Like a lot of reviewers I wasn't totally won over by the first episode but then most comedies take time to bed in.
Warren has few redeeming features but I don't get this belief that a comedy character needs to have warmth for us to enjoy it. The comedy for me comes from enjoying just how obnoxious he is and how wonderfully well Martin Clunes, who is surely one of the best and most likeable actors of his generation, brings this to the screen.
It's not groundbreaking and reworks some well-trodden sitcom themes but it has provided us with some real belly laughs. What's wrong with some old-fashioned sitcom - not everything can be the next Office or Fleabag.
I hope the BBC stick with it and commission another series. When you look at how utter rubbish like Citizen Khan gets renewed then this deserves a chance to grow.
Warren has few redeeming features but I don't get this belief that a comedy character needs to have warmth for us to enjoy it. The comedy for me comes from enjoying just how obnoxious he is and how wonderfully well Martin Clunes, who is surely one of the best and most likeable actors of his generation, brings this to the screen.
It's not groundbreaking and reworks some well-trodden sitcom themes but it has provided us with some real belly laughs. What's wrong with some old-fashioned sitcom - not everything can be the next Office or Fleabag.
I hope the BBC stick with it and commission another series. When you look at how utter rubbish like Citizen Khan gets renewed then this deserves a chance to grow.