Netflix viewers rush to binge ‘masterpiece’ British comedy series starring Harry Potter legend

A bid praised by fans for its ‘dark British humour’ has rapidly go one of the astir watched shows since being released connected Netflix this week.

Originally airing successful 2017, Sick Note starred Rupert Grint as security cause Daniel Glass, a compulsive liar facing a failing narration and dead-end occupation erstwhile things get adjacent worse, and he’s diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer.

However, it past emerges that he’s been misdiagnosed by incompetent doc Iain Glennis, played by Nick Frost.

But aft realising he’s treated overmuch amended by those astir him pursuing the diagnosis, Daniel decides to support quiet, but his lies rapidly heap up.

At the aforesaid clip Iain besides realises helping to screen up the deception benefits him too, with the brace becoming allies.

However, they past look the inquiries of a section policeman who suspects Daniel whitethorn person been progressive successful a execution case. The web of lies lone gets bigger, with superior crimes past being committed.

At the clip of its merchandise the amusement was called a ‘comical masterpiece’.

‘Rupert Grint and Nick Frost are hilarious together! The crippled is truthful ridiculous and cringy it works,’ Jerrica posted connected IMDB.

‘This thrilling, predictable, yet unpredictable drama deserves its ain genre,’ Ashlee wrote.

‘Insane crippled enactment with plentifulness of comic and tense moments, talented actors and astonishing characters couldn’t urge it enough,’ Amelia added.

Others said the ‘thoroughly entertaining archetypal British comedy’ was ‘one of the funniest shows I’ve seen successful years’.

The amusement was added to Netflix contiguous and successful little than 24 hours, it’s already changeable up the charts and go the 4th most-watched TV amusement connected the streaming service.

The bid marked the archetypal TV amusement Rupert had ever done, calling the conception a ‘very caller idea’.

‘I hadn’t work thing successful a agelong clip that had made maine laughter retired large similar this. Dark things person ever appealed to me. I don’t cognize wherefore – possibly I person a spot of a sick consciousness of humour!’ helium told Comedy UK.

After starring successful Harry Potter, the histrion admitted helium felt unit moving connected thing other but he’d been keen to ‘have the accidental to amusement that you tin bash antithetic things’.

‘But Harry Potter was ne'er thing I was hopeless to shingle off. I conscionable bask doing antithetic things.’

Although determination were initially plans for a 2nd play to beryllium produced, successful 2021 its co-creator Nat Saunders said it was ‘neither recommissioned oregon cancelled, conscionable successful TV amusement limbo’ but adding a instrumentality was improbable to proceed.

Sick Note is streaming connected Netflix.

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