Hardware (TV series)


Hardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 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

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.

Episodes

Series One (2003)

  1. "Nice"
  2. "Naked"
  3. "Bondage"
  4. "Finger"
  5. "Women"
  6. "Hutch"

    Series Two (2004)

  7. "Bastard"
  8. "Big Foot"
  9. "Nude"
  10. "Loser"
  11. "Tony Two-Ways"
  12. "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.