TV tonight: riotously funny prison comedy The Young Offenders is back ( www.theguardian.com )

Hapless Cork lad Conor is released from prison only to land himself in a whole load more trouble. Plus: Sue Perkins goes in search of hidden Thailand. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.30pm, BBC OneA return series for Peter Foott’s riotously funny comedy. Having paid the price for a “free holiday in Colombia” (of the Midnight Express variety), Conor (Alex Murphy) found himself back in prison. But now he has been released to terrorise Cork again, and is determined to win back his ex, Linda. By dumping her bins all over the garden. Ali Caterrall

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maculata ,

Prison isn’t funny. Glamorising crime or the degenerate behaviour of the underclasses isn’t funny or clever either. It’s fucking sad that society has made huge sections see crime as a viable option.

Squizzy ,

If you followed the show you would see it for one is a comedy and also adresses the causes behind the behaviour namely single parent families lacking support and in the case of Jock, an abusive alcoholic father who does not provide a safe space or nurture their childs innate abilities.

It is not a set of instructions. If you watched Top Boy and wanted to sell drugs then you missed the point.

maculata ,

It’s all trash.

Squizzy ,

Fiction is what it is, pure elitism if you think the masses cant decide what they want outside of after school specials

Hossenfeffer , (edited )
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Glamorising crime or the degenerate behaviour of the underclasses isn’t funny or clever either. It’s fucking sad that society has made huge sections see crime as a viable option.

Indeed! Porridge and Only Fools And Horses were wildly irresponsible programmes and did irreparable harm to society.

maculata ,

I never watched those, thanks.

Hossenfeffer ,
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You've never watched two of the most celebrated and successful British sitcoms of all time?

maculata ,

I never cared to, for more than a few minutes, thanks.

Many things are popular but that doesn’t magically elevate them to actual greatness beyond ‘mass appeal’.

Smoking was very popular, yet I always found it revolting to be near.

Hossenfeffer ,
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You must be an absolute hoot at funerals.

maculata ,

A real stand up comic at the casket.

mannycalavera ,
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Prison comedy

Wut? Have the guardian ever watched the Young Offenders? That's like calling Batman a prison drama because there's a scene set inside a prison for five minutes. 🤣

Anyways, very happy this is back.

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