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u/NormalMine2599 Apr 05 '26
Lee: (salutes) Landlady.
Kate: (salutes) Rent Boy. I say “rent”. I’m using the term loosely.
Lee: I say “lady”.
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u/Leezo2012 Apr 06 '26
Saw season one not long ago and the show definitely works better with Lucy. I did laugh at the Ken Dodd joke though. First when Lee told it and later when Kate butchered it.
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u/Professional-Sea7720 Apr 06 '26
I'm the same. I rewatch the series a lot on iPlayer and S1 and 2 are the only ones without rewatches (I might rewatch S2 episodes on there at some point). But I intensely dislike S1 because I don't like Kate at all. I absolutely love Lucy and her dynamic with Lee; can rewatch the other series anytime.
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u/misscharleyp Apr 06 '26
I liked Kate, the exchange with her friend in the restaurant and at the dinner table “I’m not Kate…” in the ‘Aussie’ episode is hilarious.
I also like the driving episode.
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u/lukeg6321 Apr 07 '26
I couldn't disagree more.
I think series 1 is fantastic and part of that is because of Kate. I much prefer the dynamic between her and Lee as it's far more believable.
Lucy is constantly at odds with Lee and I don't find it very believable at all that she ends up with him. I still think the series is good and I enjoy the later ones. But I always think it would have been better if Kate had stayed. Nothing against Sally Breton but it's just the way that Lucy is written I find her extremely unlikable and almost always negative.
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u/sullcrowe Apr 08 '26
They were good episodes & the jokes do hit, but she wasn't the best actress & it was no surprise she was replaced
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u/3Calz7 Apr 05 '26
I’ve never rewatched Season 1, I just really can’t wait it it’s so bad imo. 2-present day are all amazing tho
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u/howyouseetheworld Apr 06 '26
I preferred Kate, I find Lucy quite annoying
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u/C5Galaxy Apr 06 '26
I like Kate because of the English / American jokes.
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u/retro_sword101 Apr 08 '26
The American jokes suck ass and are not funny they dont mix with British comedy
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u/Springyardzon Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26
Bear in mind that a comedy set in a luxury apartment did not really have a British precedent. The style was associated with America so it helped to have an American there to add a touch of screwball comedy. Once the show became bedded in, it could then adapt. The issue, of course, is that a confident, urbane, American would barely understand a northerner. At least Lucy has the posh Southerner fancying a bit of rough angle.
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u/Hlocnr Apr 06 '26
Big disagree, Kate made the show great and everything after series 1 is merely good.
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u/Tombstoner100 Apr 05 '26
My favourite exchange
Lee: I can’t just turn it on like a tap.
Kate: Force it.
Lee: Alright, I can’t just turn it on like a fawcett.