Rik Mayall died before they filmed the second series of Man Down. The first series ended in November 2013, there was a Christmas Special in 2013 and another in 22014. They dedicated the Christmas show to Rik Mayall and Bob Davies. Bob was Greg Davies father, he died about the same time. Greg says in the Behind The Scenes featurette that he thinks that Rik would have like the madness of the second series.
The second series is madder than the first series and it's even funnier. I already like Greg Davies and Roisin Conaty from seeing them on the panel shows and their stand up. Neither are great actors but they are perfect for their roles here. Rik was playing Greg's dad, his adversarial role has been filled by Stephanie Cole, playing his sister. She's playing a similar character to the one she played on Doc Martin, a gruff and practical farmer lady, but she's much more over the top in Man Down. She winds up moving into Greg's mum's house, Greg lives in the attached flat, and she makes his life a living hell. One I can enjoy, let me tell you.
That's Mike Wozniak, Roisin Conaty and Greg Davies, they're playing pals who have known each other since school. They're still pals since hardly anyone else would be their friends. Their characters are going to a wedding on The Heath. Roisin is the one getting married. They're lost in the woods where there's supposed to be a strange beast that leaves near human size piles of shit.
I'm sure I laughed even more at this series than the first. I'd be looking forward to the 3rd and 4th series but so far no DVDs of of either series. Those series aired in 2016 and 2017 and still no word if there will been another series. I sure would watch it. I know I'll be enjoying these two series again sometime.
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