Men Behaving Badly minutes longer. "Men Behaving Badly" is based on Simon Nye's 1989 book of the same title. Producer Beryl Vertue first considered it for a film before deciding it was suited for television adaptation. Harry Enfield, already a well-known comedian, was cast first. He had seen Martin Clunes perform in a play and recommended him for the other lead. Enfield felt out of place in the sitcom and announced he was leaving after the first series. When Thames Television found out, their immediate reaction was to end the series, and they had to be persuaded to put on a second series,
Reid Harrison Reid Harrison Reid Harrison is an American screenwriter and television producer. He has written for television shows such as "The PJs", "George and Leo", "Men Behaving Badly", "Brother's Keeper", "Gary & Mike", "George of the Jungle", "Pinky and the Brain", "Duckman", "Drawn Together", "The Mullets", "3 South", "Sonic Boom" and "Danger Mouse". He was Supervising Producer on the Netflix show, "Disenchantment." He was also Story Editor for "The Simpsons" and wrote the season eight episode "The Springfield Files" and the season nineteen episode "Papa Don't Leech". Since 2010, he has been living in Paris, France and working on animated series