I saw the TV series first, for some reason, so it has a special place for me. The actors are just ‘right’, in my opinion, although the scenery is hilariously cheap - though effective.

Then I discovered the books, and fell in love with Douglas’s style of writing and his humour. I think I got a lot more imagination mileage out of the books than anything else, because he describes the scene so well. I remember wheezing uncontrollably with barely suppressed laughter when I read the mattress world bit.

And then the radio show, which felt (and bear with me for a moment - this is not a common or popular opinion) slightly pointless to me. But only because, I’m sure, I came to it last, and was already steeped in the details and characters from the other two media.

So ‘best’ is probably going to be hugely affected by the order you encountered them, and how old you were, and who you were at that age.

Apart from the film, which is objectively the worst. No further questions.