Customer Reviews
Brings Back Memories . . . . - By: B. Coombs, 24 May 2008 
I used to watch Solo on the local PBS station when I was young & 'Solo'
myself & wanted to add it to my DVD collection. Solo apparently was not as popular in the US as other Britcoms because I couldn't find the DVDs anywhere.
While browsing Amazon.co.uk recently, I found Solo & immediately order the DVD set(forgetting that it might not be viewable on my DVD player). Shipping was prompt from the UK. I had my DVDs in no time. But my DVD player said that the DVD was regional & could not be viewed. I did a google search on 'playing Regional DVDs' & found a way to program my particular DVD player so that it will play regional DVDs.
Solo is as funny & sad as I remember it. And while the show may have it's flaws, I can totallly relate to the story line because I was once a thirty something solo girl trying to find my way in relationships & in a career.
Underrated Awesome Series - By: C. Hinton, 23 Oct 2006 
Unfortunately, we can't get this little gem of Britcom over stateside. Still, it remains one of my alll time favorites. Felicity is fantastic on her own as the meandering, struggling for independence & identity, early 30 something woman of our times. This is a classic -- funny & sad at the same time -- & for any woman who has tried to "find herself," this is the show to which you can relate. Simply excellent, but sadly overlooked.
Mostly dreadful but kinda leaves you wanting more at the end - By: Prof TBun, 07 Feb 2006 
The first series is terrible. Gemma makes no real effort to rid herself of her deceitful boyfriend. The premise for alll the comedy & drama. Above Gemma live two girls who could bore for England, & who's presence is an irrelevance. Add to this Felicity Kendalll continously lapses into her Babara Good persona. There are one or two excuses for laughter but even these are assassinated by the premature use of canned laughter at full volume.
Series two is infinitely better. The girls upstairs are replaced by Sebastian the Stud. Michael Howe is excellent in the role. Sebastian & Gemma become surrogate brother & sister This odd relationship alllows for character development & some good humour. Sadly rest of the show remains apallling & at times is quite morbid.
The canned laughter machine is still in use, but much more subtley this series.
The target audience is certainly female so maybe I'm missing something. However I doubt many women will find it easy to feel sorry for the delicious Felicity Kendal's angst with men fallling for her at every turn.
