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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 175458" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Already I'm two thirds of the way through my next Britcom sojourn.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnetworkonair.com%2F927-large_default%2Fsadie-it-s-cold-outside-the-complete-series.jpg&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 608px" /></p><p><img src="https://nostalgiacentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sadieitscold22.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>At only six episodes long, plus an unaired Pilot episode, this falls into the category of hidden gems. What grabbed me was that it's written by Jack Rosenthal... a name I've long associated with early <em>Corrie</em>. And with me enjoying<em> The Lovers</em> so much earlier in this very thread, taking a gamble on this one during one of Network's sales seemed a no-brainer.</p><p></p><p>The opening narration had me a little worried. But it turns out that this series is in many ways a fitting follow-on from the mundanities of <em>It Takes A Worried Man... </em>In common with that series, <em>Sadie</em> mines the prosaic for gold in dialogue that is, at times, poetic. Such as Sadie's visit to the doctor, her nerves in shreds:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sadie is in many ways a prototype for <em>Butterflies</em>' Ria. A frustrated housewife, her weariness growing by the day. Her fantasies holding her afloat. There's also a hint of <em>Reginald Perrin </em>to the tedium of daily routine. There are catchphrases used in the series, but Sadie is even weary of these, giving an autopilot reply to her husband's greeting of "It's that fella you married", and sighing when having to flatly explain to her husband his relationship to Marilyn ("Your daughter. She's got fat legs and a deep freeze the size of our kitchen and nothing in it") or Mrs Bellamy the neighbour ("She's lived next door for nineteen years. She's got blue hair and two poodles called Mike and Bernie. They've got blue hair as well").</p><p></p><p>Rosemary Leach - a familiar face, though I'm not sure from what exactly - is both endearing and funny. A winning combination. Bernard Hepton bumbles nicely. All the chemistry is good. I'm already feeling a little sad that there are so few episodes to enjoy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 175458, member: 23"] Already I'm two thirds of the way through my next Britcom sojourn. [IMG width="608px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnetworkonair.com%2F927-large_default%2Fsadie-it-s-cold-outside-the-complete-series.jpg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG] [IMG]https://nostalgiacentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sadieitscold22.jpg[/IMG] At only six episodes long, plus an unaired Pilot episode, this falls into the category of hidden gems. What grabbed me was that it's written by Jack Rosenthal... a name I've long associated with early [I]Corrie[/I]. And with me enjoying[I] The Lovers[/I] so much earlier in this very thread, taking a gamble on this one during one of Network's sales seemed a no-brainer. The opening narration had me a little worried. But it turns out that this series is in many ways a fitting follow-on from the mundanities of [I]It Takes A Worried Man... [/I]In common with that series, [I]Sadie[/I] mines the prosaic for gold in dialogue that is, at times, poetic. Such as Sadie's visit to the doctor, her nerves in shreds: Sadie is in many ways a prototype for [I]Butterflies[/I]' Ria. A frustrated housewife, her weariness growing by the day. Her fantasies holding her afloat. There's also a hint of [I]Reginald Perrin [/I]to the tedium of daily routine. There are catchphrases used in the series, but Sadie is even weary of these, giving an autopilot reply to her husband's greeting of "It's that fella you married", and sighing when having to flatly explain to her husband his relationship to Marilyn ("Your daughter. She's got fat legs and a deep freeze the size of our kitchen and nothing in it") or Mrs Bellamy the neighbour ("She's lived next door for nineteen years. She's got blue hair and two poodles called Mike and Bernie. They've got blue hair as well"). Rosemary Leach - a familiar face, though I'm not sure from what exactly - is both endearing and funny. A winning combination. Bernard Hepton bumbles nicely. All the chemistry is good. I'm already feeling a little sad that there are so few episodes to enjoy. [/QUOTE]
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