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The week before a wedding can be fraught, but for publisher Howard Steele, marrying the delectable Mel, it becomes a nightmare of gargantuan proportions. Everything that can possibly go wrong does go wrong, much of the chaos resulting from Howard's earnest attempts to do the right thing. Cassie, an office colleague with whom he had a one-night-stand at the Christmas party two years previously, turns out to be homicidally obsessed with him and sets out to wreck the imminent nuptials.
Howard's sycophantic attempts to schmooze his in-laws-to-be (a High Court judge and his society wife) fall on stony ground and their relationship becomes virtually terminal when - through a sequence of unfortunate events - Howard hospitalises Mel's granny, accidentally gropes her mother, loses the wedding ring (a family heirloom) and, worst of all, kills the family dog. Other disasters to plague Howard include his best man falling into a coma on the stag night (to be replaced by Howard's mate Dom), Cassie running over the vicar, his wide-boy father taking his new girlfriend - a mouthy pole-dancer - to the wedding, and getting arrested.
The Worst Week Of My Life is a real rarity: a decent, British 21st-century sitcom that wasn't performer/star written (as were Spaced, The League Of Gentlemen, Phoenix Nights, I'm Alan Partridge and their like). A classy comedy of errors from Bussell and Sbresni, two of the creative team behind Barbara, the show expertly exploited its central premise to the fullest degree and was enriched by a first-rate cast, particularly Geoffrey Whitehead as Dick, a towering monolith of suppressed rage and percolating loathing.
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The week before a wedding can be fraught, but for publisher Howard Steele, marrying the delectable Mel, it becomes a nightmare of gargantuan proportions. Everthing that can possibly go wrong does go wrong, much of the chaos resulting from Howard's earnest attempts to do the right thing.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
This is a must watch DVD. It is just so funny and entertaining. Every episode has a good number of incidents where you cant help but laugh out loud. I'll be getting the 2nd series as soon as it arrives on DVD as it was equally funny!!!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really love this series and feel that it is so underrated. Every episode is brilliant and superbly written - it flows much better than the 2nd series, which was more of a cringe fest at times (although still very good). For me the highlight is the performance of Ben Miller, and particularly his interaction with his prospective father-in-law. Gave it 4 stars because the extras were so poor ( the out takes are not that funny)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The achingly funny thing about The Worst Week Of My Life is not the physical humour and slapstick , as fantastic as thatis, but the universal experience of how disapproval leads us to simply continue to do what is causing annoyance in the first place .It feeds it .You follow?
I, agree that Geoffrey Whitehead is BRILLIANT,
how much reproach can the smallest of gesture convey?He MUST win a BAFTA.
I, agree that Geoffrey Whitehead is BRILLIANT,
how much reproach can the smallest of gesture convey?He MUST win a BAFTA.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
so funny!
This series is really funny, i had already seen it on tv but it was a few years ago so when i saw this i had to get it. Really easy to watch, i need to get series 2 now :-)
Published 1 month ago by sammy1
5.0 out of 5 stars
The funniest of films
We watched this when it was a series on TV but had forgotten just how funny it is ! The cast are fantastic , we needed a good cheering up and this did the trick !
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. Kate Ramsden
5.0 out of 5 stars
hilarious comedy
I enjoyed this very much when it was first aired on TV. It's just as good today. Real laugh out loud stuff. Excellent
Published on 24 May 2010 by Katherine Trelawny
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding
I only picked up on the Worst Week of My Life franchise when the second series was broadcast on BBC TV. Read more
Published on 23 May 2008 by Paul S. Ell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Horror in suburbia!
I loved this series because it was so heavy on farce and the kind of social misunderstandings that leave one cringing. Howard (Ben Miller) is not the archetypal buffoon. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2008 by Bianca White
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible!
This has got to be the most consistently funny series I can remember- just incredibly funny. I really like other series like Little Britain, etc, etc, but I can't think of another... Read more
Published on 25 July 2006 by Mark Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fockers - it leaves them standing
Everyone knows 'Meet the family' and 'Meet the Fockers' but to even consider putting this very British comedy series in the same category is ridiculous. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2005 by Alan Sturgess
5.0 out of 5 stars
very very funny
This is a very intelligent and funny series (a pitty it has only 7 episodes - but a week has only 7 days). It was compared to the movie "Meet the Parents" but this is even better! Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2005 by A. Kubicek
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