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,
Allie Esiri Sweetheart", "Men Behaving Badly", "A Touch of Frost" and "Van der Valk". In 1995, she played Lady Kiely in the television movie "Sharpe's Battle", alongside Sean Bean and Hugh Fraser, with whom she had previously appeared in the "Agatha Christie's Poirot" adaptation of "The Mysterious Affair at Styles". She played one of the lead parts in the ITV series "Call Red" (1996). She also appeared in the Merchant Ivory Productions film, "Howard's End" and the Kenneth Branagh film "In the Bleak Midwinter". In 1999 she played Teri Riley in the film "Doomwatch: Winter Angel". Other acting credits include "Dr Faustus"