The BEST episodes of Men Behaving Badly

Every episode of Men Behaving Badly ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Men Behaving Badly!

Gary needs a lodger to help pay the mortgage on his flat. Unfortunately, neither of his lodgers seems to be able (or willing) to pay any rent at all! First there's Dermot and then Tony. Both of these fall for Deborah, who owns the flat upstairs, but get nowhere. Gary also has thoughts in that direction - his problem being the fact that he has a regular girlfiend, Dorothy, who he lives with!

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Pornography
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8.48
120 votes

#1 - Pornography

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/1995

Gary organises a dinner party which proves to be a total disaster while Tony's new girlfriend tells him that he'll have to get rid of his collection of soft-porn magazines or she'll leave him.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Cardigan
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8.28
88 votes

#2 - Cardigan

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/1996

Gary is upset when he's mistaken for George at the office. He decides to prove that he isn't becoming ""middle aged"" by taking Dorothy, Tony and Deborah to an all-night rave. The evening is a complete disaster!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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The Good Pub Guide
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8.07
124 votes

#3 - The Good Pub Guide

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/27/1996

Deborah has become interested in astrology. Tony thinks he can use this new interest as a way of getting her to sleep with him. Dorothy gives Gary a lesson in bad behaviour. Gary and Tony are horrified when they discover that Les has been sacked as manager of ""The Crown"". They're even more horrified when they learn that the new landlord plans to completely refurbish the pub. They set about finding a new 'local'. They also fill their flat with some strange mementoes of the 'old Crown'.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Hair
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8.05
126 votes

#4 - Hair

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/1996

Tony is away travelling around Europe. Meanwhile, Gary and Dorothy have a very romantic time and Dorothy decides that she'll move in with Gary. She also decides that Tony will have to leave the flat if he moves in! Tony comes home with a beard and is shocked to find a tidy flat with a fridge full of food instead of lager. Gary agonises about ways of breaking the news to Tony that he'll have to leave the flat.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Jealousy
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7.90
62 votes

#5 - Jealousy

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/1997

Tony becomes obsessively jealous when he thinks that Deborah fancies another man. Gary and Dorothy, Tony and Deborah spend a weekend in a caravan out in the country. Gary is trying to give up smoking.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Cowardice
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7.89
94 votes

#6 - Cowardice

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/4/1996

Gary makes himself look like a coward in a 'road rage' incident so he hatches a plan to make himself look macho. He hires someone to pretend to pick a fight with him in the pub but ends up fighting the wrong man. Deborah has a female friend staying with her. Gary and Tony are convinced that she's going through a ""lesbian phase""!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Drunk
star
7.88
97 votes

#7 - Drunk

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/1995

Gary is supposed to be having a romantic meal with Dorothy, but he gets held up in the pub with Tony. Then Les announces a ""Beers of the World"" promotion and Gary and Tony have to help with the tasting. Will he ever get to the romantic meal?

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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My Brilliant Career
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7.81
88 votes

#8 - My Brilliant Career

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/1992

Gary thinks that he's been offered a new job so takes his staff out to dinner so that he can tell them that he's leaving! Will he be correct? Meanwhile, Dermot loses his job after he dangles a customer by the ankles.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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In Bed with Dorothy
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7.80
94 votes

#9 - In Bed with Dorothy

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/6/1995

Dorothy has had an operation to remove her appendix so Gary insists that she stays with him so that he can look after her. He isn't happy when she shows no interest in having sex with him. Tony is discovered wearing spectacles.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Bed
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7.68
126 votes

#10 - Bed

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/1994

It's a wild and stormy night. Deborah can't sleep because she has digestive problems and because the garden fence is flapping around in the wind. She solves this problem by sending Tony to fix the fence and sends Gary to the shops. In the middle of the night, to look for indigestion tablets!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Wedding
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7.66
123 votes

#11 - Wedding

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/1997

The day of Gary and Dorothy's wedding arrives and both of them are having second thoughts. Tony, however, is ""on a promise"" if the wedding goes ahead.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Home-Made Sauna
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7.66
118 votes

#12 - Home-Made Sauna

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/1/1996

Dorothy and Deborah have gone away on a sailing weekend. Tony is building a sauna in the garden shed - a ""shedna"" as he calls it. Gary and Tony meet Paula and Carol, who are staying at the house next door for the weekend. They invite the girls round for a barbecue. Tony makes a play for Paula, but discovers that she's a happily married mother. Gary is seduced by Carol. When Deborah and Dorothy come home, Tony talks Debs into trying out the ""shedna"" with him, but it blows up before they can use it! Gary obviously keeps quiet about his weekend activities with Carol.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Gary & Tony
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7.63
142 votes

#13 - Gary & Tony

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1992

Dermot has left the flat and gone abroad so Gary advertises for a new lodger. After interviewing a string of very strange and weird applicants, Gary offers the room to a bloke called Tony. Also, Anthea asks Gary for a pay rise and gets locked in the stationery cupboard.

Directors: Gillian Miles
Writer: Simon Nye
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Weekend
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7.61
115 votes

#14 - Weekend

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/1994

Tony gets a job as a barman, working for Les. Gary and Dorothy compare fantasies.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Babies
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7.58
123 votes

#15 - Babies

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/1995

Deborah leaves her keys with Tony so that he can let the gas engineer in to service her boiler. Tony can't resist the chance to have a peep in Deborah's underwear drawer, with disastrous consequences! Gary and Dorothy think they might have a baby - Dorothy begins to wonder whether Gary is mature enough to be a father.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Marriage
star
7.55
56 votes

#16 - Marriage

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/1994

Tony resorts to bugging Deborah's flat in an attempt to find out what she sees in her new estate agent boyfriend. Gary takes Dorothy to the ""Pasta Pig"" for a romantic meal. Carried away by the wine and the atmosphere, he forgets himself and proposes! - Dorothy accepts!! Next morning, Gary has second thoughts but how can he escape marriage?

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Infidelity
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7.53
91 votes

#17 - Infidelity

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/1995

Deborah tells Tony that she prefers people who help others, so he tries to become a Samaritan. Meanwhile, Gary suspects Dorothy of ""playing around"" and goes to great lengths to confirm his suspicions.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Stag Night
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7.52
95 votes

#18 - Stag Night

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/1997

Gary and Tony set out to celebrate Gary's stag night after Dorothy decides that it's time Gary showed ""real committment"" by marrying her. Gary suggests to Dorothy that buying a dog together might be an alternative!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Sex & Violence
star
7.48
90 votes

#19 - Sex & Violence

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/1992

Dermot organises a romantic dinner for Deborah

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Playing Away
star
7.46
94 votes

#20 - Playing Away

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/13/1995

Tony has toothache but can't face a trip to the dentist. He decides on a 'do-it-yourself' extraction and ends up in great pain. Gary and Deborah have gone away on a weekend writing course. Tony calls Dorothy at the hospital and she comes round to help him. They end up in bed together.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Casualties
star
7.44
94 votes

#21 - Casualties

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/1994

Deborah has become very depressed, so she decides to sell her flat and leave the country (As you do!!!). To prevent her from leaving, Gary and Tony do everything they can think of to convince potential buyers that her flat is a terrible place to live!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Three Girlfriends
star
7.43
121 votes

#22 - Three Girlfriends

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/1995

Gary's dad has come to stay so he has to find a partner to take to a party. Tony has three girlfriends at the same time and he's finding it difficult to keep them apart. He's also making Gary very jealous!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Your Mate v Your Bird
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7.42
122 votes

#23 - Your Mate v Your Bird

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/1996

Gary has to decide between keeping Tony as a flatmate and living with Dorothy. He finally decides to ask Tony to leave. Tony moves to a room in ""The Crown"". Then Dorothy announces that she's decided to move in with Deborah! Tony tries to prove his love for Deborah with a do-it-yourself tattoo.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Rich and Fat
star
7.40
118 votes

#24 - Rich and Fat

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/25/1996

Everyone keeps telling Tony that he's getting fat, so he tries to lose weight. Tony discovers that Gary has £33,000 in his savings account and soon everyone knows about it. Dorothy 'persuades' Gary to make a donation to the hospital appeal fund but everyone is after Gary for a handout. He solves the problem by pretending that he's blown all of his money on expensive watches and Harrods lager.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Going Nowhere
star
7.33
131 votes

#25 - Going Nowhere

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1992

Gary and Deborah are trapped in a lift together. Tony has bought an old van and equips it with an electric blanket - Can you guess why?!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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