Reviews by KarenFunny BBC sitcom starring Chris Barrie as the manager of Whitbury Newtown Leisure Centre Gordon Brittas. Me Brittas is well meaning but goes about things in a strange insensitive way. Some of the plots are very odd particularly in the later series.
7/10
This is the DVD of the first TV series from Mischief Theatre Company. It includes 6 episodes which are each just under 30 minutes.
Every episode is hilarious, with many laugh out loud moments in each mini-farce. These are set in the universe of the Cornely Dramatic Society, and continuing in-jokes from some of their earlier productions.
The episodes are:
Spirit of Christmas – Set at Christmas where a girl needs help believing in the magic of Christmas.
The Pilot (not The Pilot) – Set in WW2 about pilots.
A Trial to Watch – A courtroom drama.
The Lodge – A thriller about a spooky haunted house
Harper’s Locket – A costume drama.
90 Degrees – Family dama set in the deep south with some sets at 90 degrees to each other.
Hopefully, there will be many more episodes to come and DVDs of their other productions.
10/10
This follows the events of Avengers: Endgame. If offers some explanation and background to how the snaps (called the blip) affected different people.
Peter Parker and his classmates are on a school trip to Europe, where their teenage angst must compete with a mysterious threat, and Peter must try to keep his secret identity secret.
6/10
In this remake, Julia Ormond stars as a chauffeurs daughter and Harrison Ford and Greg Kinner star as the sons of the main house in this romantic comedy. She lives in Paris for a while and when she returns the womanising younger son starts to take a lot of interest in her but is engaged, so his brother tries to deal with this.
8/10
This BBC sitcom is about Hyacinth and Richard Bucket – which she insists be pronounced Bouquet. She is very snobby and hates her lovely family because she considers them common.
6/10
This sitcom from Ben Elton features David Mitchell playing William Shakespear, trying to write his plays. It also includes his family and friends.
8/10
Audrey Hepburn stars as a chauffeurs daughter and Humphrey Bogart and William Holden star as the sons of the main house in this romantic comedy. She lives in Paris for a while and when she returns the womanising younger son starts to take a lot of interest in her but is engaged, so his brother tries to deal with this.
7/10
This funny fly on the wall sitcom from the BBC is about the BBC and their offices in New Broadcasting House, London W1A. It has 2 of the characters from Twenty Twelve who are now working at the BBC and is likely to resonate with people who work in modern offices with problems with technology and meeting rooms.
9/10
This romantic comedy stars Gregory Peck as a reporter and Audrey Hepburn as a princess in Rome who is bored with all the formality of court so secretly sneaks out to have some fun, and runs into a man who she doesn;t realise is a reporter.
7/10
James Stewart stars in this political comedy about a supposed simpleton who is persuaded to fill a vacancy at the US Senate, by corrupt people who want to control him. They find that he isn’t as stupid as they thought.
8/10