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15 Storeys High

  • TV Series
  • 2002–2004
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
2.3K
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15 Storeys High (2002)
SatireSitcomComedy

The lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.The lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.The lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.

  • Stars
    • Sean Lock
    • Benedict Wong
    • Dan Mersh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    2.3K
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    • Stars
      • Sean Lock
      • Benedict Wong
      • Dan Mersh
    • 17User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Sean Lock
    Sean Lock
    • Vince
    • 2002–2004
    Benedict Wong
    Benedict Wong
    • Errol
    • 2002–2004
    Dan Mersh
    • Darren…
    • 2002–2004
    Giles New
    Giles New
    • Policeman
    • 2002–2004
    Simon Clayton
    • Fat Bald Man
    • 2002–2004
    Simon Godley
    Simon Godley
    • Herman
    • 2002–2004
    Glyn Grimstead
    • Steve
    • 2002–2004
    Connor McIntyre
    Connor McIntyre
    • Policeman
    • 2004
    Martin Trenaman
    Martin Trenaman
    • Clive…
    • 2002–2004
    Dean Batchelor
    • Jason
    • 2002–2004
    Charlotte Palmer
    • WPC
    • 2002–2004
    Adrian McLoughlin
    • Cedric
    • 2002–2004
    Paul Putner
    Paul Putner
    • Double Glazing Man
    • 2002–2004
    Kim Benson
    • 2002–2004
    Robert Craigs
    • Guitar Pupil
    • 2004
    Cavan Clerkin
    Cavan Clerkin
    • Glen
    • 2002–2004
    Perry Benson
    • Andy…
    • 2002–2004
    Christine Ellerbeck
    • 2002
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    Mouldyman

    Is mandy there?

    Great stuff. Sean locke's character is just a mean bloke who seems not to be able to stand anyone else. Despite this he shares his flat with Errol, who is a simple fellow, perhaps a more less caricatured version of Father Dougal.

    The beauty of it is that despite the strange situations they make for themselves, they remain real characters you can believe in. Errol is naive and extremely likable. Vince is the opposite, cynical, and nasty, taking out his vitriol on other people in unprovoked acts of spite (but in a funny way).

    The supporting characters inhabiting the rest of the building are the exaggerated, strange beings, and i thought that a great deal of their antics were just slightly too bizarre to exist alongside Vince and Errol's reality.

    But this is one of the funniest first series I have seen, and I look forward to seeing the second (hurry up and release it on DVD!!)
    10leemyers-60171

    R.I.P You Genius

    I like a lot of people have only just heard about this show because of Sean Locks passing and I have to say it's the funniest thing I have seen in years. I honestly can't praise it enough. Both main characters work really well together and there's no annoying laughter track either so that's a bonus. 10/10.
    10iainidc

    A real hidden gem!

    I had never heard of 15 Storeys High until a friend recommended it. I didn't have great expectations but ended up watching all 6 episodes in one go! This is a weird, wonderful, surreal comedy with brilliant characterisation. Locke & Wong are just terrific as the undynamic duo -a morose swimming pool attendant and a hapless fish-factory worker living together in a rather run-down apartment block. Their dull, aimless lives are interspersed with moments of absurdity; the story lines border on the ludicrous, made all the funnier by the deadpan delivery of the actors. 15 Storeys High can rightfully take its place among the very best of BBC Comedies - a real hidden gem that hopefully one day will receive the recognition it deserves. If you haven't seen it and you like slightly off-the-wall comedies like The Office,you shouldn't be disappointed!
    BigJobMan

    Off the wall

    I really like this programme. What I like about it, apart from the situations Vince gets himself into, and the more outrageous ones Errol gets into {"I told him we had the Volvo part - I don't like lying"), is the transient appearances of all sorts of oddball characters. Vince's dad, for instance, never wears clothes so Vince puts a carrier bag wherever he sits down. We see people who live in different flats to Vince going about their different business, they are all hilarious (oh Jesus Christ!). There are the table tennis brothers, the wheezy bloke, the bloke who swears all the time, the guitar tutor and his much put-upon pupil. You've got to see it, words alone cannot do it justice. Cheers, Nick.
    dutchwife

    No laugh-track makes this one even better...

    Okay, I just bought the DVD of the first series because the reviews suggested that this was the type of humour that I like best (Black Books!!Yeah!!). After watching the first episode, I was left with mixed feelings. My mistake....

    A couple of days later I decided to give the second show a shot. No mixed feelings now-this one's a gem! Lock & the rest of the cast's deadpan delivery is enhanced by the lack of canned laughter, & the bizarre situations are played out almost a la reality TV. Also, as an ex-pat Londoner, while these situations may seem genuinely odd to a few people, I was reminded of a whole slew of people from way back when. Which is probably why I moved as far away as possible.

    To summarize, a top-notch show which may need to be given a couple of viewings. I can't wait for the second series to get a DVD release..

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    • Trivia
      After creator and writer Sean Lock's death on 18 August 2021, the BBC announced via Twitter on August 28 that the series would become available to view on BBC iPlayer for the first time since its creation in 2002.
    • Goofs
      All exterior shots in the first season show that Vince and Errol's flat is in fact on the fourteenth floor, not the fifteenth as depicted by the floor number on the landing wall in interior shots. In the second season, exterior shots show the flat on the fifteenth floor.
    • Connections
      Featured in Screenwipe: Episode #1.2 (2006)

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fifteen Storeys High
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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