ok and here the spoiler represent all of the writing and act . i be a great fan of english comedy ( ie . python and fall and rise of reginald perrin and alexei sayle stuff and alan partridge and know me and know you and saxondale and fawlty tower and the game ) ( okay and last one aussie ) sitcom and sketch comedy and satire and whatever and be extremely disappointed a this be supposedly an influential series and but be in fact a load of nonsensical dreck . badly deliver and childish and corny and extremely dated joke although i hesitate to call them joke . yeah and i get that it suppose to be a parody of early television variety show and but parody be also suppose to be funny . this isn not . don not waste your time and it about as funny a cancer . by the way and simon day appear briefly a few time and be bill a tommy cockle and but he be not do the ( very funny ) tommy cockle character from the fast show .