set sitcom world alight father ted arthur matthews graham linehans next creation forgotten gem bbc called hippies although created pair six scripts written arthur matthews alonebr br set london  ray purbs hippy editor anarchist magazine friends flatmate laid back cannabis smoking alex girlfriend feminist jill none bright hugobr br simon pegg superb ray superb everything in sitcom feel citizen smith it ray much like wolfie smith trying beat society failing miserably last sitcom going released dvd march cant wait buy it  yet repeated terrestrial television memories good sitcom yet remember two episodes really clearly first opener protesting hippies thought great start ray goes protest sandpaper episode hippy dippy hippies think episode  quite clear memory police sadly sitcom got negative reaction viewers i cant think why bbc commissioned another series arthur matthews decided negative reaction oh well cant wait dvdbr br best episode hippy dippy hippies series  episode 