Shelley(1979)

Shelley is a British comedy series following James Shelley, an educated and sardonic man who has perfected the art of unemployment. Perpetually broke and at odds with nearly everyone around him, James wages constant battles against authority figures, tax collectors, his long-suffering landlady, and his girlfriend Fran. His wit and refusal to conform clash repeatedly with the demands of conventional life, creating a darkly comic portrait of a man determined to live by his own rules, no matter the consequences. The series captures the friction between his intellectual pretensions and his chaotic reality, offering sharp social commentary wrapped in comedy.