Undoubtedly, French is a national treasure, teamed here with a charming cast that includes comedy veteran Mark Heap (Friday Night Dinner), Doctor Who star Mandip Gill and ex-CBBC staple turned indie filmmaker Craig Roberts (Still Up).
This underlying condition, combined with the handiwork of a farcically ineffective doctor, leads to his mistakenly being declared dead in the sitcom's prologue, allowing widow wife Debbie (French) to claim fraudulently on his life insurance.
Mayhew-Archer maintains a genuine sense of danger too, as Debbie and William risk a lengthy prison sentence should their scheme be detected by even their own daughter-in-law, Neha (Gill), who just so happens to be a police officer.
So what's the problem? Well, to be frank, it's just not very funny.
By virtue of being a genre hybrid, incorporating elements of mystery and thriller, there are more reasons to tune in than just the jokes – but French and Heap are such strong comedic talents that this is a tough pill to swallow.
If the show finds an audience, there's enough potential on display here to warrant another go at making it work – but for now, I'm afraid ashamed to say, this insurance fraud sitcom is yet to pay out.
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