『スクール・オブ・ロック』のジャック・ブラック、『ミッドナイト・イン・パリ』のオーウェン・ウィルソン、『ピンクパンサー』のスティーヴ・マーティンと、実力派が競演するコメディー。1年間で目にした野鳥の種類数を競う大会「ザ・ビッグ・イヤー」の最高記録更新を目指す男たちが、さまざまな出来事を経てそれぞれの人生を見つめ直す姿をつづる。製作総指揮を『ナイト ミュージアム』シリーズのベン・スティラーが、監督を『プラダを着た悪魔』のデヴィッド・フランケルが担当。主演三人のほほ笑ましい掛け合いも見ものだ。
A British television sitcom set on Merseyside that revolves around the relationship between Malcolm, a polite and friendly but dull man from middle-class Meols, and Brenda, a sharp-tongued, rough-around-the-edges working-class girl from Liverpool. Instead of the typical 'will they, won't they get together?', after getting together in the first episode, the show is more 'will they, won't they break up?' Watching refers to both the acerbic people watching that Brenda does and the bird watching that Malcolm enjoys, much to the disappointment of Brenda.
Bill Bailey plays host to two teams of well-known personalities – made up of a keen famous ‘twitcher’ and another who’s really not that interested in ornithology – as they compete against one other in testing twitching tasks. Each episode, the beloved British comedian sets the famous faces six ornithological obstacles, including four distinct birding challenges, and two bonus campsite ones. These range from straight bird races (spotting as many different species in a set time) to drawing, photography and counting contests. Whoever wins the most rounds will be named top twitchers. The series takes Bill and the competing couples to some of Britain’s most beautiful and best birdwatching locations, from the tranquillity of Rutland Water to the sheer spectacle of thousands of migrating geese in the Solway Firth to the rugged beauty of the Isle of Mull.
