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Reggie Perrin

BBC iPlayer

'Til Friday 8pm

It was always going to have a job living up to the original and, God knows, Martin Clunes is no match for Leonard Rossiter, but the remake of The Fall & Rise Of Reginald Perrin actually stands up. It seems that the combination of Perin's creator David Nobbs and Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye works - presumably Nobbs throws in new versions of all the original gags ("I didn't get where I am today...", "27 minutes late..." etc.), while Nye does the updating. There are a few proper laugh-out-loud moments, as well as nods to the original (his company is next door to Sunshine Desserts). It's a BBC1 prime time sit-com, so it's hardly edgy, but comes up with a few naughty moments. Not sure this'll make it onto the Barking At The TV Sky+ series link, but it's worth a shuftie.