“There's something horrible on your trousers area.”
Coming off the massive success of The Young Ones, the BBC
wasted no time recruiting the same team for another series of alternative
comedy, resulting in Filthy, Rich & Catflap.
Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmonson and Nigel Planer return, with
The Young Ones headwriter Ben Elton and director Paul Jackson. Mayall plays a disgusting out of work
“actor” who believes he's bigger than he really is, so he hires an alcoholic
bodyguard (Edmonson) who could care less about protecting anybody much less
himself, while Planer executes an impressive sleazy performance as a Polari
speaking showbiz agent.
FRC might have the same actors, comedic elements and writers
as The Young Ones but it sadly falls short in comparison. The performances seemed strained and sloppy,
the writing is aimless and at times feels like nothing more than a paycheque
for all parties involved. There are a
few good chuckles throughout the series but they're spread so thin I can hardly
recommend it to anybody other than a Mayall & Edmonson enthusiast like
myself…
…and even then prepare for disappointment.
6 Episodes. 35
minutes each.
Must See Episodes:
1x01: The pilot
episode offers a healhy dose of comedic violence & mayhem and hilarious
performances all around but things just completely fall apart afterwards.
Episodes To Avoid:
Everything else, unless you have the patience to wait for a
few good chuckles here and there.
Buyer’s Guide:
The complete series is widely available on DVD…save your
money and youtube ‘em instead.
2 Blankety Blanks? out of 5
2 comments:
I forgot this even existed. 0_0
I haven't seen it since my teens so can hardly remember a damn thing about it.
I didn't even know it existed until I did some research on The Young Ones.
It never made it over here, until the BBC released it on DVD.
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