Product Description

This audiobook contains four episodes from series 4 of the TV comedy: "Babies" - is Gary ready for maturity?; "Infidelity" - Gary turns private eye to check on Dorothy; "Pornography" - Tony's new girlfriend finds his magazines; and "Three Girlfriends" - Tony has three girls, Gary has none.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #581930 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-27
• Released on: 2000-10-09
• Formats: Audiobook, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio Cassette
• 2 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the most successful comedy series of the 1990s, Men Behaving Badly could easily have been a mere footnote in sitcom history. It failed to attract a sizeable audience in its original incarnation on ITV, and despite the replacement of a miscast Harry Enfield with Neil Morrissey in the second series, it still did not develop a loyal following. Success only came when the programme moved to the BBC and--crucially--a later time-slot, allowing writer Simon Nye a much freer rein in depicting the less savoury aspects of his characters.

This audio cassette takes four episodes from the fourth series, and consists of the soundtracks to the original shows. In "Babies", Dorothy (Caroline Quentin) worries that Gary (Martin Clunes) is too immature to be the father of her child; "Infidelity" sees Gary struggling to remain incognito as he places Dorothy under surveillance; in "Pornography", Tony (Neil Morrissey) struggles to convince his new girlfriend that his top-shelf magazines are harmless fun; and in "Three Girlfriends" Tony finds that juggling relationships can be tricky, while Gary suffers through a visit from his father.

Listening to these recordings, it quickly becomes clear just how well-scripted the series was--even without any visual element, there are very few jokes that fall flat. While many TV comedy series would falter without the fall-back of physical humour, here the restrictions of the format serve only to showcase the sharply observed characters, and the uncannily accurate observation of both male and female existence. Although the antics of the two flatmates are clearly at the centre of the series, the success of Men Behaving Badly is at least partly due to the way in which it constantly undermines its own "laddish" perspective. While Gary and Tony are often very funny, the joke is more often than not at their expense--yet the humour remains good-natured enough for us to laugh without worrying too much about the target of our laughter. --John Oates

Customer Reviews

great!
As a big fan of men behaving badly i've bought both of the audio cassettes and this is the best! It features in my opinion the 4 greatest episodes they've made.

On Dvd and video they are great to watch so i recommend those but on audio cassette they are just as fantastic. Fab for listening to in the car on a long journey or to keep the kids amused when you havent got access to a tv, theyre just like watching the show!

Also when the kids are pestering to watch tv late at night and wont go to bed just give them this and a walkman! :)

It really is brilliant, you know exactly whats going on when you listen to it, and it's worth it at such a low price!