Grumpy Old Men: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Assembling a group of grumpy, world-weary blokes to moan about selected topics might sound boring but the show side-stepped political correctness and tapped a rich vein of sardonic, eloquent and well informed grumpiness that got right to the nub of each issue. The grumpy old men included, amongst others, Arthur Smith, Will Self, John Peel, Rick Wakeman and Jeremy Clarkson. The subject matter up for discussion ranged from Pop Idol to Tony Blair to mobile phones to Christmas and beyond. Geoffrey Palmer provided a wry, understated narration.

Series details

• Title: Grumpy Old Men
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2003-10-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-05-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10929
• IMDb ID: tt0397794
• TVDB ID: 83625

Cast and credited roles

• Geoffrey Palmer — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-10-10; final listed air date 2003-10-31; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-09-10; final listed air date 2004-10-01; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 2006-04-14; final listed air date 2006-05-19; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Grumpy Old Men on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.