paul2001sw-1 It's not an original observation that 'People Just Do Nothing' is like 'Only Fools and Horses' for a new generation, a loser comedy set in unremarkable London. The latter program became comfortable as it became huge, this one still has an edge; but don't let that edge blind you to what is basically classic sitcom territory of incompetenance, misfortune, and lack-of-self-awareneess. There are some brilliant lines here, and a cast of characters whose monstrousness is somehow not sufficient to make you dislike them. The ending (to the fourth series) is surprisiningly downbeat; but there's a lot to like (and laugh at) along the way.

peterrichboy If your a fan of the Office or any mockumentry comedy then People just do nothing will be for you. The premise of the show is simple a bunch of no hoppers from Brentford trying to run an illegal urban grind radio station. They are of course completely useless with only themselves and those close to them thinking they are any good. There are obvious comparisons to the Office the playing up to the cameras, the odd embarrassed glance when they realise there being filmed. But like the Office at some point in our life we have meet people like these characters, and as hopeless as they are you can't help but care about them. 8/10

scott-harding 4 series of this bilge is testament to the current Comdey vacuum at the BBC... Characters depicting work-shy council estate scum fails on all comedic levels... How the BBC ever thought this Dregs of Society mockumentary would appeal to anybody other than the great-unwashed is beyond belief.

cooblimey At first glance this is another British mockumentary in the same vein as The Office. Pathetic characters in normal situations that are familiar yet far-fetched. We laugh at these people with a 'there but for the grace of god' sigh of relief. And yet there's something very real about the characters we meet in this comedy. Even if you don't live in a council tower block you either know people like this or know that people like this exist. The ambitions and eventual failure in achieving them by these sorry losers is very real. They're decent, (fairly) honest people caught in a trap and you're really cheering for them, but if they came up trumps it wouldn't be funny. The comedy is in their failure. Like many people of my generation who were aspiring DJs, spending countless nights on the decks with their mates getting stoned, there's so much in this that rings true, and these relatively unknown actors do a superb job in making it all feel so real. We laugh with them, we laugh at them, then we come away feeling really bad for them, and it's this subtle fine-line that makes this new comedy really stand out.