Time for some light relief. In the gentler style of The Royle Family and Phoenix Nights, rather than the full-force laughing bag of Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen and Spaced, Early Doors is yet another piece of British comedy history. And one of those rare things: a memorable night out. In spite of chronicling the desolation of northern British pub life (The Grapes is the kind of boozer you hate being in, which just might be the reason why it becomes your local), this series succeeds in making you wish you were there. And, like the Royles, the characters infect us with new comedy catchphrases, like the toast: “To the regiment… I wish I was there!”