I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

I love this movie so much

A Major Disappointment

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The first series seemed to go under the radar. I believe it was originally broadcast on BBC3 so that may be the reason. Easily one of the funniest comedies of recent years. Excellently written, as with most comedies it does have it's loose plots and far fetched story lines, but it is, by and large; very much worth watching again and again. It's got to be a decent comedy for me to watch more than once and some of the episodes are a laugh a second. I implore everyone to watch out for the episode in the second series with the rogue plumber. It seems to get funnier every time I watch it. The only one I missed from series two but ultimately caught up on; was the episode about flying lessons and the clocks going back/forward (part of that was the joke) which was as funny, if not funnier than the plumber episode and I thought that would be impossible to achieve. The great rumble between the Street Urchins and the Count's gang is equally hilarious. There are plenty of laughs throughout the series. The cold caller called Eddie is another one which truly is a masterclass and has me wanting to do the same when a cold caller calls me! Can't wait for the third series!

I've come to this late, and not heard of the radio series.For the first minute I thought this looks dated and this Count Arthur Strong actor is overacting a bit. Then I realised I was watching hilarious comedy gold. I've just watched the 4th episode. Maybe they've gone a bit heavy-handed on the tragedy - I think it works but I think it just lingers a bit too long, like on Eggy's face during his sorry tale, and in the taxi ride back from the hospital.Perhaps this is a slight editing problem, where just a 5 or 10 second cut would have got the balance right. The problem is that the tragedy is very real and sad, which is an achievement in itself that we care so much about the characters so quickly, but it's just a bit too real and sad, for 10 seconds too long :)I think people must be drawing parallels between The Count and John Shuttleworth, another hilarious older-than-the-actor Yorkshire buffoon in his own internally logical world.This is the loudest and longest I've laughed watching anything since Curb Your Enthusiasm, it's a work of absolute genius in both Steve Delaney's masterful performance and the Father Ted-like farcical comedy plotting. As soon as I've seen the last 2 episodes I'll be straight onto the radio shows :)

I only found this by accident, when episode 1 (and on a rerun) was shown after Dad's Army one Saturday night. I was hooked as it was so funny. I have just finished watching episode 6, and I really hope they do a second series. It has some very funny moments. Some of the characters are quite absurd really, but that adds to the fun of it. The only sensible people are Michael and Sinem (the waitress). So mostly it is the funny characters who make the laughs, especially Arthur, who thinks too much of himself. If you have not seen this, and you like some of the old British comedies like Fawlty Towers then you should see this.

Steve Delaney has played Arthur Strong since the 1980s and like Steve Coogan is rapidly approaching the actual age of the character he is well known for.Arthur Strong is a retired comedian and actor who has grand delusions, clumsiness and easily confused.He comes into contact with Michael who is researching a book about his late father who was an entertainer and comic partner to Arthur Strong. Whilst encountering Arthur, he also comes into contact with his circle of misfit friends and the café he frequents.This TV adaptation is based on the radio series and after a dicey first episode it seemed to have settled down. The character of Arthur Strong has been softened for the television although he can still grate and irritate. Some of the plots are inspired by the radio series and some of the slapstick seems to be tailor made for the TV version.The Michael character as played by Rory Kinnear is our entry to this strange world of Arthur Strong, although by the final episode of the first series we realise we know little about Michael, he seems he actually lives in York and we do not know whether he is even married or not.What works is the buffoonery between Michael and Arthur and this was demonstrated in the second episode with the Jack the Ripper tourIts not perfect and it has been labelled as Marmite as some viewers have just found it unfunny, however there is enough there to entertain and make you laugh.