Big Bad World + Chickens + Pat and Cabbage

Some new British comedy, and a fairly solid disk at that. Nothing outstanding, but by today's standard all 3 certainly hold their own.

Big Bad World starring Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Maragaret, Way To Go) with David Fynn (Pete vs. Life), Rebecca Humphries, Seann Walsh, Scarlett Alice Johnson (EastEnders, Pramface, Beaver Falls) and minor roles going to veterans Caroline Quentin (nope - not going to list all her major credits), James Fleet (Vicar of Dibley, Brotherly Love, Spark) and Julia Deakin (Oh Doctor Beeching, Side By Side, So Haunt Me, Spaced).

Big Bad World

Chickens first appeared as a Channel 4 pilot a couple years ago. The pilot and episode 2 are the same thing but with some different actors. Starring Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner), Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat) and Jonny Sweet with Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, Up The Women) and Emma Fryer (PhoneShop, Home Time, Ideal). Barry Humphries appears in a couple of the episodes. This is sort like watching Peep Show if it took place 100 years ago. Joanna Scanlan, Olivia Hallinan and Felicty Montagu were all in the pilot episode - so despite having the same script as episode 2 it's worth watching both.

Chickens

Pat & Cabbage starring Barbara Flynn (nope - not going to list all her major credits) and Cherie Lunghi (most recently in Starlings, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, The Brief) with Peter Davison (nope - not going to list all his major credits), Rosie Cavaliero (she's built up a heck of a list of credits too), Marcus Garvey (Broadchurch), Diane Morgan (Mount Pleasant).

Pat and Cabbage