Deep Heat

This show does, what it does, very well. It's not a big budget, big story dram-com, but then it doesn't pretend to be.

It's fun, and, although I seldom laugh out loud at TV, I did, several times, here.

As a bonus, it does, also, have the attractive Miss James, as the lead.

I tried with this series but gave up way sooner than I expected. Unlikeable characters with overexaggerated/overacted reactions and interactions is a huge distraction when making any attempt to resonate or connect with the characters. Poor writing leaving me with a huge desire to REALLY want the next thing to come out of a characters mouth to be funny - unfortunately...it never is.

Another large problem about the show is that the budget really shows. I've seen plenty of low-budget shows in the past that have been fantastic (e.g. Misfits, The Inbetweeners, Red Dwarf, Skins), but whilst they've pulled it off, Deep Heat REALLY shows its low budget, often looking extremely cheap all over.

And Episode 3 - 'The Panther', is quite possibly the worst episode of any TV show I've seen EVER. Despite the fact that John Thomson's character 'Enrique' has the most obvious use of faux facial hair in television, the plot of the episode is practically non-existant, and as a whole, mind-numbingly boring.

I'm actually a fan of Alistair Petrie (Clifford), from his excellent performance as the struggling headmaster in 'Sex Education', yet even he couldn't save this show.

It'll be a much better use of your time to just give this a miss as opposed to even attempting with it, trust me.

Another British comedy part funded by the British taxpayer.

The wrestling base is a new one for the UK but that is where any shine ends.

Dreadful script, lacking in imagination and the essence of comedy missing, laughs.

Another good example of a good cast being saddled with a Titanic of a script.

Credit to all the cast members & writer's you have all done yourself proud, great showing of both a funny side & serious side to the story, Excellent watch from start to finish highly recommend a watch you won't be disappointed.

Would recommend this show to anyone who is a fan of wrestling or British humor. Good wrestling scenes as well as characters that you care about. By the second episode it really takes off in stride.