Staged

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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Critic Reviews

  1. Radio Times
    Reviewed by: James Hibbs
    Dec 15, 2022
    80
    It's still frequently, reliably amusing, and the show's new Christmastime setting gives the whole endeavour a slight festive feel – something which will surely be to this season's benefit when it comes time for potential yearly re-watches.
  2. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Sep 16, 2020
    80
    Their egotistical tussle over whose name should go first on the poster ("But you were first in Good Omens," Tennant complained) was, you just know, close to the truth. It was the best lockdown show I've seen so far.
  3. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Louis Chilton
    Sep 16, 2020
    80
    The dialogue is playfully theatrical in its use of language – as you might expect, Sheen and Tennant wring every last soupcon of satisfaction from phrases like “meaty timbre” and “bacchanalian embarrassment”. It’s also enjoyably foul-mouthed. ... An eminently watchable portrait of two artists as petulant, egotistical children.
  5. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Sep 16, 2020
    60
    It’s a light, charming offering.
  6. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Sep 16, 2020
    40
    Tennant and Sheen have decent chemistry, playing friends who are itchily competitive. Tennant has the better deal, cast as the less pretentious one (he also, if appearances are not deceptive, has the better house). Forty minutes of this would have been excruciating. Even 15 feels too long, but I don’t know if that’s because lockdown has ruined my attention span or if the show is a bit too thespy for its own good.

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. SimboTheKing
    Sep 17, 2020
    8
    I've gotta admit I was very pleasantly surprised by this show. On paper, a comedy shot entirely over zoom with two dramatic actors as leadsI've gotta admit I was very pleasantly surprised by this show. On paper, a comedy shot entirely over zoom with two dramatic actors as leads doesn't feel like it would work that well. However, everyone involved puts in a great performance from seasoned actors like David Tennant and Michael Sheen to people like Simon Evans who, from a quick peruse of his Wikipedia page, has limited acting experience. The script is very good and I found myself laughing consistently throughout the season. There's some quotes (like Nicola Sturgeon screaming or the cookie jar song) that I can see me referencing for whole. Furthermore, there's some fantastic cameos in this including Samuel L Jackson and Judi Dench and I appreciated them very much. Overall, its a brief but very funny and earnest comedy which demonstrates that, even with a literal pandemic happening, TV can continue to thrive.… Full Review »
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