The WORST episodes of Men Behaving Badly

Every episode of Men Behaving Badly ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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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Watching TV
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6.87
120 votes

#1 - Watching TV

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/1997

Gary, Dorothy, Tony and Deborah spend an evening watching television. At least, Tony tries to watch television. The other three seem hell bent on making Tony look like an idiot.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Alarms & Setbacks
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6.97
62 votes

#2 - Alarms & Setbacks

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

Gary tries to impress Deborah by installing a burglar alarm while Dermot tries to impress her by offering his body!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Rent Boy
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6.99
105 votes

#3 - Rent Boy

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1992

Tony tries to impress Deborah by pretending that he can speak German - His plan backfires, however, when Debs gets a letter from a German customer and asks him to translate it for her! Gary begins to suspect that Tony is gay.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Troublesome 12 Inch
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7.06
136 votes

#4 - Troublesome 12 Inch

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1992

Dorothy demands an explanation when Tony sells one of her LP records, which is a 'rare' collectors' item worth £200, which is green in colour. Gary has to find a replacement! - The replacement LP is black, so Gary tries to paint it green! When Dorothy is not convinced, he has to pay her £200. Then, Tony tells him that there was a misprint in the catalogue - the green LP was only worth a few pounds!!!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Intruders
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7.06
174 votes

#5 - Intruders

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/1992

Gary wants to leave his girlfriend, Dorothy, but she decides to leave him first. Gary owns a flat and needs a lodger to help pay the mortgage. Unfortunately, he's got Dermot as a lodger and he's no help at all. A young woman named Deborah moves into the flat upstairs and Dermot immediately decides he's in love with her. The feeling isn't mutual though!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Animals
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7.09
93 votes

#6 - Animals

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/1992

Gary suggests to Dorothy that they should have an ""open relationship"". Much to his surprise, she agrees. Dermot makes greater efforts to get somewhere with Deborah

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Ten
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7.09
121 votes

#7 - Ten

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/1997

Tony tries to talk Deborah into making love in unusual places. He also has to try to make a good impression on Deborah's mother. Dorothy talks Gary into seeing a relationship counsellor.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Cleaning Lady
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7.11
122 votes

#8 - Cleaning Lady

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/29/1994

Dorothy orders Gary to hire a cleaner because she is fed up with the dirty state of the flat. Gary agrees, reluctantly, and becomes obsessed with his new cleaning lady! Tony loses his job at the pub when Les's brother comes to stay, but finds a new job as a male model.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Sofa
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7.11
122 votes

#9 - Sofa

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/1997

Dorothy talks Gary into getting rid of his 25-year-old sofa. Gary reminisces about the events his sofa has 'witnessed'.

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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How to Dump Your Girlfriend
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7.13
134 votes

#10 - How to Dump Your Girlfriend

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1992

Deborah is ill, so Tony decides to look after her. Meanwhile, Tony decides that his girlfriend is getting too serious for his liking so sets about finding a way of dumping her without having to tell her face to face!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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People Behaving Irritatingly
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7.13
129 votes

#11 - People Behaving Irritatingly

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1992

Tony's brother has come to stay and so does his girlfriend. Gary ends up wanting to kill both of them. Then he finds out that her parents have a holiday villa which might be available for a free holiday. Now he'll have to be nice to them both!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Lovers
star
7.14
125 votes

#12 - Lovers

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/1994

Gary is upset when he discovers that he's had well below the average number of sexual partners for a man of his age, so goes to great lengths to prove to Dorothy that he's VERY experienced. Meanwhile, Deborah has split up with her boyfriend, making Tony thinks he's in with a chance!

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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The Bet
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7.21
70 votes

#13 - The Bet

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/1992

Gary and Dermot play chess to decide who will win an evening of pleasure

Directors: Martin Dennis
Writer: Simon Nye
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Going Nowhere
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7.33
132 votes

#14 - 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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Rich and Fat
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7.39
119 votes

#15 - 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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Your Mate v Your Bird
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7.42
123 votes

#16 - 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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Three Girlfriends
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7.42
122 votes

#17 - 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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Casualties
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7.44
94 votes

#18 - 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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Playing Away
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7.46
94 votes

#19 - 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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Sex & Violence
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7.48
90 votes

#20 - 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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Stag Night
star
7.52
96 votes

#21 - 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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Infidelity
star
7.53
92 votes

#22 - 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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Marriage
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7.54
57 votes

#23 - 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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Babies
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7.57
124 votes

#24 - 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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Weekend
star
7.61
116 votes

#25 - 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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