This is a BBC comedy with Richard Briers and Penelope Wilton, later to find fame in NuWho. Briers stated that this was his best role on tv , better even than Tom Good in The Good Life.
I'd never heard of EDC until about a year ago, but wow ! it's brilliant. In the last year I've seen all four series three times.
Briers plays Martin Bryce, a middle class suburban ordinary guy who is obsessed with ' The Close', the small road where he lives with his wife. It's HIS close, or so he acts like it is. He is a busybody's busybody. He runs The Close's snooker club, cricket club, organises everyone's vacations, neighborhood watch scheme, The Close handyman, he does it all. Everyone just lets him get on with it, it's easier than trying to argue with the guy.
Then in to The Close comes Paul Ryman, a Batchelor, a free spirit , the antithesis of Martin, and sparks fly between them.
It's difficult to explain how wonderful this show is, hopefully the episode included in this thread will help.
In this one Martin is a hero having saved a girl from drowning, but as per usual he turns everyone against him by going on and on and on and on about it. Thoroughly recommended.
I'd never heard of EDC until about a year ago, but wow ! it's brilliant. In the last year I've seen all four series three times.
Briers plays Martin Bryce, a middle class suburban ordinary guy who is obsessed with ' The Close', the small road where he lives with his wife. It's HIS close, or so he acts like it is. He is a busybody's busybody. He runs The Close's snooker club, cricket club, organises everyone's vacations, neighborhood watch scheme, The Close handyman, he does it all. Everyone just lets him get on with it, it's easier than trying to argue with the guy.
Then in to The Close comes Paul Ryman, a Batchelor, a free spirit , the antithesis of Martin, and sparks fly between them.
It's difficult to explain how wonderful this show is, hopefully the episode included in this thread will help.
In this one Martin is a hero having saved a girl from drowning, but as per usual he turns everyone against him by going on and on and on and on about it. Thoroughly recommended.
