Here We Go viewers are all saying the same thing as they switch off new BBC sitcom
BBC’S new sitcom Here We Go was slammed by viewers tonight who complained they had to switch off before the end.
Despite boasting an impressive cast of familiar faces including Gavin and Stacey’s Alison Steadman, the comedy was criticised for its unfunny script and poor camerawork.
The programme followed a dysfunctional family as they celebrated mum Rachel’s birthday.
Teen son Sam captured all the bickering, chaos and personal woe on his handheld camcorder.
One viewer wrote on Twitter: “WTAF. Awful. Sorry, not for me.”
Another lamented: “This is making me a bit sad. Such a great cast but truly truly awful.”
A third said: “This isn’t funny. And if he’s filming on a portable camera, why not screen it like that? It doesn’t work as is. The characters are randomly turning to the cameraman, not a member of the household. I am going. To another channel.”
Others described it as a cross between Peep Show and The Royal Family, just nowhere near as good as either.
The episode began with hapless dad and husband Paul [Jim Howick] spilling wife Rachel’s [Katherine Parkinson] birthday breakfast in bed on the floor.
One by one viewers were introduced to the rest of the family including Paul’s mum Sue and her dog, Lord Sugar, Rachel’s emotional brother Robin [Tom Basden] and his bubbly fitness instructor fiancée Cherry [Tori Allen-Martin].
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A disastrous day out saw the clan accidentally take someone else’s dog after mistaking it for Lord Sugar before embarking on a chaotic game of mini-golf.
Before the show aired, its stars were full of praise for the project.
Alison said: “I just read the script and I loved it! I loved the whole family aspect of it and I thought Sue was such a different kind of character to one I’ve played before.
“She’s warm, she loves her family but she’s also quite selfish in some ways. She thinks about herself, but underneath it all, she’s very loving. I love Tom’s writing and I just thought it was great and as soon as I knew that Katherine Parkinson and Jim Howick were going to be in it I thought ‘yeah I’ve got to do this!’.”