I remember this as being good and being reminded of it by Robert Dawes appearances in Jeeves and Wooster, I decided to give it another outing.
The first couple of epsiodes were amusing and as I remebered it from the early 1990s.
However, from then on it went downhill fast.
It wasn't funny at all. Half the characters were just plain irritating.
The second series was bland. Just a reworking of essentially the same story lines and cliche's. The Corfu special was boring and too long.
The third series was just plan Maudling and depressing. Maggie and Kevin's desperation to have a child is not the thing of comedy, neither is the death in series 2.
I was looking for something better than some of the trash being produced today, but I have to say this wouldn't have made it to the screens today.
The whole idea of a comedy around a village cricket team is great, I would love to see one.
The first couple of epsiodes were amusing and as I remebered it from the early 1990s.
However, from then on it went downhill fast.
It wasn't funny at all. Half the characters were just plain irritating.
The second series was bland. Just a reworking of essentially the same story lines and cliche's. The Corfu special was boring and too long.
The third series was just plan Maudling and depressing. Maggie and Kevin's desperation to have a child is not the thing of comedy, neither is the death in series 2.
I was looking for something better than some of the trash being produced today, but I have to say this wouldn't have made it to the screens today.
The whole idea of a comedy around a village cricket team is great, I would love to see one.