According to Bex
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{{Infobox television
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| genre = Sitcom
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = Fred Barron
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = BBC One
| first_aired = {{Start date|2005|01|07|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2005|02|25|df=yes}}
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Alex Walsh-Taylor
- Kenton Allen
}}
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Fred Barron
- Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
}}
}}
According to Bex (originally titled Everything I Know About Men{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/11_november/27/barron_series.shtml |title=My Family creator Fred Barron gets new BBC ONE series |accessdate=28 May 2009 |work=BBC press office }}) is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2005. Starring Jessica Stevenson (now known as Jessica Hynes), it was written by Katie Douglas, Julia Barron and Fred Barron, who also created My Family and After You've Gone. The American sitcom Courting Alex, starring Jenna Elfman, was originally based on According to Bex.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20050805a |title=THE FUTON'S FIRST LOOK: "COURTING ALEX" (CBS, ORIGINAL PILOT) |accessdate=28 May 2009 |work=thefutoncritic.com }}
Cast
- Jessica Hynes – Bex Atwell
- Greg Wise – Charles Mathers
- Raquel Cassidy – Chris
- Clive Russell – Jack Atwell
- Zita Sattar – Jan
- Oliver Chris – Ryan
Plot
According to Bex concerns the life of Bex Atwell, a twenty-something single woman who works as a secretary and lives in London. She is looking for the perfect man and the perfect job, but in both she ends with second best.
Reception
Critical reception to the show was negative, with The Stage calling it "the biggest sitcom disaster of the year".{{cite web |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/11114/doctor-in-the-house-tv-highlights-2005
|title=Doctor in the house – TV Highlights 2005 |accessdate=28 May 2009 |work=The Stage website }} and the British Comedy Guide describing it as "dull and predictable".{{cite web |url=http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/according_to_bex
|title=According to Bex |accessdate=28 May 2009 |work=British Comedy Guide }} Despite reports that a second series had been planned,{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/tv-land/2004/12/04/gosh-and-bex-115875-14943865 |title=GOSH AND BEX |accessdate=28 May 2009 |work=The Mirror website }} the show was cancelled after the first series due to low ratings.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jan/31/overnights |title=BBC1 comedy slips to ratings low |accessdate=28 May 2009 |work=The Guardian website | location=London | first=John | last=Plunkett | date=31 January 2005}} Hynes considered the series so bad that she ended up firing her agent.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/25/broadcasting.genderissues |title='I went mainstream. It really wasn't me' |accessdate=14 Feb 2016 |work=The Guardian website | location=London | first=Gareth | last=McLean | date=25 May 2007}}
Episodes
- "Stuck in the Middle With You" (7 January 2005)
- "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (14 January 2005)
- "The Time Warp" (21 January 2005)
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" (28 January 2005)
- "Gimme Shelter" (4 February 2005)
- "Private Dancer" (11 February 2005)
- "Hanging on the Telephone" (18 February 2005)
- "Nothing But Flowers" (25 February 2005)
References
External links
- {{BBC Online|comedy/accordingtobex|According to Bex}}
- {{IMDb title|0420396|According to Bex}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|according_to_bex}}
- [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/bex/index.html According to Bex] at British TV Comedy
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818103523/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/according-to-bex According to Bex] at LocateTV
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide, 2003
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Category:2000s British sitcoms
Category:BBC television sitcoms
Category:British English-language television shows