Human Remains

Human Remains

2000
Human Remains
Human Remains

Human Remains

8 | en | Comedy

Black comedy documenting the relationships of six unusual couples in the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary.

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EP6  More Than Happy
Dec. 18,2000
More Than Happy

A south-coast couple who run a shop selling everything from sandwiches to bras are approaching their eighth wedding anniversary. Husband Ray has always wanted to go on a cruise, so wife Les arranges a trip on a cross-channel ferry. But the fate of the couple's twins remains unexplained.

EP5  Hairless
Dec. 11,2000
Hairless

Neurotic Barne and wannabe rock chic Fonte invite the cameras into their home to prove that they have a thoroughly modern relationship. Fonte just wants her 15 minutes of fame, but Barne finds that being filmed is a useful form of therapy.

EP4  Straight as a Flute
Dec. 04,2000
Straight as a Flute

Beverlee and Tony are religious zealots. They love their four dogs, but hate their neighbours. Tony is the manager of a bathroom retail outlet and Beverlee has a mobile hairdressing business. In their spare time they evangelise, and deliver curly sausage casseroles to the local vicar.

EP3  All Over My Glasses
Nov. 27,2000
All Over My Glasses

This edition focuses on Michelle and Stephen, who live in a working-class community in the Welsh valleys.

EP2  Slither In
Nov. 20,2000
Slither In

This edition features a happily married, middle-aged couple who run their own guest house in the Black Country - as well as organizing swinging parties for S&M enthusiasts.

EP1  An English Squeak
Nov. 13,2000
An English Squeak

The first episode centres on an upper-crust but down trodden husband, Peter and his uncaring wife, Flick, who suffers from a rather convenient sexual disorder.

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Released: 2000-11-13 | Released Producted By: Baby Cow Productions , BBC Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tclw1
Synopsis

Black comedy documenting the relationships of six unusual couples in the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary.

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Cast

Rob Brydon , Julia Davis

Director

Steve Coogan

Producted By

Baby Cow Productions , BBC

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Reviews

acker_jawaka The reason i have done this review now is because i was watching the comedy awards the other night and one of the series that had won thanked the makers of it for giving them the chance in the first place.The makers were the company baby cow (steve coogan) who also made human remains an absolute classic of a series and in my opinion never received the credit it so deserved. At the time this was made both brydon and davies were not the household names they are today and i just thought to myself what an eye for comic genius coogan must have.The writing and performance in all six episodes just shows how talented brydon and davies really are. One of the best British comedy series ever made and should be up there with the likes of python and milligan.acker
Screen-7 This series is a terrific showcase for the amazing Julia Davis... my favorite comedian on TV these days. Rob Brydon is also a good fit and considerable talent. They play a very different couple in each episode although some same relationship dynamics are threaded throughout the series.The series defies easy synopsis but I viewed it as a study of couples who somehow manage to make a relationship work, despite profound dysfunction.As for genre, you might need to invent one! Generally it falls into "cringe comedy"I would call it: "extreme emotional noir comedy." (DISCLAIMER: The series is so strange that I might be WAY off in my analysis. I wish someone directly connected to the series would tell me if I'm even close. Also, I missed a couple of the episodes. )
pudsack It's such a shame that this comic gem has passed under the radar slightly but it's probably for the better as Human Remains holds itself better as a "cult" show.The writing of Human Remains, all done by Julia Davis and Rob Brydon, is superb and the accuracy of the observation is spot on. Chances are, you will have met at least one of the characters they play sometime in your life. They also manage to hit the mark with their performances which variate so much with each character it is a true showcase of their acting and comic talents.The comedy is very dark in places and sometimes quite sick, but if that's the kind of humour you like then you will love this. But you would also love this if you appreciate great comedy.
marcusbriscoe This series of "days-in-the-life" (6) is without a doubt one of the funniest and best-acted pieces I've ever seen. The two principles, Julia Davis and Rob Brydon, have a very well-defined sense of comedic timing, and their characters are at once hilarious and pitiful.The makeup deserves credit as well; I was half-way through the second episode before I realized that I was watching the same acters. (that's "acters" as opposed to actors, as opposed to actresses)This is good stuff, and I can hardly wait until this is available on DVD. I just hope we can get (at least) another six out of Davis and Brydon...