Hello Ladies is an American sitcom created by Stephen Merchant, Lee Eisenberg, and Gene Stupnitsky. It stars Merchant as an Englishman looking for love in modern Los Angeles. The series premiered on the American network HBO on September 29, 2013. On January 23, 2014, HBO canceled the series; however, the series was concluded with a feature-length special, which aired on November 22, 2014.
Hello Ladies was adapted from Merchant's stand-up show of the same name. The show's title comes from the catchphrase Stuart uses at least once per episode.
Premise Stuart "Hello Ladies" Pritchard is a socially inept Englishman living in Los Angeles with the intent of finding the woman of his dreams. However, the unlucky Stuart keeps falling into situations that, more often than not, have him embarrassing himself in front of women. Stuart's support network include his best friend Wade, who is trying to cope with life as a bachelor after he and his wife separate, and Jessica, an aspiring actress-screenwriter living in his guest-house.
Cast Stephen Merchant as Stuart Pritchard Christine Woods as Jessica Vanderhoff Nate Torrence as Wade Bailey Kevin Weisman as Kives Kyle Mooney as Rory
Guest stars included Nicole Kidman, David Hornsby, Crista Flanagan, Jenny Slate, Lindsey Broad, Carly Craig, Eddie Pepitone, Lucy Punch, Marc Evan Jackson, Wayne Federman, Sean Wing and Sarah Wright.
Critical reception On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the lone season of Hello Ladies scored 58 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
The Movie (2014)
Music The opening theme music is "Alone Too Long" by Hall & Oates. Credits music for each episode differs:
Season 1 (2013)
Episode 1: "Kiss You All Over" by Exile Episode 2: "Look Who's Lonely Now" by Bill LaBounty Episode 3: "You Belong to the City" by Glenn Frey Episode 4: "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart Episode 5: "The Guitar Man" by Bread Episode 6: "Get It Right Next Time" by Gerry Rafferty Episode 7: "Oh Yeah" by Roxy Music Episode 8: "Marriage Bureau Rendezvous" by 10cc
Hello Ladies: The Movie (2014)
"Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station, "Somebody" by Bryan Adams, "Sussudio" by Phil Collins, "Days Gone Down" by Gerry Rafferty
Reception
Series On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 52% of 25 critics' reviews for the first season are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Stephen Merchant is an intelligent performer, but Hello Ladies is largely a squirm-inducing comedy that lacks the empathy of his best work." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 58 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Movie On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 7 critics' reviews are positive.
Home media "Hello Ladies: The Complete Series and the Movie" was released on DVD on May 26, 2015, which includes deleted scenes and making-of featurette. The complete collection is available in HD via iTunes and Amazon Prime Video, though no Blu-ray release has been announced. The series also are available on HBO Max in United States, Latin America and Europe.
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