Episodes, broadcast on BBC2 on Monday evenings at 10pm

Above: screenprint of BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ysm34/Episodes_Episode_6/

I missed the latest installment of the comedy drama Episodes, broadcast on BBC2 on Monday evenings at 10pm. I intend to watch it on the BBC iPlayer. But this is not the same as seeing the actual broadcast.

10pm on BBC2 on Mondays is developing into a slot for high-qaulity comedy drama - Rev, Grandma's House, Miranda and now Episodes.

All these comedies seem to have as their theme "suburbia" and its bourgeoise values - a suburban vicar transplanted to the inner city, the deeply suburban sub-culture of Jewish north London, suburbanites experiencing Hollywood etc.

Perhaps this accounts for their popularity, since suburbia is where most of the British population live, and suburban people mostly want to see drama that reflects themselves.

On Youtube you can see examples of this genre from the ancient past - Father Dear Father, The Good Life, Bless This House. These kinds of productions went out of fashion with the rise of "alternative" comedy. Television comedy almost died as a result.