Hardware (TV series)

Hardware is a British sitcom that was broadcast on ITV from 23 March 2003 to 11 April 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly and directed by Ben Kellett.
The show's opening theme was "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.

Cast

Martin Freeman – Mike
Peter Serafinowicz – Kenny
Ken Morley – Rex
Ryan Cartwright – Steve
Susan Earl – Anne
Ella Kenion – Julie
Iain Pearson – Brian McCampion

Plot

Hardware is set in "Hamway's Hardware Store" in London, where main character Mike works with Steve and Kenny for shop owner Rex. They relax at the next-door-but-one cafe, "Nice Day Cafe", where Mike's girlfriend Anne works with Julie. The series revolves around the store staff as they engage in a daily wisecrack battle with packs of DIY obsessed clients.
The exterior scenes were filmed at 237 and 241 Neasden Lane in Neasden.

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1: 23 March 2003 to 27 April 2003
Series 2: 7 March 2004 to 11 April 2004

Series 1 (2003)

"Nice"
"Naked"
"Bondage"
"Finger"
"Women"
"Hutch"

Series 2 (2004)

"Bastard"
"Big Foot"
"Nude"
"Loser"
"Tony Two-Ways"
"Celebrity"

DVD releases

The first series of Hardware is available on DVD in Region 4. The complete series of Hardware was released in February 2009 in the UK on Region 2 from Network DVD.