7 January (2005-01-07) – 25 February 2005 (2005-02-25)
According to Bex (originally titled Everything I Know About Men[1]) is a Britishsitcom that aired on BBC One in 2005. Starring Jessica Stevenson (now known as Jessica Hynes), it was written by Katie Douglas, Julia Barron and Fred Barron, who also created My Family and After You've Gone. The American sitcom Courting Alex, starring Jenna Elfman, was originally based on According to Bex.[2]
According to Bex concerns the life of Bex Atwell, a twenty-something single woman who works as a secretary and lives in London. She is looking for the perfect man and the perfect job, but in both she ends with second best.
Critical reception to the show was negative, with The Stage calling it "the biggest sitcom disaster of the year".[3] and the British Comedy Guide describing it as "dull and predictable".[4] Despite reports that a second series had been planned,[5] the show was cancelled after the first series due to low ratings.[6] Hynes considered the series so bad that she ended up firing her agent.[7]
