Uncle is surprisingly good, it is moving, funny and has a redemptive storyline. Highly recommended. The premise isn't particularly exciting: a geeky teen being parcelled off on to his emotionally stunted uncle. But - don't let that put you off.It can be a bit dark at times but there is a realism to the characters that makes you will them onwards. The comedy often comes from the failings of the individuals as they seek to navigate their way through life. The three series together have a redemptive quality to them which leaves you feeling that there is hope.

Uncle is a great comedy from its first series to its superb third one, Series three of uncle is phenomenal and tackles cancer with such a comedic effect which makes you want to cry and also laugh hysterically. If you're thinking about watching this I seriously suggest you do because its a great comedy with an amazing soundtrack with the songs sung by the main actor Nick helm. However uncle lacks a good gripping story in the first and second series this leads to you feeling lost or even maybe bored during these episodes, this leads to some episodes being great but also with some episodes being poor.

This is a really great comedy drama TV series. I laughed all the way. I particularly loved the music video "No Survivors" Andy, Nick Helm is a fantastic character who is not entirely sympathetic to his young nephew Errol played by Elliot Speller- Gillott. Andy is charged with looking after Errol, and perhaps his ideas of life skills are not entirely appropriate for the nephew that has been put in his charge.Daisy Haggard is the absolutely gorgeous and fun sister, she adds to the chaos and confusion of Andy's love life. I'd love to have her as an extra sister. I saw the earlier channel 4 pilot to this, and the first episode was remade and polished the script to perfection. My only regret is that I can only get this on DVD not Blu Ray Boo Hoo.

While watching the pilot I couldn't stop thinking about how much it was reminding me of something else - right from the first scene to the last one, simply the whole thing. The story is just so similar to a short movie called Curfew (maybe watch that instead, if you're gonna watch this show), plot and details are almost the same (even the name-giving: Andrew because of his uncle, Sophia because of her uncle's flip-book), but Curfew is in my opinion so much better. In Uncle the only thing that was "missing" was the last scene with another suicidal attempt. But anyway... I'm curious how the show is going to evolve in next episodes and what the story will be like.