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Boys from the Blackstuff: Shop Thy Neighbour (1982)
Great episode!
Another fantastic, yet depressing episode. In this one, it explicits the dysfunction of an unbalanced social system. Exemplified by the banality and absurdity of positions like 'DoE investigators', who pray on people that are looking for honest work and the toll that it takes on their families, who are on the verge of financial colapse.
Boys from the Blackstuff: Moonlighter (1982)
An empathetic view of how systematic negligence troubles a working-class family
Really liking Alan Bleasedale's immense empathy on how the characters are written. Great portrait of the duality of guilt and necessity based on a heartless and objetivist system.
Again. I wasn't going to write this as it is kind of pointless, but the only reviews that all these series' episodes have (User Theo Robertson) are ones trying to distort and push right-wing propaganda. At first, I though it wasn't malicious, but now I believe it is.
In specific to this episode: To say the character 'Dixie' is benefiting from his situation is completely wrong, the more ridiculous thing is demozing him by saying that he's stealing the tax payer's money. Those reviews read like The Daily Mail's propaganda.
Boys from the Blackstuff: Jobs for the Boys (1982)
Beautiful and poignant depiction of the plight of the Working class!
Great and impactful piece. A story about the everlasting struggle of the common person being systematically explored for their work.
I wasn't going to review this but, the only other review this episode has, makes me absolutely sick. I don't know if it was ignorance or sheer malice from that user, but, the way he tries to spin this by blaming the main characters' situation on benefit claimers, then trying to clear politicians and the burgeois from responsability of the lives they hurt by selfishness. Just felt like a Thatcherist apologist trying to demonize real working people.
How to with John Wilson: How to Split the Check (2020)
What a gem this show is!
Love how John uses a mundane problem (How to split the check) to show a lot greater ones, such as disohesty, selfishness, ego... Whilst also being hilarious.
What a funny, yet poignant show.