jam
Thursday, April 27, 2000 by Ian Jones · Comments Off
jam ended with the image of someone pissing themselves – literally. A wholly apt scene to conclude the whole series – being simultaneously unsettling, ironic, and deeply contrived. Read more
The Real John Betjeman
Sunday, April 23, 2000 by Robin Carmody · Comments Off
Channel 4, not really feeling any responsibilities to suck up to establishment values, has always been able (especially in the Secret Lives series) to take a more ambivalent, more analytical view of old Establishment figures than the BBC tends to. Read more
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Saturday, April 22, 2000 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
As Jeannie and Jeff drove off along the long and winding road, and Marty and Wyvern returned to the ether, we were left with the sense that Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) has come a long way since its first episode six weeks ago. Read more
jam
Thursday, April 13, 2000 by Jack Kibble-White · Comments Off
A few episodes in and more definite opinions start coalescing. Read more
When Louis Met… Jimmy
Thursday, April 13, 2000 by Ian Jones · Comments Off
Fellow of the Royal College of Radiology, Papal Knight and an ex-wrestler “feared in every girls school in the country”, Jimmy Savile has endeavoured to make himself likeable to people for aeons; his latest ruse was to dress up another bout of vain self-promotion as amiable participation in a piece of investigative filmmaking: When Louis Met… Jimmy. Read more
Doctors
Wednesday, April 12, 2000 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
Christopher Timothy was on This Is Your Life last week. A pleasing enough actor who will forever evoke All Creatures Great and Small the tribute was heavily slanted towards his participation in Doctors, the Corporation’s new daily weekday drama serial. Read more
