The Armstrong And Miller Show: Complete Series 4 [DVD]

This was the series of Armstrong and Miller that I first saw back in the late 1990's and it was only because I had the outrageous good fortune to have been working for Channel Four Television at the time with access to the tape library, lots of night shifts and cratefuls of blank VHS tapes! This was obviously long before anyone could just watch everything online on 4OD and DVDs back then were still selling for £25 a pop. The 1990's Channel 4/Paramount Comedy series is a lot edgier and more outrageous than the relatively formulaic, anodyne and (dare I say) more repetetive "Little Britain"-style sketch show it seems to have become since they moved to the BBC, and it was originally made by Absolutely Productions (if you don't know Absolutely and you love '80s/'90s British alternative comedy then you need to see it). I absolutely loved their early Channel 4/Paramount years and as glad as I am to see them back on TV I am slightly bored by the BBC series. Anyway, my old Channel 4 VHS compilation has been missing for a while and the DVD is now cheap as chips so I've ordered a copy. I would really love to see Armstrong and Millers' earlier Channel 4/Paramount series because I don't think I've even seen any of them. The BBC have released what they call "series 1-3" as a box set but strictly speaking it should be called "series 5-7". I really can't understand why so many people like the BBC series but hate the Channel 4 series. I suppose you like what you're used to. I personally think the Comic Strip went downhill when they moved to BBC as well but some of my mates were raving about that at the time too. Incidentally I think BBC comedy is ace and has a rich history of old and new classics and I am not slagging off the beeb's output in general.

Funny DVD from the past.

I thought this was alright but not quite as good as the first 3 series. Some funny bits but not as consistent as it could be.

Just as i remember. Great.

Very funny and completely off-the-wall. Probably need Monty-Python or Mike Myers type sense of humour to appreciate fully. Not for those in the least bit shy or prudish! Great stuff. Difficult to take Mr Armstrong seriously in his TV game-show from now on - keep imagining him naked.

Laughed myself sick for most of it. Watched through my fingers for some of it. Simply amazed by the whole thing. I cannot seem to find out why seasons 1-3 were never released - but I am watching very carefully in case they ever are! Well worth the money, time, and patience to acquire.

having enjoyed the other three dvds, this was the most expensive and the least interesting, not really funny at all all the best characters have gone !!!

I enjoyed the first series, had not seen this one on TV and was very disappointed with it.

C'était la pièce manquante de ma collection A&M et même si elle numérotée 4eme en fait c'est le recueil des premiers sketch qu'ils on fait ensemble. C'est de l'humour britanique à la 3ème. .