It was a sad moment when we realised we had come to the end of our
Frasier repeats, which had usually marked the start of every evening's viewing for months, but something had to be said about this sublime series, a comedy which dared America with its intelligence and wit. The common format - a beautifully set up comedy of disasters - made me think more than once of
Fawlty Towers. Kelsey Grammer excelled in the title role whether through subtle reactions or barnstorming over-the-topness; indeed looks exchanged between he, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin become more nuanced the more they all got to know each other. Plus you have to rate Moose as the most incredible dog since Asta in the 1930s.
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| 1998 Emmys won for Outstanding Comedy Show, Grammer and Pierce (Leeves nominated) |
Bedecked with guest stars both heard and seen - the latter including such diverse folk as Derek Jacobi, Eve Marie Saint, Marsha Mason, Anthony Lapaglia and Millicent Martin, Patrick Stewart and Laura Linney.
Whilst it is clear that the two most educated characters in the show are also the dumbest, there's often a moment in an episode where there's a little moment of tenderness..
Did we really watch 263 episodes? Sometimes it was five a night... Loved the one with the butler. And the one in the lodge where all the characters keep dreaming. And the one where Niles shags Lilith. And the one where they think they've discovered a murder. And the one...
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