Men of the World

Men of the World
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Daniel Peacock
Starring	David Threlfall John Simm
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Location(s)	Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Alomo Productions for BBC
Distributor	FremantleMedia
Release
Original network	BBC1
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	14 March 1994 (1994-03-14) – 30 August 1995 (1995-08-30)

Men of the World was a 1990s BBC1 situation comedy which starred David Threlfall and John Simm.

Production details

Written by Daniel Peacock — who also appeared as the character Gilby Watson.^[1] — Men of the World was directed by Terry Kinane and produced for Alomo Productions by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran and Claire Hinson.^[2] Marks and Gran are successful sitcom writers in their own right.

Neither series has ever been repeated on UK terrestrial television, though was shown on Carlton Select sometime in the late nineties. However, it has not had a DVD release and appears to have largely been forgotten.

Plot

Lenny Smart and Kendle Bains are flatmates and work together as travel agents in Manchester. Thirtysomething Lenny attempts, with the help of old friend Gilby, to turn sensitive 23-year-old Kendle into a "real man". In one episode, Kendle receives a telescope for a birthday present and subsequently ends up looking into all the windows opposite, Gilby, Becky and her friends end up fighting over what to look at.

Main cast

David Threlfall … as Lenny Smart
John Simm … as Kendle Bains
Daniel Peacock … as Gilby Watson
Eva Pope … as Becky (Series 2)
Brenda Bruce … as Mrs Daff

Episodes

Series 1

"Match of the Day" (14 March 1994)
"The Assessment" (21 March 1994)
"Lost in France" (28 March 1994)
"The Big Fight" (11 April 1994)
"Team Table" (18 April 1994)
"The Runaway" (25 April 1994)

Series 2

"The Dice of Life" (26 July 1995)
"The Girl I Love" (2 August 1995)
"The Walking Wounded" (9 August 1995)
"Happy Birthday Kendle" (16 August 1995)
"Stolen Kiss" (23 August 1995)
"Farewell My Lovely" (30 August 1995)

References

↑ BBC Comedy Guide — Men of the World
↑ Phill.co.uk — Men of the World

External links

Men of the World on IMDb
Men of the World at British Comedy Guide
Men of the World at epguides.com
Men of the World at TV.com

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