Is BBC3 trying to win a bet or something? Because we can’t think of another reason why Will Mellor still gets work, honestly we can’t. Basically, this is much of the same from the makers of internationally acclaimed drama series Two Pints of Lager and a Lobotomised Cast, following ‘the fit one’ (Will Mellor) cast as an aspiring chef who has failed catering college because he put a bit of sweet mary-jane in a pie, so now he’s a handyman. His first day on the job does not go well; his assistant poos on a customer’s towels; he has to buy another customer’s DVDs back off a burglar (Neil from The Inbetweeners) and then he bumps into a bird he used to fancy, who has nicked his idea for a restaurant. Worra bitch, eh? 

The comedy trundles along at an alright pace, with jokes about masturbation, defecation and impregnation, until a scene culminating in taking the piss out of people with Down’s syndrome, by not taking the piss out of them. It’s uncomfortable, and would probably be funnier if...nope...it’s never going to be funny. Then there’s a HILARIOUS scene with a pregnant chav and her vest-wearing dad, who tries to kill poor lovely potato headed Will Mellor with a plank. 

Despite some OK jokes, White Van Man just doesn’t take off. The acting isn’t great, and the gags have all been done before. Still, it’s nice to see Will Mellor in work, lest he return to the world of pop...

White Van Man is on Tuesdays, BBC3 at 10:30pm and you can probably watch a whole episode, as we did, without so much as a giggle.