Customer Reviews
Gentle, entertaining and warm - By: M. R. Oliver, 25 Sep 2008 
Early Doors is a great little gem. From the title music (by Roddy Frame off the great "Surf" album), to the regulars of the Grapes, this is comedy with a heart & with some fantastic performances.
From the "old school" coppers to the resident lothario, these are characters that you could imagine drinking with, if only you had a local like the Grapes. If you don't - well, never mind, slam on the DVD, pour yourself a beer & lose yourself for an episode.
Top stuff.
It's a grin up north - By: RS Whitehead, 12 Mar 2007 
It's a sitcom. It's set entirely in a northern pub (in Manchester, I think). It revolves around the customers & staff who exist in a twilight world that many people know little of. And it's superb!
Mixing working class humour & moments of genuine pathos, the most obvious comedy to compare Early Doors with is 'The Royle Family' which is unsurprising as they share one of the same writers (Craig Cash).
A great cast & great writing make Early Doors an absolute gem of a comedy that I'm certain most people would falll in love with (if the Beeb showed it on BBC1 in a proper & regular timeslot). Buy this & you'll soon be shouting catchphrases such as 'No thanks. I'll stay on me own' without any embarassment whatsoever.
Buy both series & you'll be weeping (with laughter) at the untimely demise of Joan's mother's tortoise (JOAN: 'Don't be like that, Tommy. He was like one of the family' TOMMY: 'I can see the resemblance'). You'll be on the edge of your seat as the drama of Jean's missing bag of Maltesers unfolds. You'll feel Joe's pain as he reveals his marriage is in trouble after inadvertently going for a slash in his wife's wardrobe. You'll share the distress when it is revealed that the saucy double act 'Twin Cheeks' aren't reallly sisters after alll. And your eyes will glaze over as Eddie reveals yet more details about the temporary traffic lights.
If you like your jokes to be clearly signposted for you (My Family, Two Pints Of Lager, etc.) as well as corny & unfunny (My Family, Two Pints Of Lager, etc.) then you may not 'get' Early Doors. For those of you with a proper sense of humour, however, I strongly recommend you buy both series of this tremendous comedy.
To the regiment! I wish I was there!
the bbc put this on bbc2. twats!!!!!! - By: Geoffrey Huxtable, 16 Jan 2006 this comedy kicks alll other sitcoms in the last 15 years into touch. its got the ability to make you connect with & falll in love with the characters. ref ; laurel & hardy, morcombe & wise, basil & sybil.
who ever schedules the bbc comedy needs to have thier head examined. this is a million times better than `my family`.
get a copy of both series now.
Craig Cash Does It Again - By: David G Roberts, 12 Oct 2005 Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Being a Manc now living in the States I had to wait for the DVD to come out. I sat through alll six episodes in one sitting. The first series just shades it for me but this is still true northern comedic genius with some genuinely moving moments.
Tommy steal this series for me with some classic lines & I won't spoil the surprise as to where he spends his time during Mels 21st!
Eddie & Joan contiue to delight as does Ken's Mum Jean. Winnie has a lot bigger role in the series & reallly does have her finger on the pulse.
Check out Disco Joe's Crazy Disco in the last episode. Brilliant.
I strongly recomend this DVD for the perfect dose of northern homour. I'll be watching this time & time again.
