This new sitcom, adapted from a BBC Radio 2 series and starring Adrian Edmondson (pictured, centre) as an ageing former frontman of a punk band, has had very mixed reviews from the critics. Some have been quite positive, describing the show as "easy-to-watch" comedy; others have been less than complimentary, saying that the script lacks energy, and although there are some good moments, there's some shockers too.
The following preview courtesy of ITV:
Meet Vernon: a switched-on, plugged-in, super-cool kinda guy; an ex frontman of a rock and roll punk band that lived and breathed anarchy at every turn. At least that's what he'd have you believe. Unfortunately for Vernon, this couldn't be further from the truth.
After a messy divorce in which his high-flying wife takes everything, Vernon's left broke and homeless. With nowhere else to go, he moves in with his kids.
It's only a three-bedroom flat, and as none of the kids are prepared to share a bedroom, Vernon has to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs - just big enough for a single mattress.
Naturally, his kids are mortified.
It's the first episode and Vernon tries everything from speed-dating to lonely hearts to move on from his divorce - but he still can't pull.
After a disastrous blind date, he comes home drunk, and resigned to the fact that he just hasn't got it anymore. But his daughter Milly's gorgeous tutor has come round for coffee and she finds him attractive... Will he see it in time? And what will she make of his living space?
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