Norbert Smith – A Life
Monday, 23.40, Channel 4
Last night of this season and the last really interesting repeat, because like The Weekenders this has been an extremely rare sight on our screens in the past decade or so, while the long-deleted VHS has, like much of Harry Enfield’s work, failed to make it to DVD. Basically it’s a pilot for the Television Programme with loads of absolutely fantastic parodies of the entire history of British film and it’s well worth another look, before the season ends with Smack The Pony at quarter past one and Bill Hicks at twenty to two.
thanks for bringing this to my attention – i’ve been waiting years to see it again!
as i recall, a fantastic satire of “luvvies” – the funniest scene was where “michael caine” (played i think by paul whitehouse) appears as a dog, and when given a bowl of dog food by norbert says (yes, he’s a talking dog): “if you fink i’m going to eat this shit… YOU’RE BLEEDIN’ WELL JOKIN’!!!”
having just watched the show for the first time in over 20 years, my memory of the michael caine lampoon is not quite as accurate as i thought – i should have said “or something like that”…