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Just watched 20 minutes of episode 1

Love it.

I watched it because Sue Johnston was in it but Diane is great. Did she write it ?

Yes, co-created and co-written with Sarah Kendall, the Australian who plays the delivery woman.

Like others, we gave it a go as we like Diane Morgan & Sue Johnston and really enjoyed it despite being a bit predictable in places.

Yes, she co-wrote it with Sarah Kendall, an Aussie comedian. Diane Morgan said her inspiration was partly the trend in "care robots" in Japan and her experiences with her own mother.

I watched the final episode last night and will admit to damp eyelids - especially at the wonderfully-acted bit with Sue Johnston's character and the cassette player.

So much better than I thought it was going to be.

It's interesting that so many of us watched this in spite of the trailer, not because of it.

Loved it. So much better than some recent comedies I.e "Can you keep a secret?" which was disappointing to say the least

Absolutely loved it. Great performances. relatable, and very funny. Also topical- did you see the Richard Osman books?

Can you keep a secret was rubbish, so much potential and it went no where!

Linda reciting Do not stand at my grave and weep at the shore just did for me.

Yes! I wouldn’t have given it a go if it wasn’t for this thread

Saw the trailer and thought it looked crap but my friend told me it was brilliant so I gave it a go and absolutely loved it! Hated the mean version of Kevin character though- thought he might have come through at the end and he just got worse! Loved sue johnston and Diane Morgan though. Diane Morgan should get an award for this- absolutely brilliant acting and comic timing.

I only watched it because of this thread. So glad I did.

Me to! Have no idea who Diane Morgan is, but thanks to OP I gave it a go.

I think it does a good balancing act between comedy and some real sadness.

I now have 3 tv humanoids I am interested in following on tv!

So Linda, Mia from Humans and (guilty secret) MurderBot (really funny)

I've just watched Episode 2. The digs about the charity shop being overloaded with Richard Osman books really made me laugh!

Exactly. I tried to watch it but gave up after two episodes. It just ran out of steam.

Finished it and enjoyed it but I didn't love the series as a whole, perhaps because I've read a lot about AI and how it's likely to impact our lives in ways that aren't great so I felt a bit distanced from the comedy aspect.

Diane Morgan (who is fast approaching national treasure territory) should win every award available to her for her stunningly good performance in this.

Aw I loved Can you keep a secret!

Agree that Diane Morgan’s acting in this was brilliant.

Skimmed this whole thread and don't think anyone's pointed out who the actress is who plays Renee the BJJ wife...?

Also Al from Stath Lets Flats!

Never watched Stath , but Renee wasn’t too bad.
you often see the same faces turn up in comedies.
I did like ‘ can you keep a secret!’ but this was better.

Thought MNers might recognise her..

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Me too, it wouldn't have been on my radar at all but I really enjoyed it. I hope they make another series

Loved it. Half expected it to be a bit crap despite Diane Morgan being in it.

I enjoyed the parts where you can see she is dying to laugh 😀

We finished it, but you saved yourself 4 hours of garbage.

Same and I love dawn french. This was much better