The lowdown: 'Linda Green' is a comedy/drama from the BBC, starring Liza Tarbuck in the title role. Linda is a full-figured 
single woman in her 30s who is still looking for the right man. Much of her life revolves around going out with her friends, 
meeting new men and singing at the local club. Linda often has some difficult relationships with men, and they often end 
badly, but her failure to meet the right man does not stop her from living life to the full. The show has often been described 
as a British version of 'Sex in the City', but in reality the shows are poles apart.

Christopher Eccleston features in the first episode of the series, in the dual role of identical twins Neil and Tom Sherry. 
Linda has been dating Neil but decides to break up with him. Neil's brother Tom shows up at her flat, and Linda discovers 
that Tom is kind, sensitive and compassionate, whereas Neil is basically a prick. Tom also does not have a tattoo that 
says 'Eat me.' Linda begins a relationship with Tom, to the complete surprise of her friends, but Neil isn't quite ready to 
move on. The episode ends with Neil and Tom fighting outside Linda's flat.

The verdict: More of a drama than comedy, 'Linda Green' is a well-written and entertaining look at the life of a single 
woman in Manchester. However, it is not to everyone's taste, and is probably more appealling to women than men. 
Nevertheless, the writing and acting are excellent; Liza Tarbuck in particuliar is superb, and like Dawn French before her, 
she shows that women don't have to have a size eight figure to be sexy.

Trivia:  'Linda Green' won the TV Comedy Programme of the Year award in the Television and Radio Industries Club
Awards for 2002.

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