How Not to Live Your Life (2007)

Name: How Not to Live Your Life
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Dan Clark, Laura Haddock, David Armand, Leila Hoffman, Silas Carson

Comedy

Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (6,332 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.93 avg 7 episodes 8.6 → 7.8 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Pilot	8.6	73
1	Home Sweet Home	7.8	85
2	The Field Trip	7.9	73
3	Fake Wake	7.7	70
4	The Young Ones	8.0	64
5	Like Father Like Don	7.7	60
6	The Break Up	7.8	59

Season 2 (2009)

7.95 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 8.6 28 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Don's New Flatmate	7.6	58
2	Don Dates a Cougar	7.9	59
3	Don the Singer	8.2	60
4	Don Goes Gay	7.7	72
5	Don Gets Healthy	7.7	55
6	Don and the Wedding	8.6	68

Season 3 (2010)

8.47 avg 7 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 28 min avg

Saved best for last

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Don's New Job	8.2	53
2	Don's Angry Girlfriend	8.6	51
3	Don's Posh Weekend	8.8	65
4	Don Meets His Maker	8.1	53
5	Don Dates a Homeless	8.5	56
6	Don Does Therapy	8.5	55
7	Don the Musical	8.6	61

How Not to Live Your Life (2007)

Cast

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