If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Sick Note is available in the UK on Sky Go and Now TV right now. 2 seasons means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Rupert Grint leads a cast with real comic timing. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Sky Go.

Sick Note arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Sick Note does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. When Daniel Glass is misdiagnosed with a fatal disease he begins to notice how everyone around him treats him better. But then he finds out he was misdiagnosed by the most incompetent oncologist on Earth and now he has a big decision to make: come clean and go back to his old rubbish life, or keep pretending to be ill. Rupert Grint and Nick Frost lead a cast with the timing to make it work. The series ran for 2 seasons (2017–2018), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. Sick Note earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Sick Note. The tonal similarities to Green Wing are real, though Sick Note carves out its own identity quickly. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Rupert Grint is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

Sick Note wrapped up in 2018, created by James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders — and 2 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.