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Comedy

How Not to Live Your Life

Comedy

How Not to Live Your Life

2007 – 2011 (completed) · 4 seasons · 21 episodes · United Kingdom · English

How Not to Live Your Life (2007) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.2/10 on IMDb from 1,370 votes. Updated

64.4GRM score
★ 8.2IMDb · 1k

Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say.

Where to watch

JustWatch
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Top cast

13
Dan Clark
Don Danbury
David Armand
Eddie Singh
Leila Hoffman
Mrs. Treacher
Laura Haddock
Samantha
Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Jason
Sinead Moynihan
Abby Jones
Sinead Moynihan
Abby James
Silas Carson
Brian
Finlay Robertson
Karl Menford
Frank Gallagher
Mr. Bitchman
Tom Meeten
Graham Length
Tom Meeten
Michael Jackson
Tom Meeten
Pete Docherty

Seasons

4

best episode: S3E3 — Don's Posh Weekend ★ 8.8 (65)

S17 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E0Pilot★ 8.673
  • E1Home Sweet Home★ 7.885
  • E2The Field Trip★ 7.973
  • E3Fake Wake★ 7.770
  • E4The Young Ones★ 8.064
  • E5Like Father Like Don★ 7.760
  • E6The Break Up★ 7.859
S26 eps · ★ 8.0
  • E1Don's New Flatmate★ 7.658
  • E2Don Dates a Cougar★ 7.959
  • E3Don the Singer★ 8.260
  • E4Don Goes Gay★ 7.772
  • E5Don Gets Healthy★ 7.755
  • E6Don and the Wedding★ 8.668
S37 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Don's New Job★ 8.253
  • E2Don's Angry Girlfriend★ 8.651
  • E3Don's Posh Weekend★ 8.865
  • E4Don Meets His Maker★ 8.153
  • E5Don Dates a Homeless★ 8.556
  • E6Don Does Therapy★ 8.555
  • E7Don the Musical★ 8.661
S41 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E0It's a Don-derful Life★ 8.6120

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

4

best episode: S3E3 — Don's Posh Weekend ★ 8.8 (65)

S17 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E0Pilot★ 8.673
  • E1Home Sweet Home★ 7.885
  • E2The Field Trip★ 7.973
  • E3Fake Wake★ 7.770
  • E4The Young Ones★ 8.064
  • E5Like Father Like Don★ 7.760
  • E6The Break Up★ 7.859
S26 eps · ★ 8.0
  • E1Don's New Flatmate★ 7.658
  • E2Don Dates a Cougar★ 7.959
  • E3Don the Singer★ 8.260
  • E4Don Goes Gay★ 7.772
  • E5Don Gets Healthy★ 7.755
  • E6Don and the Wedding★ 8.668
S37 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Don's New Job★ 8.253
  • E2Don's Angry Girlfriend★ 8.651
  • E3Don's Posh Weekend★ 8.865
  • E4Don Meets His Maker★ 8.153
  • E5Don Dates a Homeless★ 8.556
  • E6Don Does Therapy★ 8.555
  • E7Don the Musical★ 8.661
S41 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E0It's a Don-derful Life★ 8.6120

Top cast

13
DDan ClarkDon DanburyDDavid ArmandEddie SinghLLeila HoffmanMrs. TreacherLLaura HaddockSamanthaDDaniel Lawrence TaylorJasonSSinead MoynihanAbby JonesSSinead MoynihanAbby JamesSSilas CarsonBrianFFinlay RobertsonKarl MenfordFFrank GallagherMr. BitchmanTTom MeetenGraham LengthTTom MeetenMichael JacksonTTom MeetenPete Docherty

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Comments

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