Martin and Anne Bryce were leading characters in which sitcom of the 1980s?
Esmonde and Larbey successful than "The Good Life" was their sitcom for ITV "Just Liz" (1980) starring Sandra Payne. This was followed by "Don't Rock The Boat" (1982–83) which starred Nigel Davenport. After the short-lived "Now And Then" (ITV 1983) they returned to form with "Ever Decreasing Circles", which reunited the writers with Briers. Briers starred as Martin Bryce, an insecure and obsessive character whose need to be the leading light of local activities is undermined by the arrival of a talented and charming neighbour, Paul Ryman. The series also featured Penelope Wilton as Martin's long suffering wife Anne, and Peter Egan as
The Sitcom Trials Theatre, Lucy Porter, Nick Ewans, Louisa Gummer, Anne-Marie Draycott, Dan March, Rich Johnston, Anna Bennetts, Simon Treves, Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon. Having written and appeared with Kev F. Sutherland in the predecessor of the Trials, Situations Vacant in 1996 (clip can be found on YouTube), Inbetweeners writer Iain Morris went on to name one of the main characters in the series (Neil's dad) Kevin Sutherland. Miranda Hart's eponymous sitcom, now on BBC 2, first appeared as part of The Sitcom Trials at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2001. It featured Miranda, working in a joke shop that sells penis pasta,