Married For Life
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1996
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Adaptation of US sitcom Married...With Children, about the particularly dysfunctional Butler family, lead by selfish shoe salesman Ted. Stars Russ Abbot, Susan Kyd, Lucy Blakely, Peter England, Hugh Bonneville and Julie Dawn Cole
Press clippings
Failed UK remakes of successful US sitcoms demand time
If you been with Tellyspotting as a P1 since Day 1, or if you have joined the conversation at any point over the course of the last ten years, you are probably acutely aware of my lack of tolerance for poorly done American television remakes of British television output. That said, it never dawned on me that when the tables are turned, the track record is not much different when you look at UK attempts to remake American situation comedies, even ones were considered quite popular from an audience standpoint. Here are a four examples I found to easily illustrate my point.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 27th March 2021Can British remakes of American shows work?
Hang Ups, the new Stephen Mangan comedy based on Lisa Kudrow's original, is a rare example of the UK successfully taking on a US hit.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 8th August 2018Failed British re-makes of American telly
When you look at UK attempts to re-make American situation comedies that were considered quite popular from an audience standpoint, they don't all work either. Here are a four examples I found to easily illustrate my point...
Tellyspotting, 4th May 2016