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 Jessica
Stevenson plays Bex, a girl who lives in an "almost" world
- she's almost in a relationship, almost in a good job. Her so-so
life is dominated by the multiple "almostmen" around her
- her smarmy boss, Charles, who fails to grasp the concept of monogamy
and her on/off boyfriend Ryan (Oliver Chris) who treats ambition
and a steady job as twin repulsive bugbears, much to Bex's chagrin.
Then there's her womanising father, Jack (Clive Russell), who has
passed through middle-age and emerged the other side as a juvenile
teenager.
Bex, despite being smart and sassy, is still clueless as to the
machinations of the male of the species. However, she still has
to figure out what men are all about and why women even give a toss.
But it seems the more she learns about men and relationships, the
more infuriating they become. She does, however, get some help from
her cynical pal Chris (Raquel Cassidy) and her loopy work colleague
Jan (Zita Sattar).
The channel says that According To Bex comes with a good
pedigree. Creator Fred Barron has written for shows like The
Larry Sanders Show and Caroline In The City. The show
has been shot in an almost stream of consciousness style with the
storyline constantly interrupted by Bex's flights of fantasies,
camera monologues and random soundbites from supposed 'people-in-the-street'
offering unsolicited opinions on how Miss Almost should handle her
problems.
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