Very funny fantasy fiction spoof: well worth a listen
With a great cast and some very knowing references to Tolkein and D&D role-player games, this is a really funny series. By series 3, I'm starting to notice a bit of repetition in terms of jokes and ideas, with a bit of an over-reliance on fnerr-fnerr double entendres but it's still head and shoulders above a lot of this kind of comedy series.
Alistair McGowan's Lord Darkness is heavily Blackadder-influenced (not a criticism) and it's nice to hear Dave Lamb (Amis The Chosen One, formerly a dog) stretching himself beyond his Come Dine With Me sarcasm. As the reluctant Sam, Stephen Mangan is at his most archly bemused and sceptical, except when driven by lust for the amazonian princess Penthiselea, or just about any female, really. There have to be dwarves and elves, or it's not a proper fantasy (that's a rule, right there) so it's good to hear Kevin Eldon superbly filling two roles - as bullish Dean the Dwarf and the sublimely depraved Kreech - with Darren Boyd as the suitably dim-witted Vidar the Elf.
if you like Red Dwarf crossed with Lord of the Rings this is for you, and includes 'Big Suz'.All the things the films want to do but can't. conjured in your mind
Basically this brilliant show sends up every sword and fantasy epic ever. The Situations are inventive, with some wicked writing, Highly recommend it to anyone.