House, Five

1:18pm Friday 28th March 2008

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DON'T you just hate being a latecomer to a series?

It's a bit like being late for a wedding reception when everyone else seems to have got to know each other and are getting on really well, leaving you as an outsider.

I'm getting a similar feeling with the new series House over on Five.

Even though it's now into its fourth series I hadn't managed to catch an episode until last week - and I feel like I've been missing out on some quality viewing.

At the heart of the whole thing is Hugh Laurie - it will take you at least half an episode to get used to the fact he's speaking in a flawless American accent. Can this really be the same actor who put on a dress in Blackadder Goes Forth?

He plays Dr Greg House, an eccentric if you're being kind, a misery if you're not.

From what I've seen so far House is a bit like Shark with doctors instead of lawyers and a more intelligent script.

Basically House has become so difficult to work with he's lost his entire medical team and needs to set about recruiting a new one - so there's plenty of scope there for all the usual stereotypes.

But the clever thing is, it's so well written - and Hugh Laurie is so good - that you don't actually care you can work out what'll happen.

Just sit back and enjoy the ride.