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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ||
| S2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | |
| S3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ||
| S4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
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"A masterclass in comic timing over plot"
Set in a cramped Yorkshire corner shop, this British sitcom follows a penny-pinching, stammering shopkeeper and his long-suffering nephew as they bicker, scheme, and try to woo customers and each other's love interests. The pace is gentle and stage-bound, built almost entirely on verbal comic timing rather than plot. It feels cosy and old-fashioned, driven by a masterclass double act whose rhythm and running jokes reward patience. There's little urgency here, just character-based sketches wrapped around the same shop, same faces, same gags evolving week to week with real affection.
the note-perfect double act between a scheming miser and his exasperated nephew.
you need fast plotting rather than dialogue-driven, single-set character comedy.
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