205 - Henry IX

This week we review Henry IX (Series 1 Episode 1)<br /><br />Set in the fictitious, contemporary court of Henry IX, King of the United Kingdom, this is the almost universal story of a forty-something man going through a mid-life crisis, except this one just happens to be the reigning monarch, King of Great Britain and the Commonwealth.<br /><br />This three part sitcom has been penned by the legendary, multi award-winning comedy writing team behind Porridge, The Likely Lads and Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.<br /><br />The series sees Henry struggle to make changes to his life in the face of centuries of tradition and a Royal household who are fairly sure they have his - and if not, certainly their own - best interests at heart.<br /><br />Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais<br />Produced by Pete Thornton, Jon Rolph, Tarquin Gotch, Tanya Qureshi and Simon Lupton<br />Directed By Vadim Jean<br />A Retort in association with Serious Comedy Production for Gold.<br />Henry IX is available here: <a href="https://bit.ly/3RokqBw" rel="noopener">https://bit.ly/3RokqBw</a><br /> <br />The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube.<br /> <br />Subscribe for a new episode each Tuesday.<br /> <br />Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.