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,
Lymeswold cheese one of many recurring jokes in "Private Eye", including calling it Slymeswold and its reputation as a cure for herpes. In Episode 3 ("Casualties"), Series 3, of the British sitcom "Men Behaving Badly", Gary (played by Martin Clunes) refers to the cheese impressions that he was discussing with his flatmate Tony (played by Neil Morrissey), pointing at Deborah (played by Leslie Ash) and blurting at her, "Lymeswold!" Lymeswold cheese Lymeswold cheese (1982–1992) was an English cheese variety. Many English cheeses are named after regions but Lymeswold was not, the product of a public competition to name it, the winning name