I was very excited that there was going to be TV show of my favorite radio show, I absolutely loved the radio show, I have been listening to him since I was 12 (6 years) and loved the character. The count Arthur strong in the radio show is a eccentric old man, but is respected and also hilarious but does't mean to be, I looked up to the character like a comedy legend.The TV series doesn't capture the count Arthur Strong from the radio, the TV series we see him as a washed up old fool that no one respects like the character Michael who patronizes him all the time and not many take him seriously and that just saddens me, he may sound the same look the same as I imaged him to be on the radio but his entourage makes him seem like a mentally ill old man and that ruins all my fond memories of listening to him on radio 4 as a child each week.

I'm really not sure why i like this programme as much as i do... but it is one of the funniest things i've seen in a long time. i only gave it a go because Graham Linehan was involved in the writing.It is good clean comedy with the typically bizarre moments you would expect from a piece of Linehan writing... as the show progresses you see Michael slowly but surely becoming one of the crazy collective.The character that is Count Arthur Strong was an amazing idea and is brilliantly acted in this show.The confusion is pure quality.If you have never even heard of the radio show (like me) just give this show a try and you may well be glad you did.

Count Arthur Strong is one of the best sitcoms to show on British TV in donkey's years. Goodness knows what the first reviewer of this superbly written and laugh out loud programme was watching, but comparing it to Miranda is like comparing the Likely Lads to Cheers. Count Arthur Strong is an ageing 'jack of all trades' entertainer, with a slightly deluded view of his place in the world (think Arthur Lowe in Potter). His crackpot ideas and the fact that he is so out of touch with modern times and technology make for some great comedy. Graham Linehan (Father Ted) has always had a rather surreal way of writing and developing a storyline, with many back references and 'out of the blue' lines. That might make the characters a little harder to get to know, but the effort is well worth while. With this, and the return of Citizen Khan, the BBC is back on the right track..

This was just excellent. There were tens of classic comedy moments, from Arthur's turn as Ripper tour guide, impersonating a doctor, reading his lines accidentally in a radio play, his "little" show, "I'm afraid!", his Ouija board, and of course, the Memory Man act.Some people, naming no names, who listened to the radio show and liked it are always going to be prejudiced because they have expectations - I would if they made Cabin Pressure into a TV show and changed the actors. People who didn't like the radio show, are always going to be prejudiced, and just why the hell are you watching the TV show anyway? But - I have never seen heard the radio show and I don't want to, and I think it is some of television's finest comedy, in the ilk of Fawlty Towers and Graham Linehan's past work.Some people may not understand British humour, they may not think there is room for old people in comedy. I'm fine with that. But why are you reviewing this? This is outside your area of comfort, I'm afraaaaiiiiddd.P.S. One of these reviews is obviously written by a literary professor - Munchausian? And he also hates twitter, for some reason.