The ultimate small-screen representation of Loaded-era lad culture--albeit a culture constantly being undermined by its usually sharper female counterpart--there seems little argument that Men Behaving Badly was one of 1990s' definitive sitcoms. Certainly the booze-oriented, birds-obsessed antics of Martin Clunes' Gary and Neil Morrissey's Tony have become every bit as connected to Britain's collective funny bone as Basil Fawlty's inept hostelry or Ernie Wise's short, hairy legs. Yet, the series could easily have been cancelled when ITV viewers failed to respond to... the original version, which featured Clunes sharing his flat with someone named Dermot, played by Harry Enfield. Indeed, it was only when the third series moved to the BBC and was then broadcast in a post-watershed slot--allowing writer Simon Nye greater freedom to explore his characters' saucier ruminations--that the show began to gain a significant audience. By then, of course, Morrissey had become firmly ensconced on the collective pizza-stained sofa, while more screen time was allocated to the boys' respective foils, Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash. Often glibly dismissed as a lame-brained succession of gags about sex and flatulence, the later series not only featured great performances and sharp-as-nails writing but also sported a contemporary attitude that dared to go where angels, and certainly most other sitcoms, feared to tread. Or, as Gary was once moved to comment about soft-porn lesbian epic Love in a Women's Prison: "It's a serious study of repressed sexuality in a pressure-cooker environment." Series 3 includes: "Lovers" in which Gary becomes worried that he hasn't slept with enough women; "Bed" in which Dorothy and Gary experience problems in the boudoir ("What's the matter? We always have sex after I've cooked for us. That's why I do it."); "Casual Ties" in which a depressed Deborah decides to sell her flat and go travelling, while Tony fails to cheer her up by impersonating different types of Cheese; "Weekend" in which Tony gets a job at The Crown; "Cleaning Lady" in which Tony reconsiders his professional options ("I could be an escort." "What, a car?" asks Gary); "Marriage" in which Gary joins Dorothy for a candlelit dinner ("Why she couldn't find a restaurant with proper lighting I don't know"). --Clark Collis [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play All six episodes from the third series transferred from ITV to BBC1 Episodes include Lovers Gary is upset when he discovers that he&39;s had well below the average number of sexual partners for a man of his age so goes to great lengths to prove to Dorothy that he&39;s VERY experienced Bed It&39;s a wild and stormy night Deborah can&39;t sleep because she has digestive problems and because the garden fence is flaping around in the wind She solves this problem by sending Tony to fix the fence and sends Gary to the shops Casualties Deborah has become very depressed so she decides to sell her flat and leave the country To prevent her from leaving Gary and Tony do everything they can think of to convince potential buyers that her flat is a terrible place to live! Weekend Tony gets a job as a barman working for Les Gary and Dorothy compare fantasies Cleaning Lady Dorothy orders Gary to hire a cleaner because she is fed up with the dirty state of the flat Gary agrees reluctantly and becomes obsessed with his new cleaning lady! Tony loses his job at the pub when Les&39;s brother comes to stay but finds a new job as a male model Marriage Tony resorts to bugging Deborah&39;s flat in an attempt to find out what she sees in her new estate agent boyfriend Gary takes Dorothy to the &39;Pasta Pig&39; for a romantic meal Carried away by the wine and the atmosphere he forgets himself and proposes to his shock Dorothy accepts! Next morning Gary has second thoughts but how can he escape marriage? Actors Martin Clunes Neil Morrissey Leslie Ash Caroline Quentin Ian Lindsay & Valerie Minifie Director Martin Dennis Certificate 15 years and over Year 1994 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English - Dolby (20) Stereo Duration 2 hours and 54 minutes (approx)
Entire third series of Simon Nye's popular sitcom. In 'Lovers', Gary (Martin Clunes) tries to convince Dorothy (Caroline Quentin) that he has had over 50 sexual partners in his time. 'Bed' sees Gary forced to venture out into the gales to find some indigestion tablets for Dorothy, while Tony (Neil Morrissey) attempts to mend the garden fence in an attempt to impress Deborah (Leslie Ash). In 'Casualties', Deborah is planning to sell her flat and move out, but the boys don't want her to go and attempt to prevent the deal going ahead. 'Weekend' finds Gary and Dorothy going away for the weekend to rekindle their sex lives. In 'Cleaning Lady', Gary and Tony employ a cleaning lady who turns out to be a nubile young Portuguese student. In 'Marriage', Gary proposes to Dorothy after consuming a litre and a half of Chianti.
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