The UK version had a strange, surreal edge. Because Frank narrated directly to the audience, reality was always fluid. One minute you were watching a brutal beating; the next, a character would deliver a monologue about Kant to a pigeon. The show frequently broke the fourth wall, reminding you that you were watching a story told by an unreliable drunk. This stylistic choice gave the a unique identity that the straightforward drama of the US version never captured.

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