BEHAVING BADLY

Judi Dench is always great and the casting is excellent with Frances Barber, Ronald Pickup, Douglas Hodge and more. there is even a very young Joely Richardson, annoying though her character is. But some of the performance are uneven and the story veers from almost slapstick to serious with little warning and some poor attempts at comic timing. It is not that dated (Late 80s) because the message is a bit timeless, divorce and what comes next. It just takes a while to get to the next-5 years plus the duration of the story, so it is a bit farfetched and goes around in circles until we finally get to the end. Okay if you love British drama and classic actors.

Judi Dench - of course it's great. Nicely done sitcom (two short seasons) about a woman named Bridget (played by Dench), whose husband leaves her after 20 years and marries a younger woman. Five years after the divorce Bridget has a bit of a midlife crisis and realizes that she can and should please herself. She takes up with a man who is not only much younger than herself but openly bisexual. The last episode ends with the two of them leaving England for California. Rather groundbreaking subject matters given that it was made in 1988. Even in 2016, American TV doesn't handle any of the issues dealt with in this sitcom with half the grace, wit or honesty.

This show is from the 80s and really is dated BUT the qualifier for me is Judi Dench. Her acting carries this show (the other actors are very good but too but limited by an 80s script) and you really want to see where this woman, Judi's character, ends up. It is an easy watch and an interesting end. I'm in my early sixties and this is probably more for an older age group 1) we can remember the 80s as adults LOL! and 2) this is a story about a middle-aged woman divorced by her husband so that he can have a much younger wife. A bit of a cliche nowadays but still got my attention as to how she was going to deal with her life after that.

Reading the description, I believed this would be a comedy. There are some moments, but it really is a drama, and very unique. As others have said, great acting. I did watch all of it, because I wanted to see what happened to Judi Dench's character. A slowly told melodrama with interesting characters and story line.

very strange series. i gave it 4 stars just because i love judi dench

There are no closed captions. At this price there should be.only 4 segmentsStory is slow, disjointed and generally disappointing

Great performances -- a nice example of the unique stories being told in late 80s British television-Joely Richardson's character is a real treat !

Can’t go bad with Dame Judi Dench. Good to see her in a comedy when she was younger. Wish it had closed caption.

cant play as dvd is region 1

Fine.