The Piglet Files (1990–1992) User Reviews

One of my favorite shows!

[Louise-16 · 8/10 · 9 July 1999]

It's about an electronics whiz (Peter Chapman) who gets a job with MI5, the British intelligence agency. They don't want to give him a code name, but when he is disappointed by that, they give him the name Piglet and he regrets it. His wife, Sarah, must be kept in the dark about what he really does for a living. There's a great scene in a season 2 episode where you discover that all the wives (there's only one female agent, regrettably) have been given different cover stories.

Great comedy, well acted, well written, and one of the best TV music themes I've ever heard! I'm so glad this show has come out on DVD; it's about time.

Quite Funny, With Quirky Characters

[richievee · 8/10 · 10 January 2015]

I liked this series very much. While not quite up to the brilliant standards of Nicholas Lyndhurst's later "Goodbye Sweetheart," TPF offers amusing situations and quirky recurring characters - - especially Drummond (Clive Francis) and Dexter (Michael Percival). I would describe it as an ensemble comedy, and that genre can usually be counted upon for plenty of laughs. Occasionally (about once an episode), there is a laugh-out-loud moment with inspired writing. Otherwise, the chuckles are milder but still enjoyable. Personally, I would be happy to spend any half-hour staring at the cutie who plays "Flint." (Does anyone know whether Louise Catt has appeared in any other telly or cinema? Nothing else is listed for her on IMDb.) Try "The Piglet Files." I think you will be glad that you did, provided you are not expecting a profound classic.

Great Show

[simon-leonard · 8/10 · 27 January 2007]

This was always a great show but has rarely been repeated on British TV, this always seemed strange as Nicholas Lyndhurst is basically now a British institution!

It now looks like Paramount 2 on Sky will be showing it, so lets hope it'll finally get a DVD release (amazingly there is an NTSC version but as yet no PAL!!!).

If you ever get the chance to watch it make sure you do, this shows British spies aren't all James Bond (and came 10 years before Johnny English)

Kudos must all so go out to the actor who played Lewis, who only surpassed his performance of an utter buffoon in the film Love,Honor and Obey.

Great show!

[danbarron · 5 August 2004]

I recently picked up the first two series of this show on DVD. VERY funny. I really enjoyed it, although I had never heard of it and only bought it because it has Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies) in it.

As untenable as the premise may sound, the show is usually very believable and sometimes takes a semi-serious turn like when Piglet's wife is kidnapped accidentally, but always pays off with a big laugh in the end.

Nicholas Lyndhurst is great as usual in this series, and his costar Clive Francis puts in a good performance as his boss, Drummond. But deserving special mention is Michael Percival as Dexter. They say playing stupid is hard. Well Mr. Percival does an excellent job making Dexter both amazingly stupid yet completely likable.

Highly recommended.

This show is so much fun to watch

[mmm_driftwood · 10/10 · 8 September 2006]

My whole family loves catching The Piglet Files on PBS on Saturday nights. It is so clever and funny.Piglet is the only one with any sort of intelligence. Everyone else just seems to be clueless. They bungle all of the assignments and Piglet (usually accidentally) cleans up the mess. (I still can't figure out how his wife doesn't know that he's an MI5 agent. Even though this takes place in Great Britian, I think Americans audiences can relate. Just change MI5 to CIA and you've got a hit show! I'm disappointed that they are not making new episodes. It seems that by the time we get good British shows here, they're already canceled in GB, which is too bad.

Shocking

[harryplinkett14 · 1/10 · 15 February 2019]

How do you make a series three seasons long, without a single moment that makes you laugh? This series is without a doubt the ultimate example of a disaster. And no, these 'gags' weren't funny even back in the 1990s. Both the jokes and the physical humor are abysmal, and demonstrate total lack of understanding on the part of the writer and director of how humour works. The punch lines are nonexistent and so is the timing. You know, a child could rewrite each of these episodes and make it more funny. Oh, it's so unbelievably dull and outright retarded. If only it managed to fail so badly and be funny as a failure, but alas, no such luck. Unwatchable, literally. People often throw the word 'unwatchable' around without really meaning to say that. Well, this thing is literally, and without a hint of hyperbole, unwatchable.

The Piglet Files

[studioAT · 4/10 · 31 October 2020]

Nicholas Lyndhurst deserves better recognition for his contribution to British comedy.

This show isn't a patch on the great 'Only Fools', but don't get me wrong, it's warm and funny, and those things go a long way.

Well worth a look if you can find a copy on DVD.