The Radio Times called it a 'winning mash of bawdy quips and musings on mortality' and amongst praise for the series added 'Stone is skilled at lobbing heavyweight questions about life and identity into the freewheeling fun, without ever destroying the atmosphere.

The Guardian's Jonathan Wright said: "Bucket doesn’t always quite work but when it finds its rhythm it’s very good indeed.

"[4] In a four-star review, The Telegraph's Jasper Rees commended the show's main cast: "Margolyes was born to play Mim.

She wrote the script and plays the stooge with a nicely judged mix of petulance and weariness.

"[5] Bruce Dessau from comedy website Beyond The Joke said: "This is a sweet series full of nice performances and genuine chemistry between the two stars.