Series
How Do You Want Me?
Comedy
Following their marriage, Ian and Lisa move back to the village where she grew up, a village still dominated by her family. In order to try to fit in, Ian takes a job as the village photographer, a profession for which he is not really cut out.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1No One Can Hear You Scream24 Feb 1998 · 30mNewly-weds Lisa and Ian Lyons move from London to her home village in rural Suffolk. Ian has trouble adapting to country life when he offends his wife’s farming family over dinner. Then he exacerbates the animosity Lisa’s family have for him even further at the grand opening of a new turkey barn. Meanwhile when Ian struggles to find suitable employment, he takes over the local photography business.
- 2Floppy, But Not Too Floppy3 Mar 1998 · 30mIan finally receives his first business assignment: taking the primary school annual photograph. However, things don’t go quite to plan as his inexperience shows through and the students and staff are not as co-operative as he had hoped. Lisa’s father is determined to get his son in law to return to London and offers him a substantial sum of money to encourage him to leave. Meanwhile Lisa has problems of her own when it becomes apparent that her ex, Derek, still harbours feelings for her.
- 3Monstrous10 Mar 1998 · 30mSome intimate photographs of Ian and Lisa cause a stir when they are posted around the village. Desperate to ingratiate himself with the villagers, Ian joins the local football team but quickly begins to regret his decision.
- 4Woof!17 Mar 1998 · 30mDerek’s continued obsession with Lisa creates friction. To support a village charity gala, Ian invites one of his friends from the London comedy club to perform. However his friend’s style of stand up proves to be a little too much for the audience.
- 5The Hidden World of Country Fire Stations24 Mar 1998 · 30mIan travels round with the local fire service when he decides to write a book about them however, he uncovers a swindle they don’t want revealed. Lisa has a constant flow of visitors and Ian begins to feel claustrophobic.
- 6Sausage, Balloon, Bum31 Mar 1998 · 30mThere is a scandal in the village when Ian is accused of hitting a young boy. The Lyons find rural life rather dull and decide to enter the local bridge competition.
Details
- Created by
- Simon Nye
- First aired
- 24 Feb 1998
- Last aired
- 22 Dec 1999
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 12
- Votes
- 9 on TMDB
Cast
Dylan MoranIan Lyons
Charlotte ColemanLisa Lyons
Frank Finlay
Emma Chambers
Peter Serafinowicz
Mark Heap
Clive Merrison- SSimon Bates
