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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 438486" data-attributes="member: 23">That's promising. If the first was OK I don't think you'll have any trouble with the remaining episodes. I'd love to offer you some reassurance in this regard, but the closest I can give is that it's far from wall to wall shouting. When it comes to this particular central character, though, the safest suggestion I can make is: gird your loins. If I were recommending a British sitcom that has the shouting dialled down, Fawlty would be close to the bottom of the list. (On the bright side, if you can tolerate Fawlty, you're probably safe with most other British sitcoms, since most are more audibly restrained).That's a great starting point. It's a treat to be unspoilt about a series that's so universally known. Exactly this.  Korman's Henry's unpleasantness  felt very surface whereas with Cleese's portrayal it can easily be read that there's an underlying anguish and desperation. He genuinely hates the life in which he finds himself and quietly blames everyone else, from his wife to his staff to his guests, for keeping him from the grandiosity he feels he should have. Yes, and this impacted on the setup overall. Prunella Scales's Sybill balanced being genuinely efficient and cleaning up Basil's messes while still being lazy and shrewish. The latter was mostly missing from the "Gladys" version, who was a more generic sitcom wife, weary of her husband's antics, but also providing support for him. This gave Henry far less reason to be bitter and to act out, which made his behaviour seem even more idiosyncratic.</blockquote>

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