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The pageant of boorishness and slobbery known as Men
Behaving Badly launched itself upon an unsuspecting United Kingdom in 1992.
Gary (Martin Clunes), the disgruntled manager of a security alarm company,
struggles to break up with his long-suffering girlfriend Dorothy (Caroline
Quentin) while competing with his aimless flatmate Dermot (Harry Enfield) for
the attentions of their fetching new upstairs neighbor Deborah
(Leslie Ash). The plots are built on contrivances like a chess match
over opera tickets or an attempt at seduction via a synthesized
flamenco guitar, but the humor always springs from the petty,
careless, and generally inane behavior of Dermot and Gary. Gary
persuades Dorothy to accept an open relationship, then becomes
consumed with jealousy when she sees another man; Dermot tries to
persuade Deborah to relieve their basic needs while her boyfriend is
in Singapore. |
