Neil Morrissey has labelled his iconic Men Behaving Badly character Tony Smart and Martin Clunes' Gary Strang as "misogynistic", asserting that the show wouldn't pass muster in today's climate. The sitcom, which aired from 1992 to 1998, followed the beer-drinking, TV-watching, woman-chasing antics of Tony and Gary. Caroline Quentin portrayed Dorothy, Gary's beleaguered girlfriend, while Leslie Ash played Debs, the object of Tony's affection. Fast forward 27 years since the series wrapped, Neil Morrissey, 62, and Martin, 63, are teaming up again for a new travel series titled Neil and Martin's Bon Voyage on comedy channel U&Gold. Reflecting on their past roles, Neil comments on the show: "Tony and Gary were misogynistic ne'er-do-wells but we kind of captured the zeitgeist because there was a lot of talk about laddism and we were given that title of 'the lads' of the era. You couldn't get away with making Men Behaving Badly now." Despite this, Neil insists that the show never aimed to be sexist or misogynistic. He quipped: "If you said misogyny to either Tony or Gary, they'd have probably thought it was a Polish sausage. Martin chimed in, adding: "Or a star sign! They were totally in awe of women and blown away by them and worshipped them in an inappropriate way." Both stars acknowledge that today's society might not be as receptive to their show, with issues being seen in a starkly black and white manner. Martin commented: "Life has changed. With some social media and the entire world becoming a journalist, and everything becoming so polarised that it's like, 'they said something inappropriate, therefore it can't be funny, it must be bad, let's stamp it out and cancel it all,' rather than seeing any nuance in life. Nuance has gone out of fashion. I think everything's become bold and brash in terms of comedy." This isn't the first time the duo have teamed up for a TV adventure. Prior to the 2000 Olympics in Australia, they embarked on a journey mirroring the Olympic torch's path in a series titled Men Down Under. Their Aussie escapades included encounters with local men, a visit to a brothel, and a stop at a topless pub. Reflecting on the trip, Neil said to Martin: "You checked out the brothel! And I checked out, well I daren't even say it in case I get prosecuted, but I went to a bar one evening where when a pint glass got full of coins the ladies took their tops off!". Martin also cherishes the memories, chuckling, "Skimpies? Skimpies is still going! We went on some capers." In their latest travelogue, the pair's love for a tipple, reminiscent of their Men Behaving Badly days, is evident. The series kicks off with them sipping their first drink atop a sand dune, followed by Martin presenting Neil with an already-open bottle of liquor upon arrival at his French residence, jokingly excusing himself with, "I got thirsty in the night." But Martin claims producers made it seem like they weren't travelling as much as they were drinking. He dished out: "Is there a lot of us drinking in it? Well they've done that on purpose!".