Hapless

Hapless is a British comedy television series written directed and produced by Gary Sinyor. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 28 February 2020 in the UK and Ireland, followed by release in the United States on 30 March 2020. It then launched on Netflix in the UK and Ireland on November 1, 2021. On May 15, 2023, the second season (8 episodes) was released on Amazon Prime Video to 5-star reviews in The Daily Mail and The Daily Star. The Sun called the second season "painfully funny". The Daily Express, The Observer and The Times compared it to Curb Your Enthusiasm. In season two, guest stars include Ronni Ancona, Sally Phillips, Linda Robson, Matt Tebbutt, and Stephen Wight.

Premise
Hapless follows the life of Paul Green who is an investigative journalist for The Jewish Enquirer, described as "the 4th biggest Jewish publication in the UK".

Cast
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 * Tim Downie as Paul Green
 * Josh Howie as Simon
 * Lucy Montgomery as Naomi
 * Jeany Spark (series 2) as Naomi

Reception
The show has been likened to Curb Your Enthusiasm and Alan Partridge. Front Row called the show "Seinfeld in North London". The Times of Israel compared the character of Paul Green to Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm and John Cleese's Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers.

The show was scheduled to appear in British Airways' in-flight entertainment offerings starting in December 2023. Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas War, it was pulled from the schedule, with an explanation of maintaining neutrality. After an uproar about antisemitism, the airline apologized for the misstep, and rescheduled it for January 2024.