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I think this one may have passed some people by. It's a bit of an oldie, began around 2000 : Marion and Geoff

Initially it was just a series of 9 minute shorts, but then they combined them into half hour episodes, and the second series was half hour eps from the start.

A mockumentary, entirely conducted as a to camera monologue by the character Keith, a taxi driver, going through a messy divorce and determined to remain cheerful. He's naive and sweet and funny, but there's a dark undertone - the story is all about the subtext, with viewers reading between the lines of his monologue.

Funny, bittersweet and occasionally full on heartbreaking. Rob Brydon's performance is flawless.








And to continue on a bit of a Brydon run , along with the awesome Julia Davis (of Nighty Night), and again from 2000 - Human Remains - a very dark comedy. Each episode they play a different couple being interviewed as part of a documentary.

Here's the first part of episode 1 as a taster:

"An English Squeak"





and episode 3: