Adventures with the Wife in Space
Horses for Courses
Things can only get better for Dustin Hoffman, as in episode one he’s clearly the least frightening gangster since Fat Sam in Bugsy Malone. His character in Marathon Man was more intimidating than Chester Bernstein. Chester Tate from Soap was a darker character.
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Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be
This on the other hand isn’t a conducted tour but a stroll in the woods, and even if it takes the occasional wrong turn, it’s a journey I got far more out of than if it had been planned to the last detail covering every point of interest briskly and efficiently. It isn’t perfect. And that’s what’s so right about it.
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The Good, the Bad and the Meh
David Jason is made up like Klaus Nomi, and everyone delivers their nonsense with RSC seriousness. I loved it.
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Strategic Penetration
…most famously of all Stars on Sunday, a nightmare of religiosity consisting of hymn requests and light entertainment presided over by the unctuous gargoyle Jess Yates
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The Flying Pie
Depending on the outcome, these type of unusual commissions could be seen as either a justified desire to let exciting artists follow their instincts, or a shameless way of keeping the talent sweet by supporting a vanity project which might just lead to a series.
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