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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 312638" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Next up, an old series that's all-new to me...</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F1721%2F0555%2Fproducts%2F189120_1024x1024.jpg%3Fv%3D1518702996&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 524px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comedy.co.uk%2Fimages%2Flibrary%2Fcomedies%2F900x450%2Ff%2Ffor_the_love_of_ada_family.jpg&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 524px" /></p><p></p><p>I must admit I selected <em><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">For The Love Of Ada</span></strong> </em>as my next series as it wasn't something I felt particularly excited about. It was swiped hastily from the shelf as something to watch in between my current "main event" of Marvel Cinematic Universe films and series episodes, and was chosen primarily because it looked like a time-passer - one of those things to watch last thing at night when the last thing the brain needs is stimulation. And it fits that bill.</p><p></p><p>Ron Grainer's charming, gentle theme tune lures one in. It's sweet and almost fragile, which on the surface seems curiously at odds with the larger than life characters, but it works well. Harry Driver and Vince Powell's writing is very human and natural and all of it comes together - broad characters and all - to create something that's every bit as charming as the music promises.</p><p></p><p>The cast is all very familiar, and the dynamics feel not that far removed from the writers' already up-and-running sitcom, <em>Nearest And Dearest.</em> I don't <u>think</u> I've seen Wilfred Pickles in anything before, but his name as well as his face feels very familiar. Barbara Mitchell is someone I've watched relatively recently as Frankie Abbott's smothering mother in <em>Please Sir! </em>and <em>The Fenn Street Gang</em>. Jack Smethurst is another familar name and face, though not someone I associate with one particular role (yet. I do have his controversial role in<em> Love Thy Neighbour</em> lined up to watch at some point). Looking at IMDB I suspect he might be most familiar to me from a small role in early Eighties <em>Corrie</em>.</p><p></p><p>Then there's Irene Handl, who seems to play Irene Handl in every role she takes. She frequently fluffs her lines and corpses visibly every once in a while, yet it all gets worked in as part of her schtick and seems quite endearing. It does make me wonder what she was like to work with. It's interesting to see that other actors sometimes respond to her corpsing by smiling themselves and it creates a real warmth that might be absent if there was a re-take. It also shows the professionalism of the cast, since I suspect it was filmed pretty quickly, but it's only Handl who's missed beats when it comes to perfect delivery.</p><p></p><p>The cast is small, creating a play-like tone, but supporting guests are chosen carefully. Most notably, future <em>Summer Wine</em> regular John Comer played the hotel manager in Episode Three.</p><p></p><p>In addition to the sets (including the outdoors indoors cemetery set) there's also been more location work than expected, including a trip to a wet and windy Bognor, which was most welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 312638, member: 23"] Next up, an old series that's all-new to me... [CENTER][IMG width="524px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F1721%2F0555%2Fproducts%2F189120_1024x1024.jpg%3Fv%3D1518702996&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG] [IMG width="524px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comedy.co.uk%2Fimages%2Flibrary%2Fcomedies%2F900x450%2Ff%2Ffor_the_love_of_ada_family.jpg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG][/CENTER] I must admit I selected [I][B][SIZE=5]For The Love Of Ada[/SIZE][/B] [/I]as my next series as it wasn't something I felt particularly excited about. It was swiped hastily from the shelf as something to watch in between my current "main event" of Marvel Cinematic Universe films and series episodes, and was chosen primarily because it looked like a time-passer - one of those things to watch last thing at night when the last thing the brain needs is stimulation. And it fits that bill. Ron Grainer's charming, gentle theme tune lures one in. It's sweet and almost fragile, which on the surface seems curiously at odds with the larger than life characters, but it works well. Harry Driver and Vince Powell's writing is very human and natural and all of it comes together - broad characters and all - to create something that's every bit as charming as the music promises. The cast is all very familiar, and the dynamics feel not that far removed from the writers' already up-and-running sitcom, [I]Nearest And Dearest.[/I] I don't [U]think[/U] I've seen Wilfred Pickles in anything before, but his name as well as his face feels very familiar. Barbara Mitchell is someone I've watched relatively recently as Frankie Abbott's smothering mother in [I]Please Sir! [/I]and [I]The Fenn Street Gang[/I]. Jack Smethurst is another familar name and face, though not someone I associate with one particular role (yet. I do have his controversial role in[I] Love Thy Neighbour[/I] lined up to watch at some point). Looking at IMDB I suspect he might be most familiar to me from a small role in early Eighties [I]Corrie[/I]. Then there's Irene Handl, who seems to play Irene Handl in every role she takes. She frequently fluffs her lines and corpses visibly every once in a while, yet it all gets worked in as part of her schtick and seems quite endearing. It does make me wonder what she was like to work with. It's interesting to see that other actors sometimes respond to her corpsing by smiling themselves and it creates a real warmth that might be absent if there was a re-take. It also shows the professionalism of the cast, since I suspect it was filmed pretty quickly, but it's only Handl who's missed beats when it comes to perfect delivery. The cast is small, creating a play-like tone, but supporting guests are chosen carefully. Most notably, future [I]Summer Wine[/I] regular John Comer played the hotel manager in Episode Three. In addition to the sets (including the outdoors indoors cemetery set) there's also been more location work than expected, including a trip to a wet and windy Bognor, which was most welcome. [/QUOTE]
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