Had a nice chuckle at that Andy Z. For everything that is lacking at the BBC, they can be forgiven because they've stuck their necks out, with the occasional diamond like The League of Gentlemen. Many of my English friends told me about the series, but it sounded so whacked-out that I didn't really investigate it. On my way back to the US from my last 'home visit', Virgin Atlantic showed the first episode of the first series. 'Er indoors and myself fair pissed ourselves and promptly ordered all three series + the totally f**k*ng disturbing Xmas special off Amazon. We are now totally sold on it.
If being subjected to the penence of several years of twats like Noel Edmonds and Gary Davis is the price to pay for just half an hour of Edward and Tubbs and the precious things of the shop, then so be it.