TV series

Ever Decreasing Circles
1984–1987 · 4 seasons
A gentle suburban sitcom that quietly stings, blending warm laughs with a persistent undercurrent of envy and quiet despair.
- Created by
- Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Penelope Wilton, Richard Briers, Peter Egan
- Overview
- Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, satirical, warm and cynical. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Obsession, identity, friendship, love
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Penelope Wilton, Richard Briers, Peter Egan





