Men of the World

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

Men of the World
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Daniel Peacock
Starring	David Threlfall John Simm
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Production locations	Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Alomo Productions BBC Television
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	14 March 1994 (1994-03-14) – 30 August 1995 (1995-08-30)

Production details

Written by Daniel Peacock – who also appeared as the character Gilby Watson. – Men of the World was directed by Terry Kinane and produced for Alomo Productions by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran and Claire Hinson. 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 - Kendle believes that his neighbour has murdered his wife with a meat cleaver, but it turns out it was just a simple disagreement over 87 pounds of meat.

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

1. "Match of the Day" (14 March 1994)
2. "The Assessment" (21 March 1994)
3. "Lost in France" (28 March 1994)
4. "The Big Fight" (11 April 1994)
5. "Team Table" (18 April 1994)
6. "The Runaway" (25 April 1994)

Series 2

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

External links

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