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How Do You Want Me - Series 1 & 2 [DVD] [1998]
 
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How Do You Want Me - Series 1 & 2 [DVD] [1998]

Dylan Moran    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Dylan Moran
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 2entertain
  • DVD Release Date: 3 July 2006
  • Run Time: 350.00 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FL79HG
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,301 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Synopsis

Comedy drama series from the award-winning writer Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly). Newlyweds Ian and Lisa move away from London to the village where Lisa grew up and which is dominated by her turkey-farming father. Lisa's parents disapprove of Ian's independent spirit while he finds their lifestyle and philosophy distinctly alien. A new job as the village photographer is supposed to integrate Ian into rural life but Ian's photographic skills are rudimentary to say the least...

Product Description

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: How do you learn to love again when the pain of the past won't let you go? When you're 32 with a troubled history and a doubtful future, it's a question that isn't so easy to answer. And for Tracy Heart it's a question she can no longer ignore. After four years of treading water and redeeming herself in the eyes of her family, she has set herself the humble dream of owning her own business. But her dream soon becomes tangled with people from her past and the demands of the future with shattering consequences. ...How Do You Want Me?


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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Straw Dogs as a sitcom 27 July 2009
Format:DVD
How Do You Want Me was a hidden gem and masterpiece from the tail end of the 90s and early 00s.

I was very fortunate to catch it first time round, though it seemed I was in a minority. As such it swiftly became one of those programmes you loved not only because it was very well made and dry and witty but because it was yours and yours alone!

Essentially then, I feel it's either a programme you'll love or you simply cannot take to.

Basically the premise is a shy, bumbling and awkward city boy moves to the country where his new wife was brought up to find he has married into a dominant, prestigious respected and dysfunctional family that rules the village and, in the father's case, despises him.

Think Straw Dogs with laughs.

But these are subtle laughs and moments of sheer joy around some eerie unsettling silence which meets our hero.

Dylan Moran shines as Ian, the fish out of water, whilst the late Charlotte Coleman, who tragically died not long after series 2 finished, is at her kooky and wise best as his wife Lisa.

Frank Finlay steals virtually every episode he appears in as Lisa's father, a man who, it seems, will stop at nothing to remove Ian from his family. Look out for the episode where he stares out his misbehaving overgrown child of a son, played by Peter Serafanowicz, it is a lesson in underplaying malevolance!

This is intelligent comedy that treats its veiwers like adults. There is no canned laughter, no obviously comedic situations and no playing knowingly to any audience as it is lovingly shot on film and superbly directed by John Henderson, with each shot resembling the most beautiful photograph, the kind that hopeless 'pro' photographer Ian could only dream of!
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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Simon Nye, for all his fame, has never written anything quite as crisp, understated and character driven as this woefully little seen masterpiece. Though it is brooding, sarcastic yet basicly panic stricken Dylan Moran that dominates (with a persona he took to the surreal extreme in Black Books), his performance is centred by the beguiling normality of Charlotte Coleman. Also brilliant are Peter 'Darth Maul / Look Around You' Serafinowicz as Charlotte's sadistic brother, and Frank Finlay as her venomous father.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
stick with it 23 Jun 2007
Format:DVD
I bought this for the cast line up but must admit that after the first episode I wasn't thrilled. However, I stuck with it, mainly because I associate Emma Chambers, Charlotte Coleman and Dylan Moran with innovative, quirky comedy and was sure there was more to it than first meets the eye; I was right! I have now reached the end of the second dvd (series 2) and am feeling a little woeful that there can never be a third because Charlotte Coleman is no longer with us; I would love to find out how things go from here. The episode with the horse riding lesson (Derek and Helen)is one I will revisit time and again whenever I need a chuckle!!
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I wish I hadn't purchased this
I read the reviews for this show which, at the time, were predominantly favorable. I knew I had made a huge blunder within minutes of watching the first episode. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Steve M. Hammond
Light and Enjoyable Watch
I purchased this DVD primarily out of my respect and admiration for the cast. I have to admit, after watching a few episodes on Youtube and reading some of these reviews, I wasn't... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Me
The Happiest Bleak Show You'll Ever See
How Do You Want Me? took me by surprise. I'm going to be honest in admitting I bought it because it had Dylan Moran in it and when I read the summary on imdb I was beginning to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jodie-Lee Linley
Do not touch
i got this dvd bought me as a christmas present and all i can say it is the biggest pile of poo i have ever sat through do not touch this with a barge pole im just glad i never... Read more
Published 10 months ago by adamhunt11
Not my cup of tea
It had rave reviews but since i hadn't heard of it I decided to give it a go but ... sorry it did nothing for me
Published 11 months ago by Eileen K
Awful...
Im a huge fan of Dylan Moran and thought, "Why not..." when I was suggested to purchase this by Amazon...I read the reviews and thought, OK. Read more
Published 12 months ago by MattN1444
Boring
Found this advertised as one of the great tv series of the last few decades, and was expecting something funny; sort of a mixture of 'The Good Life' and 'Black Books', both of... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jay
How Do You Want Me? Dylan Moran
For any lover of Dylan Moran, this is a must. Great, easy watch.
Sound quality was a little poor but overall, great watch.
Published 16 months ago by J. Gray
A minor masterpiece
I watched this when it first came out and wondered whether it would stand the test of time. It does indeed. Dylan Moran is superb and the writing is very finely balanced. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rolo
great series
i loved this show when it was first on telly, then brought it a few weeks ago coz i had fond memories of it. it is just as wonderful as i remember it! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rebecca Zeglicki
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