The One About Matthew Perry review: Friends fans were bummed when they learnt that none of Matthew Perry’s co-stars from the seminal sitcom agreed to be a part of Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Mary Robertson’s three-part docuseries on the late actor. Ever since Perry, who played the sarcastic connoisseur Chandler Bing on the show, died on this day three years ago, all his five F.R.I.E.N.D.S. have largely kept a long yet dignified silence on the tragedy. By giving the docuseries a pass, they actually end up doing it a favour, since it gets more room and spotlight for Perry’s friends, sans any caps lock or periods in between.

Matthew Perry’s life through his friends

There’s an overarching narration by Perry’s own voice — through his tell-all interviews over the years — that serves as the spine of the docuseries. But peppered all over it are accounts of two of his closest, longtime friends — Roger Castillo and David Pressman.…