 Repeats of the series were run on BBC Two and BBC HD, bringing it to a larger audience.The second series of eight episodes aired on BBC Two from November 2007; the third series aired from November 2008; and the final series aired from 31 May 2011 until 5 July.Comparisons were made by critics to the successful American comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm", and positive comments were made about "Lead Balloon"'s characters, particularly Anna Crilly's Magda, the Eastern European housekeeper.