Comedian Dom Joly presents the final instalment of the six-part series in which he and a crack team of "complainers" set about tackling the myriad bugbears of daily life. "Modern life can be really irritating," says Dom. "Bad deals, bad laws, annoying people - they're everywhere."
To redress the balance, Dom and his team of mischief-makers wreak comedic revenge on everyone and everything that irks them - from persistent cold-callers to below-par cabbies, infuriating parking fines to public transport. Dom and the gang pledge to mock, undermine and generally annoy those who would irritate us.
So far this series, Dom has lifted the lid on CCTV by finding out about its uses and posing the question: who watches the watchers? He has investigated the hot topic of recycling and visited areas where specially trained "bin police" inspect neighbourhood bins to make sure the right sort of trash is being thrown away. He has also taken up the cause of passenger rights, probing the country's most complained-about railway company, First Great Western.
At the same time, Dom's merry band of complainers have played all manner of tricks and stunts in the cause of fighting back against those typical daily annoyances. They have gained their revenge over wolf-whistling builders, clamped wheel clampers, tormented traffic wardens with the "Traffic Warden Warden", cold-called the coldcallers and even tried to return junk mail to sender.
Along the way, the show has unearthed some unbelievable truths about life's everyday annoyances and explored the true extent of people's rights as citizens. This is the stuff "they" really do not want you to know - and which you could not make up. "It's a war out there," Dom says. "And we're on your side."
Liked Trigger Happy, but this is a poorly thought out mess. Picking on easy targets too, like traffic wardens. The health and safety stuff was so off the mark, displaying a "health and safety gone mad" Sun readers mentality. People in this industry do an invaluable job preventing unscrupulous employers from endangering the lives of their workforce. What next Dom - the one about conker fights being banned? Or the one about the banning of hanging baskets? Or maybe the one about Xmas decorations being banned in the office? Try doing a bit of research next time - try the HSE website rather than your tabloid of choice. Take it from me - you made a right arse of yourself with this one Mr Joly. Give the show to Mr Angry - the only funny part of the show. Money for old rope Channel 5. Must do better. Dump the fat pillock.
May 19th - 11:22pmSylvia Hand said...
If minions in autorities or companies I complain by email to the top of the organisation, sometimes it's a government minister.
I'm writing an article called "Adventures in Dunderland" and all the bad guy stories go into it. Good resullts go in "The exceptions to the Rule" section. There have been a few for this section.
I'm 72 so I don't stand nonsence from anyone.
April 28th - 1:27pmDave Flack said...
This would seem to be exactly the same as Paul Zenon's Revenge Squad a couple of years ago, where they 'hit back for the little guy against the faceless bureaucracy and irritations of modern Britain', clamping the clampers, etc.
April 22nd - 12:56amBob S said...
Great programme exposing the bureaucratic idiocy and ignorance endemic in all 'jobsworths' ! Please do a programme on bailiffs working in conjunction with local authorities. The incompetence each individually displays is multiplied by a factor far greater than two - sum of the parts and all that! Keep taking the Michael - pity they're all too thick or protective of their own backs to get it!
April 21st - 10:39pmrobin said...
whats the book called on street parking that you used on monday 21st april because im going to be a pain in the arse thanks robin
April 17th - 6:12pmFiona Kennard said...
Whilst we're on the subject of COMPLAINING here goes!!! Why is the current programme format adopted by many shows, this one included, a series of back tracks throughout the show. Is the target audience perceived as completely amnesic, thick or so disengaged as to be wandering off every five minutes and so missing the previous points? I can knit throughout and not miss a single frame or maybe the camcorder keeps running out of charge thus limiting the amount of real footage. Please solve the issue by making all programmes 10 minutes only plus a decent screensaver for tea making and slipped stitches.
April 15th - 6:53pmSue & Adam said...
Is there a five tv catch-up site where we can watch series 1 of Dom Joly's complainers dating April 14th?
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