He wasnt even the creepy guy fromLove Actually(the one with the signs.
Not any of the other creepy guys).
And charm us he did.
He just cant work out what else to do.
This is a common predicament for people with English degrees.
She was smart, ambitious, and good at her job.
Claire, the headteacher, had the terror-inducing gravitas of General Snoke.
Which was why he went out with a policewoman, presumably.
And yes, sex or rather, the lack of it was at the heart of the show.
Especially not Kurt and Brian, the two most sexually frustrated men in all of the West Country.
Not having sex was a common theme in their lives.
When people did get laid, it was in a terribly true-to-life manner.
Ill-advised, probably drunk, and definitely regrettable.
During the course of its four seasons, the show survived multiple cast changes.
But the sudden departures werent done.
But we forgave them.
There were no daytime trips to the coffee shop, or evenings spent drinking fancy cocktails.
I despaired that my life was actually probably going to look exactly like that in a few years time.
After all, what else was I going to do with that English degree that I planned on getting?
And itd be filled with surreal humour, many sneaky cigarettes, and donkeys turning up at random.
Not that Id have to acknowledge the donkeys, though.
Id be far too busy smoking and bunking off work to do that.
That part, at least, didnt seem too different to what I was up to as a student.
They were still dealing with cliques, and social politics, and generational divides.
Theyd do just about anything to avoid having to spend time with the middle-aged side of the staffroom.
It showed us that while we may get bigger, we never do really grow up.
And then, inevitably, in 2004 Channel 4 cancelled the show.
None of this decade-long run stuff that the Americans go in for.
Swift and efficient, thats how we like our comedy.
With a couple of donkeys thrown in for fun.
