British Telly

[Sundae]

Forgot to come back and say how marvellous Inside Number Nine was.
It's really tricky to write a review of something written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith without resorting to cliches. So I may as well get them out of the way.

It was slightly dark, a little bit twisted and had some good old Northern humour.

Anyway.
The first episode was set mainly in a wardrobe, during a game of sardines taking place in a country house at an engagement party. The more people that squeezed into the wardrobe, the more information came out. Slyly funny. And I did laugh out loud, which isn't a given even when I'm enjoying comedy. Oh and Steve looked gorge in a Gilbert & George way.

Mum and Dad watched it later in the week, partly my recommendation, mostly because of the stellar cast. Mum says they loved it and can't wait for the next episode. Which will be completely different, as it's a silent episode. An art heist. Still, Dads likes that kinda thing and they might surprise me - if I'm willing to give anyone a chance to challenge my usual tastes it's these two.

I'm holding out for The Harrowing. It sounds like the most classic horror of all the episodes.

In sadder news, the Limeys decided they couldn't stomach Utopia.
Sadness.
But bless Limey for telling me, she could just have stayed quiet.
It was always a punt, it's uncompromising television and if it's not your bag then it's probably quite horrible. It's my bag and even I found it quite horrible in parts.

Anyone with a UK region DVD player and an interest in eye-gouging, do contact Limey