Wonderful, gentle humour, perfectly acted with Dame Judi Dench as Jean, and Geoffrey Palmer as Lionel. Produced in the 1990s it's not fast-paced or hiliarious, but the timing is exactly right and we found ourselves smiling many times.

We watched the episodes mostly in pairs over the course of four months, and will now be embarking on series three and four. Definitely recommended if you appreciate this kind of character-based low-key humour. Quite a few innuendoes, but nothing explicit, and all done with good taste.

Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2023/07/as-time-goes-by-series-1-and-2.html ( )