It is the only program which makes me guffaw with laughter. I do find it helps to watch with subtitles so you catch more of the dialogue,. The jokes about transport and Southern Rail were brilliant.
We were lucky enough to get tickets for the filming of one of the first episodes. It was fascinating to watch how it was done. The clay pipes were often the cause of retakes. Going out or getting too hot to hold. The laughter you hear is genuine. Ben Elton spoke to us at the start and sometimes during and made us feel very much part of the whole proceedings.
it's great! stupidly I binge watched on iplayer at the beginning of the series, then had nothing to look forward to. I agree, a worthy successor to Blackadder.