Yeah same as Phill, although I did make the connection. The way the dialogue flows, the use of trivia/details, etc... It's been a while since the second series was on Canvas, though.
On the other hand I disagree with you about the narrator for another reason (Phill gave the most important one: it fits the genre). The narrator sets the tone so that the character dialogue isn't just curious exercise in wordplay, so that it makes sense. Also the series is also about the curious coincidences and ironies, narrators help there too to facilitate the change in perspective.
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