Men Behaving Badly: Season 5

BAFTA? Awards
1996 - Martin Clunes - Best Comedy Performance

Hair - Tony returns from hitching his way around Europe and is shocked to find a tidy flat with a fridge full of food, not lager. But the worst is yet to come ... Gary and Dorothy have moved in together. Gary and Tony's worst predictions come true . Is this the end of the lads as we know them?

The Good Pub Guide - 'The Crown', Tony and Gary's sacred watering hole, is being redecorated and getting a new manager. They manage to salvage a few mementos and do some serious drinking research into other local options. Deborah meanwhile is feeling depressed about her lifeand takes an interest in astrology, an interest Tony curiously instantly develops.

Cowardice - Deborah is going through a "lesbian phase" ... well, that's what the lads conclude after hearing Deborah admire the breasts of a TV actress and when a friend stays round at Deborahs' place. Tony offers to help the girls out (if they find they need a man).

Your Mate V Your Bird - Two's company, three's a crowd" and Gary has to decide, his live-in mate or his live-in bird? While Tony attempts to prove his love for Deborah by giving himself a painful home made tattoo, Gary tells him that Dorothy thinks he should move out. . In the meantime, Dorothy has changed her mind and tells Gary she is moving in with Deborah.

Cardigan - Deborah is studying hard and hanging out with her new student friends and Gary is feeling disturbingly middle-aged , especially when he is mistaken for George at the office. A night out clubbing at a rave is obviously the only answer.

Rich and Fat - At breakfast, Gary tells Tony he is putting on weight and Tony sees Gary's bank statement with a balance of ?33,000 and proceeds to tell everyone. That evening, Dorothy goads Gary into giving a huge donation to the Hospital which Gary tries desperately to retrieve.

Home-Made Sauna - Dorothy and Deborah are going on a sailing weekend. While the girls are away, Tony makes use of some timber he's been given to convert the garden shed into a sauna - "a shedna". Attractive Paula and Carol arrive to stay next door for the weekend.Unbelievably, the girls agree to come over for a barbeque. Tony chooses Paula, convinced she's "the girl most likely to" but turns out to be married with children. Gary and Carol get better acquainted.

Warm up your remote thumb, kick back on the pizza-stained sofa, and gorge yourself on an extra-large helping of bad behavior, British style.

Flat mates Tony and Gary have a time-tested way of settling all their problems. They have a lager in front of the TV and don't talk about it. It's worked quite well for them. But now Dorothy has moved in. Is there enough lager for three?

Cast
Gary Strang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martin Clunes
Deborah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Ash
Dorothy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caroline Quentin
Tony Smart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neil Morrissey
George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ian Lindsay
Anthea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Valerie Minifie
Les. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Atkins
Ken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Thomson
Dermot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harry Enfield
Ray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robin Kermode
Production Credits
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Simon Nye
Directed by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martin Dennis
Produced by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beryl Vertue
Cinematography by. . . . . . . . . . . . John Rosenberg