A new Netflix sitcom starring legendary actor Ted Danson has been praised by both critics and viewers alike, with watchers unable to get enough of the comedy series. 

Based on an Oscar-nominated documentary, The Good Place’s Ted, 76, stars in this series about a retired professor who becomes a mole in a secret investigation.

After his wife’s death, Charles feels life has nothing new in store for him – that is until he replies to a classified ad from a private investigator and ends up undercover in a San Francisco care home, attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen heirloom.

And after the series landed on the streaming service on Thursday, critics were quick to hail it as ‘perfect television’, while noting it was ‘unbelievably’ sweet. 

While viewers were so taken by it that they binged the whole series in the two days since its release. 

Ted’s character Charles teams up with private investigator, Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada) in the show, while Charles also reconnects with his daughter Emily, portrayed by It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia actress Mary Elizabeth Ellis. 

A new Netflix sitcom starring legendary actor Ted Danson [pictured] has been praised by both critics and viewers alike, with watchers unable to get enough of the comedy series

Based on an Oscar-nominated documentary, The Good Place’s Ted, 76, stars in this series about a retired professor who becomes a mole in a secret investigation

And the series has certainly won over critics as it received rave reviews across the board, with the likes of Variety branding it ‘perfect television’, which is ‘stuffed full of feel-good and laugh-out-loud bits.’

The publication’s Aramide Tinubu gushed in his three star review: ‘With eight 30-minute episodes, “A Man on the Inside” is perfect television. With his pressed suits, pocket squares and constant drivel about the Bay Area’s architecture, Danson is entirely endearing as Charles.’

Meanwhile The Guardian’s Stuart Heritage said that ‘Ted Danson is comedy perfection in this unbelievably sweet show’, giving the series four stars in the process. 

The Telegraph’s Benji Wilson gave it four stars and said of the eight-part series: ‘It is comedy without satirical barbs, but delivered with complete command, tempering a regular drumbeat of good gags and daft set-ups with some trenchant commentary on ageing and memory.’

With Rolling Stone’s Alan Sepinwall noting that it’s ‘smart and it’s kind and it’s incredibly warm, a necessary balm at a moment when the world feels very angry and cold.’

Meanwhile, fans watching at home also shared their delight, rushing to X, formerly known as Twitter, to give their verdict on the show, with many claiming they can’t wait for another series. 

They penned: ‘@TedDanson is absolutely so perfect on #ManOnTheInside. Such a warm and heartfelt show.’

‘I just binge watched the whole series of #AManOnTheInside, what a show! I loved every minute of it, and can’t wait for another series to air! Ted Dansen at his finest, and Always Sunny’s waitress finally has a name. Not telling you what it is though. Amazing series.’

After the series landed on the streaming service on Thursday, critics were quick to hail it as ‘perfect television’, while noting it was ‘unbelievably’ sweet

The series has certainly won over critics as it received rave reviews across the board, with the likes of Variety branding it ‘perfect television’, which is ‘stuffed full of feel-good and laugh-out-loud bits’

Meanwhile, fans watching at home also shared their delight, rushing to X, formerly known as Twitter, to give their verdict on the show, with many claiming they can’t wait for another series

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‘manontheinside is a great show. It is nice to see Actors that are #Seniors but it is not from a hallmark movie. A real adult comedy/drama. #TedDanson is exhilarating. Thanks @Netflix_CA #Comedy #drama #family’

‘Dear @netflix, please do not cancel #ManontheInside. It’s so good’; ‘Loving @netflix #manontheinside’

‘Just binged watched A man on the inside, and it was amazing. You all should definitely watch it, so they make a season 2. Sooooo good!!!’

The Praise for Ted Danson comes after he apologised to Kelsey Grammer last month for missing 30 years of friendship after Cheers amid an unspoken rift.

The 76-year-old Danson had the 69-year-old Grammer on his podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, which he co-hosts with Woody Harrelson. 

While Danson wouldn’t divulged specifics on what started the argument between them, he apologized to Grammer on the podcast.

‘This isn’t self-deprecating, but I wish — I feel like I got stuck a little bit with you during the Cheers years. I have a memory of getting angry at you once,’ Danson said.

‘Yeah, you came and told me that one day,’ Grammer replied, as Danson added, ‘And it’s stuck in both of our memories.’

The Praise for Ted Danson comes after he apologised to Kelsey Grammer last month for missing 30 years of friendship after Cheers amid an unspoken rift 

The 76-year-old Danson had the 69-year-old Grammer on his podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name , which he co-hosts with Woody Harrelson  

‘But I feel like, f**k, I don’t know. I missed out on the last 30 years of Kelsey Grammer, and I feel like it’s my bad, my doing,’ Danson added

‘I almost feel like apologizing to you… no I don’t feel like, I apologize to you and me that I sat back, you know, and didn’t. I really do apologize,’ he said

‘But I feel like, f**k, I don’t know. I missed out on the last 30 years of Kelsey Grammer, and I feel like it’s my bad, my doing,’ Danson added.

‘I almost feel like apologizing to you… no I don’t feel like, I apologize to you and me that I sat back, you know, and didn’t. I really do apologize,’ he said.

Grammer thanked him for that and said, ‘I truly wish we’d spent some more time together,’ before sharing an anecdote Danson told him that has always, ‘quoted to other people.’   

Danson was one of the original cast members of Cheers, playing former Boston Red Sox pitcher Sam Malone, who opened the тιтle bar in Beantown.

Grammer didn’t debut until the third season as psychiatrist Frasier Crane, initially only slated to appear in six episodes, but became a series regular who was a presence through the show’s 11th and final season in 1993.