Marion & Geoff - Complete Series 1 & 2 Box Set DVD (2000) | British Comedy TV Show | Perfect for Collectors & Comedy Lovers

The premise for the sixteen episodes that make up the series is deceptively simple. Keith (Brydon) has lost his wife, Marion, and lost regular access to his two children (his "little smashers") following his wife's affair with her coworker, Geoff. Marion is the bread-winner of family, and Keith now finds himself in reduced circumstances, forced into a low paying job as a taxi driver in order to support himself. The story unfolds through a series of monologues told to a dashboard-mounted camera in his taxi, as Keith attempts to deal with his separation from his family, and piece his shattered life back together.The genius of this method of storytelling is that we, the audience, come to understand the reality of Keith's situation through his monologues, and can see quiet clearly what gentle nice-guy, Keith, cannot. The humor in the series is subtle, and similar to that found in the UK Office, as well as the first season of the The Office (US), before the latter found its feet. This is not to say that Keith is anything like the David Brent/Michael Scott character, because he's not. They share elements of cluelessness, however, and it's this that makes for viewing that's a bit cringe-worthy at times. Its not dark humor, per se, but rather pathos; something that the British do extremely well.Rob Brydon's performance in the role of hapless, yet somehow always optimistic Keith, is pitch-perfect. Despite the title, we only meet Marion, Geoff and the "little smashers" through Keith's monologues, and it's Brydon's skill alone breathing life into all the offscreen characters. The series is a brilliant character study from an outstanding character actor, masterfully painting a picture of love, loss and, ultimately, redemption, through the eyes of a simple, gentle family man.