Big School - anyone watched it?

[cafenoir]

Is it just me or was it seriously crap and unfunny with absolutely nothing to say?

[Veneto]

No not just you. Your post has summed up my thoughts perfectly.

[difficultpickle]

It really wasn't at all funny, was it? I kept waiting to laugh but nothing.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

I was just perving at Gleinster. Even fit in a nylon track suit .

[cafenoir]

Glad it wasn't just me. I just don't understand how anyone (over 9 years old) could have written that script and thought "Yes, totally nailed it. Excellent stuff." It shouldn't have seen the light of day.

[Davros]

We can only hope it's first episode syndrome. It's got such a good cast but I agree, lame!

[capitola]

I watched 17 seconds before I decided it was shite.

[mrswimpeydimple]

What do you expect from David Walliams? He's sooooooo overrated.

[Lorelilee]

I cannot take to Catherine Tate in anything. Ever. Always comes across as SO "aren't I a comedy genius" smug.

[Ellenora5]

Complete and utter rubbish, not one bit funny, I cringed my way through it, David Walliams is not funny, Catherine Tate stopped being funny years ago, at one point I thought I was watching an outtake of Stella, big Alan and his ex....

[ComtesseDeFrouFrou]

Rubbish.

But I feel that way about a lot of sitcoms these days. They all just seem so clunky and deliberate. I'd much rather watch something serious with the occasional flash of clever wit.

[hackmum]

I laughed out loud at all the bits with Frances de la Tour in it. That woman can turn base metal into comedy gold.

But I have to admit that the rest of it was like a poor 70s sitcom, with ruder jokes. Both the David Walliams character and the Philip Glenister character gave me the creeps. I don't like Walliams at the best of times and the Glenister character wasn't just pervy, he was rather sinister.

[twistedtoffee]

Apparently it picks up considerably in the next episode.

I agree last night was a bit lame. It was a mish mash of all previous school comedies - there's always a thick horny gym teacher.

[mirry2]

I'm surprised. It had terrific reviews

[VelvetSpoon]

I actually thought it was pretty good.

Much better than the god-awful Mrs Brown programme that followed it, which I fail to see any humour in (Loads of people on my fb are always raving about it...no idea why!)

[mrswimpeydimple]

Agree Frances de la Tour was the best bit, she was brilliant in Viscous too.

[MexicanHat]

I enjoyed it enough to give it another go. Laughed a couple of times but it seriously needs to improve.

[MexicanHat]

Agree Velvet - awful programme!!

[Gigondas]

Switched off after 10 minutes as was dire.

[LIZS]

So predictable that ds had the punchlines well in advance. Not sure how it will sustain for the rest of the series.

[hackmum]

"there's always a thick horny gym teacher."

In life, as well as on tv.

[PurpleKittyKnitting]

I found it slow and forced at times, like the bit when she went to get her bag from the car, she didn't have to go through the window she could have just opened the door.

Will see what the next episode is like!

[Nancy66]

didn't do it for me at all. Very clichéd and 'see the gag coming a mile off'

[cafenoir]

It got absolutely slated in today's Times.

[fussychica]

Yet another unfunny British comedy - Big Bang/Parks & Recreation/New Girl/Frasier it ain't.