Grumpy Old Men is a conversational-style British television series, first shown in October 2003 on BBC Two.
The format shows a number of well-known middle-aged men talking about any issues of modern life which irritate them, from the proliferation of excessive road signs to unnecessary and overly-loud mobile phone conversations.
Regular contributors include Jeremy Clarkson, Bob Geldof, John Humphrys, A.
A. Gill, Nigel Havers, Tony Hawks, Simon Hoggart, John O'Farrell, Rory McGrath, Bill Nighy, Matthew Parris, John Peel, Will Self, Arthur Smith, Tim Rice, Rick Stein, Tony Slattery, Rick Wakeman, Lemn Sissay, Don Warrington, Des Lynam, Richard Madeley, Kelvin MacKenzie, Felix Dexter and Michael Grade.
It repeated the formula of the original, featuring famous middle-aged women talking about their pet hates.