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COLLECTION · Series · 2003

Hardware

Hardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly. The show's opening theme was A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.

Source: TMDB
* 4.8 (6)Comedy
Creators
Simon Nye
Studios
STV
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
23/03/2003
Score
4.8 / 10 (6)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 2003
Nice
Episode 1. Nice
2003-03-23 · 30 min

A group of men spend their working days at a small hardware shop insulting customers. When Mike insults a customer who then tries to commit suicide, he vows to be friendly and helpful.

Naked
Episode 2. Naked
2003-03-30 · 30 min

Mike is annoyed by the gang's excitement over their new uniforms; at the same time, his girlfriend's mother comes to visit and attempts to seduce him.

Bondage
Episode 3. Bondage
2003-04-06 · 30 min

Mike and his girlfriend try to enliven their sex life.

Finger
Episode 4. Finger
2003-04-13 · 30 min

Mike's girlfriend tries to build a folding ironing board; Steve cuts off his finger.

Women
Episode 5. Women
2003-04-20 · 30 min

The Gang decide that not enough women shop in their store, so begin selling more things that will appeal to the oppisite sex, but to many women start shooping at the store.

Hutch
Episode 6. Hutch
2003-04-27 · 30 min

The Gang build a Rabbit Hutch and Rex's friends visit.

Season 2
Season 2
6 episodes · 2004
Bastard
Episode 1. Bastard
2004-03-07 · 30 min

When the lads notice that Kenny's son bears no resemblance to his father, Kenny gets a DNA test done on his son. Meanwhile, the cafe's new licence to sell alcohol leads to plenty of extended drinking sessions for the shop's workforce.

Big Foot
Episode 2. Big Foot
2004-03-14 · 30 min

In Big Foot, the lads in the shop take it upon their selves to wind up their irritable boss Rex, and Kenny and Steve try to convince him that he's becoming shorter with old age. At the Cafe, Julie's been liberated from her apron strings…

Nude
Episode 3. Nude
2004-03-21 · 30 min

Anne's approached by an artist who specialises in the drawing of nude models, and is offered a hefty cash sum to be the subject of his next piece. At Hamway's, Rex realises, due to the impact of the price cuts at the infamous DIY…

Loser
Episode 4. Loser
2004-03-28 · 30 min

Bumbling loser and dispenser of the Adapti-tool Cliff drops into the shop in the hope of being able to set up a small booth to distribute his product and Mike, in a surprising moment of amiability, harangues Rex until he submits to…

Tony Two-Ways
Episode 5. Tony Two-Ways
2004-04-04 · 30 min

Kenny and Mike start gay-bashing Steve after an effeminate man recognises him in the shop. Rex confesses his confusion about male homosexuality. Mike gets a DIY column in the local newspaper, but is quickly discouraged.

Celebrity
Episode 6. Celebrity
2004-04-11 · 30 min

In this episode, a minor celebrity visits the Nice Day Cafe, and when his autograph is proudly displayed on the wall, it causes quite a stir. So much so that Anne and Julie decide to make the collection extensive without ever actually…

Cast by season
Ryan Cartwright
Ryan Cartwright
Steve
Ken Morley
Ken Morley
Rex
Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Serafinowicz
Kenny
Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman
Mike
Ella Kenion
Ella Kenion
Julie
Susan Earl
Susan Earl
Anne
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