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Is It Legal?

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1995 | 3 seasons | 30 min | Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Office, start here.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 11 hours in all.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Is It Legal? is a British television sitcom set in a solicitors office in Hounslow, west London, which ran from 1995 to 1998. It was produced by Hartswood Films and was shown on ITV for Series 1-2 and Channel 4 for Series 3. It was written by Simon Nye, who also wrote other ITV sitcoms such as Men Behaving Badly and Hardware.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

Season by season

The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11995 · 7 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 21996 · 7 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 31998 · 7 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Simon Nye

  • Kate Isitt
  • Jeremy Clyde
  • Richard Lumsden
  • Imelda Staunton
  • Patrick Barlow
  • Matthew Ashford
  • Matthew Ashforde