Colin from Accounts

“The last series ended with Gordon down on one knee in the middle of someone else’s wedding reception, humiliating the pair of them with a marriage proposal so gauche, Ash winds up leaving him. The latest episodes leap forward three years, reuniting the pair in a chance meeting. Neither of them can do more than burble and stutter, but they might as well be shouting, ‘I have never stopped loving you,’ because a car pile-up is happening in the background … and the duo don’t even notice. Their love affair is one long, clumsy misunderstanding, like that moment when you go in for a kiss and end up butting heads or clashing teeth. I could happily watch them do this from now till Christmas, but this time round the show is also sending up Australia’s obsession with right-on racial politics. And that’s a delight in itself.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

“Ultimately, though, this is an immensely comforting show: very sweet, very gentle, yet prevented from tipping into saccharine territory by a bass note of blokey and invariably profane Australian humour. The insults are particularly impressive – it’s difficult to choose a favourite from this series but I think I’ll go with the simple but effective “fucking cockhead” (credit: Lynelle’s ex Bernie discussing her current husband Lee). Cringe comedy – and what feels like a slightly misjudged subplot about child abduction – aside, Colin from Accounts has been like a ray of sunshine in the schedules. It’s been a huge hit across the world, and many will mourn its ending. I hope it turns out to be a happy one at least.”
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian

“One episode in, it seems clear that our lovers will get back together, but this is all about enjoying a ride packed with emotional punches, sharp dialogue and the kind of on-screen chemistry that comes when your leads are married in real life. The ensemble characters are also so bedded in, they feel like family. They include Heavy, Gordy’s larrikin brother, who provides an effective antidote to any moment where saying the right thing is unhealthily required, as well as Gordy’s barroom colleagues Brett the gentle giant and Chiara. Her put-downs are as dry as some of the better rieslings our man keeps round the back of his bar and which, like this show, hit all the right notes.”
Ben Dowell, The Times

“This final season resets proceedings. It requires them to start their courtship anew, to flirt again and remember what drew them together in the first place. It allows the show to rerun its greatest hits. Boy meets girl, traffic accident, injured dog, boy gets girl. And at the heart of all that is the wistful electricity between Gordon and Ash, a boisterous yearning that carries Colin from Accounts into the pantheon of great television romcoms. These three series feel like they’ve slipped by, yet Gordon and Ash (and Colin) feel totally real. Flawed, yet lovable.”
Nick Hilton, The Independent

“Alas, TV shows need things to happen while Ash and Gordy work out what viewers have known from the start, and so Colin from Accounts resorts to padding. In series three we get a birthday party, a druggy sex party, a work trip and a road trip, all in the name of distracting us from the will-they, won’t-they. It’s never less than delightful, at times rather wonderful… but I haven’t seen the final episode. Let me say this: if it doesn’t lead to Ash and Gordy living happily ever after – with a fully alive dog – then I will be withholding next year’s licence fee. Over to you, Colin.”
Benji Wilson, Telegraph