If you loved Sean Lock's comedy... you should know he wrote & starred in a very funny little show called 15 Storeys High
Making this post because for some reason this show has flown completely under the radar for many. I had no idea it existed until it was mentioned on a comedian podcast I listen to (Bud Pod).
Of course, the BBC have kindly deleted it from their catalogue. Not sure of the rules here re pirated content so won't post any links, but I found it on both Internet Archive and torrent (torrent is much better quality). It also features a young Benedict Wong, his character is so different from how we know him today!
Well worth a watch, especially if you're a fan of Sean Lock.
From the very first scene (where Errol is trying to force himself onto the sofa) I knew it was going to be something special. I only ever knew Sean for his panel show stuff & was fortunate enough to see his standup once, but had no idea he'd written a TV show. So talented and badly missed.
This is the problem with copyright and especially corporations owning it. If they can’t make it reasonably available, it should resort to the public domain.
Just binged it after seeing this post last week. Great recommendation! I love Sean Lock so much but I had only been exposed to him via panel shows. And Benedict Wong is the perfect complement to his style of humor in the show. Much obliged.
You're welcome! And yes for those of us who've only seen his panel work, this show is such a nice thing to stumble upon. I'm wondering now how much of the show was drawn upon his own life experiences.
I loved 15 Storeys High. Was kind of lost on what was the old BBC Choice. Second series was co-written with Mark Lamar and a further series was squashed in favour of Little Britain instead. Lamar said Sean was upset that so few people saw it (would've been ideal BBC2 fodder prior to the launch of digital only BBC channels) and stuck to panel shows thereafter.
Yeah I can see why he'd be upset about that, it's so funny and I can see a lot of similarities with things that came after. Got a strong Peep Show vibe from it, shame more people didn't get to see it when it first came out.