I Woke Up One Morning (BBC) 1985-1986

I Woke Up One Morning

When Carla Lane puts pen to paper and writes a sitcom, you can be assured that...
(A) It won't be very funny!
(B) It will be repetitive.
(C) It will include her fucking stupid views on animal rights, and vegetarianism!
Basically she could write a series about a man who talks to ducks and the dopey liberals at the BBC would buy into it!
The series, which was stretched out into 2 seasons, centres on four pissheads who are sent to a psychiatric hospital to dry out (the series was filmed at Hellingly Hospital in Sussex).
Carla employs her usual favourite's from previous sitcoms to play the leads, including Robert Gillespie as Zero, Michael Angelis as Max (playing his same-as-always deadpan philosophical type) and Jean (Ma Boswell) Boht. The other 2 dipso's are called Danny and Derek.
There isn't much you can say about either series, they were both exactly the same! Episode 1, the drunks get dropped off at the hospital, Episodes 2-5 they all talk about their lives, wives, kids and being drunks! Episode 6 They all get pissed!...and that is the format of both seasons!
Although it is supposed to be a comedy, I never laughed ONCE, however I did find it amusing  as my dad was an annoying drunk and I could relate to some of the bullshit that the characters spoke!