2 Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps [TV]
RemadE
Global Moderator
So during the time my Internet was down and out, as well as adding to guides I am writing and my ongoing story I saw a program on TV that I hadn't seen in years.
Some UK users may remember it, but it's pretty old (2001 - some episodes right up to 2011) and can be torrented. It is an absolute laugh and follows the love lives of 2 couples and a bit of an outcast. 3 girls and 2 guys.
Here's a quick review from IMDB, and I cannot recommend it enough! Some recent British humour.
Some memorable quotes
Anyone here ever watched it? Anyone want to watch it?
Give it a shot. You probably won't be disappointed. I mean, look at the names of the episodes :hai:
Some UK users may remember it, but it's pretty old (2001 - some episodes right up to 2011) and can be torrented. It is an absolute laugh and follows the love lives of 2 couples and a bit of an outcast. 3 girls and 2 guys.
Here's a quick review from IMDB, and I cannot recommend it enough! Some recent British humour.
Source - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278251/One of the reasons the show is so funny is that most people can identify with the basic situations the writer, Susan Nickson, looks at. In addition, the characters are all human, complete with some pretty awful flaws. Even the actors fit their parts perfectly. They're not all staggeringly beautiful and they're not the world's greatest thespians - most of them are newcomers to TV or have relatively little experience. Having said that, the main characters Donna (Natalie Casey), Janet (Sheridan Smith), Johnny (Ralf Little) and Gaz (Will Mellor) are all played brilliantly ...with perfect delivery and comic timing.
The humour is often very crude (lots of jokes about "bum love") and some of the "issues" looked at are a little tasteless (one of the newest characters has learning difficulties) but isn't this how real life is? How likely is the man in the pub - who's just sunk six pints - to hold back from telling a joke that is a little racist or sexist? How many people do we meet day-to-day that have old-fashioned views about people with learning difficulties, or hold weird misconceptions? The important thing to remember is that the show always treats its characters/situations affectionately in the end. The character with learning difficulties (Munch), for example, always ends up on top or always gets the care and attention he needs from his brother (Gaz) or other people.
If you're not easily offended and are reasonably up to date with youth culture, give it a try!
Some memorable quotes
Anyone here ever watched it? Anyone want to watch it?
Give it a shot. You probably won't be disappointed. I mean, look at the names of the episodes :hai: