Martin Freeman’s brave family sitcom is sharp enough to sting | Debi Enker
) that are honest, often uncomfortable and not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny. They aren’t built on gags, bits of schtick or boom-boom punchlines. Instead, they elicit a quiet chuckle and a light-bulb flash of recognition at their ruthlessly insightful dissections of human behaviour. And they take in real-world issues – mental-health challenges, career crises, the pressures on family life when both parents work outside the home – that can’t be easily and reassuringly resolved.
. Paul does not necessarily know best; in fact, in large part he’s the cause of the problems. His simmering anger triggers the kind of anxiety in Luke that can’t be fixed with a few contrite words and a goodnight kiss. Paul’s well aware of that, but he just can’t control it.
Freeman has said that the idea for the show came when he was preparing to discipline his own kids, cautioning himself not to lose his temper and immediately failing to do so. Early meetings between Freeman, Blackwell and Addison have been likened to a men’s therapy group, with the participants sharing their fears of inadequacy and failure. When they pitched the show, they apparently explained: “It’s a comedy, but only just.”began, Luke and Ava were seven and four.
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