This is a sitcom about middle-class, middle-aged people in suburban Surrey. It was broadcast on BBC One from 1984-1989.
The protagonist, Martin Bryce (played by Richard Briers) has obsessive- compulsive personality disorder. In the first episode, Paul Ryman (played by Peter Egan) moves into the house next door to Martin. Paul is more popular and more successful at everything than Martin is - despite Paul not really trying hard at anything. Martin's jealously of Paul and the resentment he feels towards Paul as a result of that is prominent in every episode.
The protagonist, Martin Bryce (played by Richard Briers) has obsessive- compulsive personality disorder. In the first episode, Paul Ryman (played by Peter Egan) moves into the house next door to Martin. Paul is more popular and more successful at everything than Martin is - despite Paul not really trying hard at anything. Martin's jealously of Paul and the resentment he feels towards Paul as a result of that is prominent in every episode.