic elements.
I was expecting a fun series. Which is what a comedy offers. Instead I was shown a drama with a lot of touching moments, but little to actually laugh at.
Comedy is escapism, and is largely designed to make the viewer laugh. This programme is neither an escape from reality, nor can be said in any way to be largely comedic.
What it reminds me of is so many lightweight likeable dramas of the 1990s, set is a community/village/etc where everyone is part of a pseudo-family. This lot of characters ARE an actual family, but the 'extended family' feel is still there, as there are a lot of relatives living in the same building. Nothing wrong with that type of feelgood drama, but that's not the kind of programme I signed up for.
So I am switching off after only episode 2 of the 1st series.
I don't think I can really rate the programme at IMDb with any stars, as it is not what I was led to believe. So, as I was in the mindset to laugh at an enjoyable comedy, cannot rate something that DIDN'T make me laugh.
This incorrect classification is a growing flaw at online viewers, where miscategorisation abounds. I do wish online players would learn how to correctly categorise their TV series and films. It now occurs at loads of Web viewers. I am tired of seeing chillers labelled as thrillers, fantasies as sci-fi, horrors as action, and programmes such as this misdescribed as a comedy! . . .
Shame, because I love Matt King in so many programmes. And as he co-wrote this - plus acts in it - I was expecting more than just one giggle per episode.
