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,
Darrall Macqueen Macqueen took back full control of the company. At the 2006 Children's BAFTAs, Darrall Macqueen won the inaugural BAFTA for Production Company of the Year. In 2007 Darrall Macqueen created "Bear Behaving Badly" for CBBC, a 26-part slapstick sitcom for 7–11-year olds that pitted "Smile"s blue bear called Neville against a corrupt caretaker called Mr Angry Pants. Darrall Macqueen have so far produced four series of "Bear Behaving Badly" for CBBC (78 25-minute episodes) and the series is one of CBBC's most successful comedy "classics" both on TV and online with the Nevaland game brand at www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc. In 2008 Darrall