Count Arthur Strong (new comedy from Graham Linehan)

Basq

Written by Graham Linehan and Steve Delaney (who also plays the title role)..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zLAUV6hQ9A

First pre-watershed creation from Linehan, but couldn't help but cringe at the trailers.

Also stars the excellent Rory Kinnear.

Starts on July 8th on BBC2.

elurhs

Seems from the trailer to be a bit of a departure from his previous stuff like Fr. Ted and IT Crowd. Looks like more of a traditional sitcom along the lines of Vicar of Dibley or something.

Skid X

It is adapted from Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show which has been running since 2005 on BBC Radio 4 (although I have never listened to it, to be honest).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Arthur_Strong's_Radio_Show!

The Radio Show was written by Steve Delaney, Graham Linehan wasn't involved.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Looks awful...
Also, its not on Channel 4...

blatantrereg

Watched the first two episodes. It's very bad.

Sheela

I was so disappointed with this. I really expected a lot better from Graham Lenihan, and thought Rory Kinnear was really annoying, to say nothing of the Count Arthur Strong character...

Skid X

The ratings have started off poorly and got steadily worse

BBC2's new comedy Count Arthur Strong continued its downward trend with 693k (previously - 971k, 802k). It now moves to Tuesdays at 8pm.

https://twitter.com/TVRatingsUK/status/359634654837489664


The decision to greenlight a second series before the first episode aired now looks very premature.

brian_t

Second series starts next Tuesday 6th Jan at 10.35pm

Skid X

That is a radical change of scheduling, it has been moved from BBC2 at 8.30pm to BBC1 at 10.35pm. Unusual for a show did poorly first time around, but it might find an audience in its new home.

Go Harvey Go

Can't help but notice that the first series was 18 months ago.

mikom

Muck.
Better comedies on cbeebies than it.

briany

Sheela wrote: »

I was so disappointed with this. I really expected a lot better from Graham Lenihan, and thought Rory Kinnear was really annoying, to say nothing of the Count Arthur Strong character...

People are a bit too quick to jump on Linehan, IMO. I don't know if there's a bit of 'Oh, look how the mighty have fallen from Father Ted and The IT Crowd!' about it, but he got fairly roundly attacked on Twitter after the Walshes aired (and The Walshes was pretty good for an RTE production) even though he had little to do with the genesis of the series. Those characters were long since in place (Diet of Worms' Taste of Home) before he ever got on board, but it was 'The new series from Graham Linehan!' in the ads. No, Linehan was there to direct and help them with the writing, but it's far from his brainchild.

Similarly this series was around long before Linehan, yet the guy who created it, performs the main character and 'co-writes' it doesn't even get a mention in the thread title. I'd reserve judgement on Linehan and how his own creativity is progressing until he comes out with his next self-penned series, whenever that is.

brian_t

Someone must be liking this.

Series 3 starts this Friday at 8.30pm on BBC One

Go Harvey Go

Over two years after Series 2... :eek:

brian_t

I've never seen either of the earlier series but I'm tempted to give the first episode of this new series a go.

JP Liz V1

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Over two years after Series 2... :eek:

And now moved to BBC 1

Go Harvey Go

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

And now moved to BBC 1

Series 2 was on BBC1 as well.

Easy to forget though...