Customer Reviews

Classic comedy - By: Mr. A. D. Trowbridge, 31 Dec 2008
It`s a shame that this wonderfully-written series seems to have gone unnoticed by many people. "The Smoking Room" is one of my favourite comedy series of recent years & I make a point of lending my DVDs to as many people as possible (hoping that they`ll buy themselves a copy as a result).

From Barry`s crosswords to Len`s swearing this show always makes me laugh like a drain (which is an odd sort of expression, I must admit!)...

Anyone who likes quirky British humour with a touch of verbal misunderstanding should do themselves a favour & order the complete set.

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Brilliant - By: M. Ward, 11 Sep 2008
I watched this on UKGOLD a couple of years ago & was suprised to see Robert Webb (of Mitchell & Webb & Peep Show fame)in it & decided I wanted to buy the DVD's. I wasn't disappointed.

The show is deliciously dark & dead pan. All the chracters seem very real & although none of them have anythingin common, spend most of there day together, just to smoke.

It's a shame, thanks to the smoking ban, a third series will probably never happen.

The extras are a bit "all filler, no killer" but it does contain a Christmas special & some behind the scenes stuff which is interesting.

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Understated brilliance - By: Sherry, 21 Jul 2008
This series is great - very funny & clever. Shame they only made 2 series. Very well written & all characters are very real.

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Witty and well observed... - By: hmcni, 31 Oct 2007
This is a bit like The Royle Family where you think "How is sitting watching other people sitting around going to be funny?"

Believe me - when the writing & cast are as good as this then it's hilarious. These are people you recognise from everyday life & that you may have even worked with. The spot-on observations of people, their idiosyncrasies, their irritating habits & the way people think about their lives & work are fantastic.

Based entirelyin one, dingy smoking room, with a core of characters (sometimes visited by non-smokers & other non-regulars who add a little spice & variety e.g. the boss!) this is a comedy that relies on the quality of its writing & on the brilliant performances of the actors.

This is another example of British comedy at its best!

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Brilliant - By: Lyn Mcleod, 01 Oct 2006
I absolutly loved this show! I'll admit I didn't think I would but actually it's great. It's like every smoking room from places I've worked. The characters are brilliant & it's one of the few shows I always laugh out loud at.