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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 200431" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I'm already into Series Two of my next Britcom:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://networkonair.com/1069-large_default/cuckoo-waltz-the-the-complete-series.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I remember the theme well (I even remembered it before starting to watch). But nothing else about plots, scenes or characters. And each one of them has been a very pleasant surprise.</p><p></p><p>This series just has Granada all over it. It has that unmistakable Seventies Greater Manchester thing going on. It's hard to describe, but it just feels very comfortable and familiar to anyone who's seen <em>Nearest and Dearest, The Lovers </em>and Seventies <em>Corrie. </em></p><p></p><p>The <em>Corrie</em> tone is especially welcome (and not surprising since Geoffrey Lancashire wrote both <em>Corrie </em>and<em> The Lovers</em>). The dialogue doesn't seem to be written for a sitcom. It's mostly simply punchy and witty, but completely believable. I wish I had a better memory for dialogue, because there are some great little lines that run through it. It's not bunged full of punchlines. Just sharp retorts appropriate for the situation.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of which, the situations, too, remain the right side of over the top. It's so prosaic. Fliss and Chris, could be prototypes for Kev and Sal Webster. The deckchairs in the living room remind me of the stories that were handed down in the family about how the generations before mine lived when they were newlyweds. None of this Instagram have it all stuff. But that's where Gavin comes in. He gives the series permission to be a little more out there, but that's only when he's compared with the newlyweds.</p><p></p><p>Lewis Collins, by the way, is great in this. I think of him as being very straight and serious because of the iconography around<em> The Professionals</em>, but he seems to have no hangups when it comes to being funny. It doesn't hurt that he's very good looking indeed. It's easy to see why he's a ladykiller. Even Joanna Lumley fell under his spell.</p><p></p><p>Most of the guest-stars are very Granada. We've had Madge Hindle - in between <em>Nearest and Dearest</em> and Renee Bradshaw. Ivy Tilsley's been on there, too. As the Pools winning buyer of Gav's trendy pad who fretted over her pussies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 200431, member: 23"] I'm already into Series Two of my next Britcom: [IMG]https://networkonair.com/1069-large_default/cuckoo-waltz-the-the-complete-series.jpg[/IMG] I remember the theme well (I even remembered it before starting to watch). But nothing else about plots, scenes or characters. And each one of them has been a very pleasant surprise. This series just has Granada all over it. It has that unmistakable Seventies Greater Manchester thing going on. It's hard to describe, but it just feels very comfortable and familiar to anyone who's seen [I]Nearest and Dearest, The Lovers [/I]and Seventies [I]Corrie. [/I] The [I]Corrie[/I] tone is especially welcome (and not surprising since Geoffrey Lancashire wrote both [I]Corrie [/I]and[I] The Lovers[/I]). The dialogue doesn't seem to be written for a sitcom. It's mostly simply punchy and witty, but completely believable. I wish I had a better memory for dialogue, because there are some great little lines that run through it. It's not bunged full of punchlines. Just sharp retorts appropriate for the situation. Speaking of which, the situations, too, remain the right side of over the top. It's so prosaic. Fliss and Chris, could be prototypes for Kev and Sal Webster. The deckchairs in the living room remind me of the stories that were handed down in the family about how the generations before mine lived when they were newlyweds. None of this Instagram have it all stuff. But that's where Gavin comes in. He gives the series permission to be a little more out there, but that's only when he's compared with the newlyweds. Lewis Collins, by the way, is great in this. I think of him as being very straight and serious because of the iconography around[I] The Professionals[/I], but he seems to have no hangups when it comes to being funny. It doesn't hurt that he's very good looking indeed. It's easy to see why he's a ladykiller. Even Joanna Lumley fell under his spell. Most of the guest-stars are very Granada. We've had Madge Hindle - in between [I]Nearest and Dearest[/I] and Renee Bradshaw. Ivy Tilsley's been on there, too. As the Pools winning buyer of Gav's trendy pad who fretted over her pussies. [/QUOTE]
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