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,
Chalk (TV series) However, Moffat reflects that the show's style was not suited to the home audience. In a 2012 interview, he says: Of any sitcom I’ve ever witnessed being made, and I’ve seen loads of them like "Men Behaving Badly" and "The Vicar of Dibley", "Chalk" had the biggest laughs on the night. As a piece of theatre it was brilliant in the studio – people came back every week; the audiences were rapturous. The trouble was when I watched the tape at home, it was far too loud and raucous [for TV]. The BBC commissioned a second series based on the