A Simple Man

A Simple Man is a British animated sitcom created by BaconMatthew for Sky One. The series follows Jonathan, the titular simple man, who enjoys the simple things in life, and his family, the Crudshuks who live in Potscue, a bustling fictionalised town situated near London.

The series is based off of "Some Guy Lives In A Town", a short developed by BaconMatthew which follows an early version of Jonathan and his family who were then called the Smiths. The series was picked up for its first season in 1997 by Sky One and it premiered on January 3, 2000. The series ran for three seasons on Sky before being cancelled. It was later picked up for a revival by Dessin which premiered on August 11, 2017 and is currently in its second season.

Premise
Similar to other animated series, A Simple Man clearly takes place throughout several years but has none of its characters age. Likewise, episodes contain techonlogy and culture related to the time.

The series follows 43-year old Jonathan Crudshuk, who works for Nowl Construction, a construction company that primarily works on building new structures. Jonathan is married to 41-year old Natasha, and they have two children; 19-year old daughter Alex and 11-year old son James.

The Crudshuks live at 24 Pound Lane in the town of Potscue, with a vast community of quirky characters.