▁ ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁featuring ▁En field ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁repeated ▁on ▁the ▁BBC , ▁although ▁the ▁second ▁I TV ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁shown . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁A ▁BBC ▁article ▁suggests ▁that ▁Gary ▁and ▁Tony ▁were ▁" a ▁reaction ▁against ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁car ing , ▁sharing ▁' new ▁man '. ▁It ▁appeared ▁to ▁revel ▁in ▁a ▁polit ically ▁incorrect ▁world ▁of ▁bo o ze , ▁bur ps ▁and ▁bo obs ". ▁Crit ics ▁Jon ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Pen ny ▁St emp el ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁" allowed ▁male ▁view ers ▁to ▁indul ge ▁in ▁vic ari ous ▁l add ism , ▁whilst ▁allowing ▁female ▁view ers ▁to ▁rid ic ule ▁the ▁bad ▁but ▁lov able ▁Tony ▁and ▁Gary ". ▁They ▁further ▁commented ▁that ▁" it ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁genu ine ▁sit com ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁hum our ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁characters ▁and ▁their ▁context ". ▁Simon ▁N ye ▁remarked : ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁do ▁mad , ▁plot - dri ven ▁far rag o es . ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁allow ▁your ▁characters ▁time ▁to ▁talk ." ▁ ▁Men ▁Be h aving ▁Bad ly ▁boost ed ▁the ▁acting ▁care ers ▁of ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁cast . ▁The ▁final ▁episode ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁drew ▁ 1 3 . 9 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Acc idents ▁for ▁its ▁port ray al ▁of ▁a ▁" lad ' s ▁culture ▁of ▁bo oz