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The Horne Section TV Show (2022)
Such a muddle. Such a shame
Ultimately any comedy has to be judged on whether is raises a smile. This didn't. Not once. As an Alex Horne fan, very disappointed even a little embarrassed for him. The running in-joke quickly becomes tiresome. The band is clumsily shoehorned in with little regard for narrative or plot. It all seemed a bit amateurish and charmless. We really need a decent British comedy sitcom but most is dominated by gross out, cruel and spiteful characters supposedly to shock with lowest common denominator humour and soon gets boring. The best comedy is written by writers who are not comedians not, it seems, very often, by comedians who are writers.
Marriage (2022)
The usual box ticking...
Hard to suspend disbelief when the usual BBC clumsy diversity box-ticking immediately jumps out to misrepresent most British family experience. It's just so boring and predictable. I suppose the writer had to comply with edicts from the Quota Police.
Life After Life (2022)
Captivating
Love Kate Atkinson's books and found this adaptation atmospheric and beautifully rendered in period detail. In fact, the complexity of the book was decluttered for me by the clever overlaying of the birth-rebirth scenes. Agree with others that the narration was intrusive and reminded me of a primary school teacher reading a fairy tale. It wasn't needed in this adult story. Sorry had to knock off one star for the diversity box ticking (obligatory by BBC edict whatever the period or setting). The acting was superb and moving. Read A God in Ruins for the story of brother Teddy's life as a bomber pilot - harrowing and powerful.
The Witchfinder (2022)
This is supposed to be funny, right?
Rewrites history and the definition of comedy. There's been some poor attempts at sitcoms on the BBC lately but this is up there (down there?) with the worst. Made it to the end without a smile.
It's ticked the usual diversity boxes the committee required, using actors in this silly, forced and inappropriate way Patronising for black actors who must realise they have got these inappropriate roles through a diversity quota rather than talent.
Do yourself a favour and indulge in some intelligent, charming, character led and witty comedy still available to binge watch - Cheers, Frasier, The IT Crowd, Black Books, Father Ted. It will restore your faith in comedy writing.