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In the world of work, there is only one place where seniority counts for nothing, where shop-talk is banned, and where the last bastions against fresh air and desk-based massage, gather regularly to discuss the minutiae of their lives: the smoking room. Here, in this protected environment, crossword addict Barry, lazy lothario Clint, self-obsessed Annie and lovelorn skiver Robin nurse that last ciggie and are always ready to ask, "have you got time for another?"
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In the world of work, there is only one place where seniority counts for nothing, where shop-talk is banned, and wher the last bastions against fresh air and desk-based massage gather regularly to discuss the minutiae of their lives: the smoking room. Here, in this protected environment, crossword addict Barry, lazy lothario Clint, self-obsessed Annie and lovelorn skiver Robin nurse that last ciggie and are always ready to ask "have you got time for another?"
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a downbeat, hilarious comedy detailing the kind of various oddballs that inhabit each and every office smoking room in the country. Each of the main characters are excellent, from scrounger Annie, big-mouthed but sweet Sally, dowdy but lovely Janet and the permanent resident of the smoking room, Robin. It's well thought out and doesn't have canned laughter either, which is always a plus!! For £15 you can't really go wrong.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This is one of the best BBC sitcoms made in the last ten years. It can take a couple of episodes for the viewer to atune to the slow burn of this show but they'll be duly rewarded with some laughs in the most unexpected places. The actors playing the bunch of incongrous addicts are about as good as it gets. I loved it.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a brilliant, often hilarious, always subtly observed comedy set in an office's smoking room. The characters are a group of semi-tragic misfits with nothing in common except their nicotine addiction, and all are wonderfully played. Yes, it is probably the most "profanity"-filled show on TV, but only the most uptight and repressed of Daily Mail readers will object; the rest of us will be too busy sniggering. If, like the previous 'reviewer', you have some OCD-style aversion to swearing (or to being amused), there's always the re-runs of 'Last of the Summer Wine' on UK Gold.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Office Light
Really wanted to love this, but it is a show that never quite reaches the heights. If you like The Office and Peep Show then give this a try, but dont expect too much. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Room With A Review
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant BBC3
Fantastic! I loved watching this when it was on TV and was chuffed when I bought the DVD. It is a really good show and easy watching. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Roe
4.0 out of 5 stars
Smokin'!
This series was premiered on BBC3 and subsequently aired on BBC2, but I didn't manage to catch a full episode at the time, so I'm making up for it now by watching the DVD. Read more
Published on 19 April 2009 by SilentSinger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Funny
Incredibly funny, especially for anyone who remembers the "smoking room" in their place of employment prior to the smoking ban, whether you're a smoker or not. Read more
Published on 13 April 2009 by Dodge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lift up your head, Brian Dooley
This is a gem of a sitcom which arises out of the simplest of premises: work colleagues are forced into a kind of alliance/friendship because they smoke so have their own special... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2009 by Pismotality
3.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining,not life affirming
The smoking room may be the most apt title of a show ever,for all the events,everything you see and hear takes place in the smoking room in what can be assumed to be an... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2007 by sean paul mccann
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly Good
Having not seen this show before buying the DVD I was relying upon the reviews here in Amazon.
All I can say is thank you everyone very much, this is one of the best comedies I... Read more
Published on 3 April 2006 by Andrew J. Codling
5.0 out of 5 stars
BBC3 strikes comedy gold
There are some who say the BBC has not made a decent comedy save "The Office" in the last decade. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2006 by Daniel Arnold
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just brilliant
I saw a couple of episodes when it was on BBC3 and thought it was good. Now having watched the whole series I think that it is brilliant. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2006 by Ali Whiley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously funny for you and those around you.
I saw the 'Smoking Room' on BBC 3 and was counting the days until it came out on DVD. It is seriously funny, full of characters that are realistic enough to be... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2006
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