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Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say.

3 Seasons
19 Episodes
Ended
Comedy Drama
episode image Don's Posh Weekend
8.8/10 (61 votes)

#1 Don's Posh Weekend

S3:E3

Disaster ensues when a posh girl invites Don and Jason to her parents' country house.

episode image Don's Angry Girlfriend
8.7/10 (48 votes)

#2 Don's Angry Girlfriend

S3:E2

Don's new relationship with Jenny is soon affected by her odd behaviour.

episode image Don the Musical
8.7/10 (56 votes)

#3 Don the Musical

S3:E7

After seeing the attention Eddie gets in his theatre club, Don decides to join up.

episode image Don and the Wedding
8.6/10 (64 votes)

#4 Don and the Wedding

S2:E6

Don is asked to be the best man at his old school friend's wedding.

episode image Don Dates a Homeless
8.6/10 (52 votes)

#5 Don Dates a Homeless

S3:E5

Don meets a homeless girl begging for money in the street and asks her out on a date.

episode image Don Does Therapy
8.6/10 (50 votes)

#6 Don Does Therapy

S3:E6

Don realises he still has feelings for Sam after hearing of Brian's intention to propose.

episode image Don's New Job
8.2/10 (47 votes)

#7 Don's New Job

S3:E1

Don comes up with an elaborate story about a new job to try to impress Sam.

episode image Don Meets His Maker
8.2/10 (47 votes)

#8 Don Meets His Maker

S3:E4

When the gang mistakenly believe Don might be seriously ill, he continues the lie.

episode image Don the Singer
8.1/10 (54 votes)

#9 Don the Singer

S2:E3

Samantha's singer-songwriter boyfriend Jackson invites Don to play at his open mic night.

episode image The Young Ones
7.9/10 (56 votes)

#10 The Young Ones

S1:E4

Don feels his age when he hangs out with a girl who is nine years younger than him.

episode image Home Sweet Home
7.8/10 (75 votes)

#11 Home Sweet Home

S1:E1

Don discovers he's been left a house by his recently deceased grandmother.

episode image The Field Trip
7.8/10 (66 votes)

#12 The Field Trip

S1:E2

Don goes on a field trip with Abby and the kids from her school, but things go wrong.

episode image The Break Up
7.8/10 (51 votes)

#13 The Break Up

S1:E6

A night out on the pull with Eddie ends in all sorts of drama for Don.

episode image Don Dates a Cougar
7.8/10 (52 votes)

#14 Don Dates a Cougar

S2:E2

Don starts dating an older woman but can't handle the grown-up world she lives in.

episode image Fake Wake
7.7/10 (63 votes)

#15 Fake Wake

S1:E3

Don finds out he's legally obliged to put on a wake for his deceased nan.

episode image Like Father Like Don
7.7/10 (53 votes)

#16 Like Father Like Don

S1:E5

Don gets a new job working at Karl's dad's company and finds the father he never had.

episode image Don's New Flatmate
7.6/10 (51 votes)

#17 Don's New Flatmate

S2:E1

With Abby gone for six months, Don wants a stripper to move into the spare room.

episode image Don Goes Gay
7.6/10 (65 votes)

#18 Don Goes Gay

S2:E4

Don thinks he might be a bit gay after Samantha's brother gets into bed with him.

episode image Don Gets Healthy
7.6/10 (49 votes)

#19 Don Gets Healthy

S2:E5

Don joins a gym, but fails to get beyond the running machine without passing out.

Cast & Chracters

character image Don Danbury

Don Danbury

Actor: Dan Clark
character image Samantha

Samantha

Actor: Laura Haddock
character image Eddie Singh

Eddie Singh

Actor: David Armand
character image Mrs. Treacher

Mrs. Treacher

Actor: Leila Hoffman
character image Brian

Brian

Actor: Silas Carson
character image Jason

Jason

Actor: Daniel Lawrence Taylor

The highest rated episode of How Not to Live Your Life is "Don's Posh Weekend" (S3E3) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 61 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Don's New Flatmate" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 51 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Young Ones" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 56 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Fake Wake" (S1E3) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 63 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Don and the Wedding" (S2E6) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 64 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Don's New Flatmate" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 51 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Don's Posh Weekend" (S3E3) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 61 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Don's New Job" (S3E1) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 47 votes.

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