The reviews were on the 1st two episodes only. Trust me, the series gets darker and funnier at the same time.
I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that anyone who is sitting at home on a Friday night with a bottle of their tipple will be a mess on the floor by the time Saturday morning ticks over.
Oh, and you will NEVER, EVER EVER EVER!!! eat Meatballs again.
Tonight was the last ever episode of Car Share. It may not be cool to like it, but I loved it. What a lovely series that has been. The recent ad-libbed episode was shit but other than that itâs been a nice, warm, gentle programme that me and Mrs Fatso have watched together and laughed and gone âawwwâ at the appropriate moments. I shout âthey love each otherâ and âtheyâre going to get marriedâ during every episode as the ice melts from my heart and I let the sunshine in. And anyone who doesnât like it is a cunt.
The mini series Red Riding is on All 4 now, if you havenât seen it is worth a watch. Itâs not easy viewing due to the subject matter but I donât think Iâve seen a better crime drama.
Critics and history are not generally kind to ITV. I will admit, it has rarely kept pace with the BBC on comedy. To put that into personal context, the last comedy shows I routinely watched from that channel were Spitting Image and Hale and Pace (underrated, and never properly recognised as the true kings of cruelty to animals comedy). That was 30 fucking years ago.
Still, their drama, especially their crime drama, has always been pretty good. I am presently watching Prime Suspect, something Iâve seen before but tends to get wiped with about a decade of solid intoxification. I remember very little of it. Fuck me, what a show.
They filmed tons of it outside, which immediately gives you the cars and the period in volumes. Itâs chock full of actors that went on to become huge stars. Letâs do the list. Helen Mirren. Zoe Wanamaker. Ralph Fiennes. Colin Salmon. Peter Capaldi. David Thewlis. A very young Danny Dyer. Ciaran Hinds. And thatâs just series 1-3, and just people that went onto much bigger things. Youâll likely recognise every mug in the lineup if youâve watched British telly since.
Itâs difficult to watch this show and not retrospectively think it a bit of genius, and have a bit of respect for the way they go about things. When they decide to do something, they throw a shitload of money at it and execute properly. Weâve had nowt much to laugh about since Spitting Image went off the air, the channel somewhat unwisely choosing to funnel all humour through the prism of Ant and Dec.
By fuck, Prime Suspect is amazing. Might do Cracker next.
In quite a rare moment, I have three current terrestrial tv shows that Iâm watching that I think are great.
24hrs in police custody
Long lost family - the follow up
Bride and prejudice
Were all three of these mentioned on Athletico Mince?
24 hours in police custody definitely was.
I take you at your word, @Fatso, but I do reflect on the fact that all three of those shows sound eerily similar to Alan Partridgeâs attempts to get a second series, and those were fucking ridiculous.
Who would ever commission Monkey Tennis, for example?