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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 178727" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Series Three - actually my second - has seen a change of direction. Gone are the Scottish landlady and her goofy daughter, both of whom I'd grown fond. In their stead we have a situation which looks uncannily familiar to anyone familiar with<em> Man About The House.</em> Albert has moved in with two gorgeous women who have him cooking and cleaning for them. Hilarity ensues when he tries to keep his fiancée and her mother from discovering them. And other such confused situations. It's interesting that this preceded MATH by a couple of years, as the two were so familiar I can't help feeling one took inspiration from the other. Which could still be the case, of course.</p><p></p><p>There's also a hint of <em>The Lovers </em>to Albert's situation with the fiancée and their on/off status. And who could blame Albert for wanting the "off" part. She's spent most of her screentime so far wearing him down or barking orders at him and generally being harpy-like.</p><p></p><p>Just when I thought it was wearing a little thin, along comes <em>Raquel</em>, which was practically a one-hander. The roommates were dispensed with in the first few minutes and the fiancée showed up for the last, but other than that it was Albert in soliloquy: chattering to himself about old radio shows; fantasising about Raquel Welch and then phoning The Dorchester to speak to Raquel and get asked over. OK - so the last part required a little suspension of disbelief, but that was no problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 178727, member: 23"] Series Three - actually my second - has seen a change of direction. Gone are the Scottish landlady and her goofy daughter, both of whom I'd grown fond. In their stead we have a situation which looks uncannily familiar to anyone familiar with[I] Man About The House.[/I] Albert has moved in with two gorgeous women who have him cooking and cleaning for them. Hilarity ensues when he tries to keep his fiancée and her mother from discovering them. And other such confused situations. It's interesting that this preceded MATH by a couple of years, as the two were so familiar I can't help feeling one took inspiration from the other. Which could still be the case, of course. There's also a hint of [I]The Lovers [/I]to Albert's situation with the fiancée and their on/off status. And who could blame Albert for wanting the "off" part. She's spent most of her screentime so far wearing him down or barking orders at him and generally being harpy-like. Just when I thought it was wearing a little thin, along comes [I]Raquel[/I], which was practically a one-hander. The roommates were dispensed with in the first few minutes and the fiancée showed up for the last, but other than that it was Albert in soliloquy: chattering to himself about old radio shows; fantasising about Raquel Welch and then phoning The Dorchester to speak to Raquel and get asked over. OK - so the last part required a little suspension of disbelief, but that was no problem. [/QUOTE]
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