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,
Leslie Ash Neil Morrissey's romantic interest Deborah (Debs) in the situation comedy "Men Behaving Badly". She continued in the role for six series. She subsequently acted in BBC police drama "Merseybeat" and the ITV drama "Where the Heart Is". In 1996, during her time on "Men Behaving Badly", Leslie released a single "Tell Him" with co-star Caroline Quentin, under the name of "Quentin & Ash". It reached number 25 in the UK singles chart. Ash appeared in BBC Radio 4's comic radio series, "Vent" (2007), alongside Neil Pearson, Fiona Allen and Josie Lawrence. In May 2008, Ash worked with Transparent Television to