It was produced by Granada Television for Channel 4 and aired four episodes (featuring two stories each) in June 1995.

Channel 4 announced that The World of Lee Evans was officially cancelled after the first series.

The series followed Lee around getting stuck in tight situations - its humour, which differs greatly from Evans' later stand-up material, contains many elements of slapstick, and the show is similar in style to Mr. Bean.

It won a cult following but has received a very mixed reception in retrospect with some critics and fans comparing it unfavourably to his other work.

[1] The series' slogan is If Lee Evans needs to get from A to B, he starts at Z....