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Going for a nice walk in the British countryside: millions of people do it. It should be the simplest thing in the world, but for the Mid-Bucks Walking Club it never is.
At the heart of the show is Bob, the vain, deluded, tragic-comic organiser of the rambling group. Over the course of the series Bob battles to keep his place from newcomer Christine, who is determined to jump into his boots and steal his best friend Tom.
A brilliantly original comedy following the rivalries, friendships and love stories of a walking club over a summer.
The Great Outdoors is a single-camera sitcom that invites you to put on your walking boots and explore the countryside along with the engaging and eclectic group of characters who make up the local rambling club.
At the heart of the show is Bob, the vain, deluded, tragic-comic organiser of the rambling group. Over the course of the series Bob battles to keep his place from newcomer Christine, who is determined to jump into his boots and steal his best friend Tom.
A brilliantly original comedy following the rivalries, friendships and love stories of a walking club over a summer.
The Great Outdoors is a single-camera sitcom that invites you to put on your walking boots and explore the countryside along with the engaging and eclectic group of characters who make up the local rambling club.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This is exactly what the BBC do brilliantly, a gentle, pleasant british comedy. It is an unusual setting for a comedy, but the laid back warm summery countryside and varied characters just draw you in, it almost makes you want to join a walking club. These three episodes have been stored on my Sky box since it aired and have been watched again and again. I am still hoping they will make more, but in the meantime I can free up some space on my Sky box with this DVD.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Comedy gems like this don't get made much for tv anymore.It will probably never be shown on airtime again,so if you're a fan of Mark Heap,add it to your collection.Its a gentle comedy that moves along nicely.You don't have to be a rambler to enjoy it and if you live in Barnstaple like i do you'll enjoy some of the jokes even more!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This is a good, well written, well observed comedy. It has excellent actors, and good location filming. It remained a 'sleeper' I suspect, because, one, the general public possibly couldn't believe there could be anything funny about rambling, and two, why only three episodes for the first series (suspicions that the producers lost faith)? Mind you, with the very respectable cast, perhaps they couldn't get them together for that long. Mark Heap (Green Wing) plays Bob, the leader of the failing Mid-Bucks Walking Club with a membership of three; himself, his long-suffering teenage daughter Hazel (played well by newcomer Gwyneth Keyworth), and his friend Tom (Steve Edge- Phoenix Nights), playing an unemployed, slightly psychotic army deserter. In an effort to drum up membership, Bob does a bit of local advertising, and along come a selection of disparate characters: Victor (Joe Tracini), a classmate of Hazel, who only attends because he has a crush on her, Joe (Stephen Wight- Whites, Threesome, & the tour guide in the recent 'Baskerville' episode of BBC's Sherlock), a feckless work-shy individual inexplicably still (but only just) in a relationship with Sophie (Katherine Parkinson- The I.T. Crowd, Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff), who disappointed in his unwillingness to commit, starts to place her affections on Victor! But the newest member, who proves to be Bob's nemesis, is Christine (Ruth Jones- Gavin & Stacey), who has both an answer and a gadget for every conceivable rambling eventuality, much to the annoyance of Bob, especially when she tries to usurp him as walk leader! Given another chance, a brave slot on BBC1, this could take off. I hope the Beeb gives it another chance, because it's good, especially if you've ever rambled ! Besides, I still want to know why Christine had to leave Barnstaple !
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Perfect pastural comedy
I bought this after my brother kept quoting from it during conversation and hence i needed to know what he was on about! Read more
Published 27 days ago by Susie Q
too short
I enjoyed this series, but with only 3 episodes and a total run time of 87min, I was rather disapointed. By the time i was getting into it, it was over.
Published 1 month ago by P. A. Tamblyn
A near-miss
The ingredients are there, but somehow this comedy doesn't quick make it. Ruth Jones is very versatile and this character is so different from her other roles, but the show just... Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. D. Aldridge
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