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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 424880" data-attributes="member: 23">Turns out Series Four was fine, with minimal impact from the change of writers. Even the move out of rented accommodation at Mrs H's place and into Shelley and Fran's own house felt perfectly comfortable, helped by Mrs H's inevitable daily visit for a baby fix, a chat with Fran and some verbal sparring with Shelley (and, of course, her bottomless cups of tea). Series Five, on the other hand, is taking some time to settle with me. I was prepared for a change in tone with the revival series (which has become the Seventh Series), but this one took me by surprise. I'm only two episodes in, but with Shelley now separated from Fran and moving out of the marital home (all told to us in passing), there are no real familiar characters or settings. In the Fifth Series' first episode itappeared Warren Clarke's returning character might now be a regular, but nope. He's only there for one final visit to pass on his flat to Shelley. Garfield Morgan as the building's officious and nosy warden is fine for the odd gag, but there's little to connect with (especially since very few people in Britain actually have a doorman of this kind). There's a little promise with the workplace, but given Shelley's employment track record we know how temporary a situation this will probably be. The next episode sees the brief returns of Fran and Mrs H, and I know I have to make the most of it since I believe it's Mrs H's final episode, and also the last time we see Fran until another appearance in the Sixth Series.</blockquote>

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