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At 17 Gaynor Jacks ran off to find her place in the big wide world, but now she’s come back to her home town – at 29 – with her tail between her legs and not even a starter home to show for herself. She must crawl back into the life she left behind, suffering the gleeful sympathy of her friends and ill judged parental intrusions, all played out in front of old flames and adversaries she thought she’d never see again… Starring Emma Fryer (PhoneShop/Ideal)
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: At 17 Gaynor Jacks ran off to find her place in the big wide world, but now she's come back to her home town - at 29 - with her tail between her legs and not even a starter home to show for herself. She must crawl back into the life she left behind, suffering the gleeful sympathy of her friends and ill judged parental intrusions, all played out in front of old flames and adversaries she thought she'd never see again... ...Home Time ( Home Time - Season 1 ) ( Home Time - Season One )
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was renting the superb PhoneShop (Series 1) when a little box popped up with the usual 'If You Liked This...' blurb. As soon as I saw that this was written by and starring Emma Fryer (with Neil Edmond) I thought it was worth a closer look.
Featuring a mostly unknown or low key cast, this is a subtle comedy in the vein of Rob Brydon's Marion & Geoff both in style and the reference to loss and the passage of time. Its also very funny and laugh out loud in places, soundtracked with 'all your favourite 90's anthems' cut /just/ short enough to escape massive royalty payments! Essentially, after 12 years in London, without a single word between her family or freinds, Gaynor Jacks returns home to Coventry, to find that although she doesn't recognise the place, not much else has changed.
I can imagine that many people might be put of by the fact that, like Marion and Geoff episodes are more day-to-day than event-to-event, there are few differing themes and we never see the other, adandoned, side of Gaynors (Emma Fryer's character) life, just the transitory time she spends in her time-warp bedroom at her parents house, and with her freinds in various external locations. However, this does help build the tension behind the story, and we do get a tiny glimpse of the past, right at the very end. If you are looking for a sitcom where Big Things Happen in every episode, this is probably not for you. This is 3 hours of "The One In Which A Depressed Gaynor Tries To Sort Her Life Out and Reconcile Her 12 Year Absence", and is all the better for it. If that sounds depressing in itself, just trust me, it's worth a watch.
Featuring a mostly unknown or low key cast, this is a subtle comedy in the vein of Rob Brydon's Marion & Geoff both in style and the reference to loss and the passage of time. Its also very funny and laugh out loud in places, soundtracked with 'all your favourite 90's anthems' cut /just/ short enough to escape massive royalty payments! Essentially, after 12 years in London, without a single word between her family or freinds, Gaynor Jacks returns home to Coventry, to find that although she doesn't recognise the place, not much else has changed.
I can imagine that many people might be put of by the fact that, like Marion and Geoff episodes are more day-to-day than event-to-event, there are few differing themes and we never see the other, adandoned, side of Gaynors (Emma Fryer's character) life, just the transitory time she spends in her time-warp bedroom at her parents house, and with her freinds in various external locations. However, this does help build the tension behind the story, and we do get a tiny glimpse of the past, right at the very end. If you are looking for a sitcom where Big Things Happen in every episode, this is probably not for you. This is 3 hours of "The One In Which A Depressed Gaynor Tries To Sort Her Life Out and Reconcile Her 12 Year Absence", and is all the better for it. If that sounds depressing in itself, just trust me, it's worth a watch.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was delighted to see that Home Time got a DVD release, since it went somewhat off the radar after broadcast. Rarely for a TV show - it's not available to download or stream anywhere. I would have been very disappointed to never be able to see it again.
It's full of subtle humour and 90s nostalgia, plus the interactions between the four characters, each with their own ego and delusions doing battle, are very well observed. It reflects a lot upon the social interaction between people who never fulfilled their potential, but make do with belittling each other instead.
I like comedies along the lines of Pulling, Nighty Night, and this fits the bill with a slightly melancholic dark humour - though it does have its Miranda / Gavin and Stacey moments too.
It's full of subtle humour and 90s nostalgia, plus the interactions between the four characters, each with their own ego and delusions doing battle, are very well observed. It reflects a lot upon the social interaction between people who never fulfilled their potential, but make do with belittling each other instead.
I like comedies along the lines of Pulling, Nighty Night, and this fits the bill with a slightly melancholic dark humour - though it does have its Miranda / Gavin and Stacey moments too.
Format:DVD
A wonderfully poignant sitcom this; especially if you were a teen in the mid 90s. It was pretty much overlooked on transmission on BBC2 a couple of years ago, has never been repeated and has never had the green light for another run. To be honest, I'm surprised it even got a DVD release-so wilfully forgotten does it seem to be at the BBC.
But I'm glad it has.
For anyone who ever faced the perennial query of Blur or Oasis? Went to the cinema to see Cool Runnings and fondly think of Saturday night as Noel's House Party and Bugs, thought The Spice Girls were alright for a novelty that surely wouldn't last beyond the one hit, shoegazed like a good 'un and actually voted for Tony Blair in '97; this is for you.
But I'm glad it has.
For anyone who ever faced the perennial query of Blur or Oasis? Went to the cinema to see Cool Runnings and fondly think of Saturday night as Noel's House Party and Bugs, thought The Spice Girls were alright for a novelty that surely wouldn't last beyond the one hit, shoegazed like a good 'un and actually voted for Tony Blair in '97; this is for you.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Household name in 10 years time?
I bought this purely on the strength of it starring Emma Fryer. Her performances in the C4 comedy Phoneshop stand out by a country mile and I was interested to see how she fared in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by RyanCorner
Disappointment
After reading the other reviews I decided to buy this dvd, and all in all it's a disappointment.
I have to be fair to the rest of the cast: the reason why I don't like... Read more
I have to be fair to the rest of the cast: the reason why I don't like... Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. Pozsgai
underrated and forgotten.a lost gem.
shame it did not get a second series.nearly 2 years later and no news.big up coventry.the ghost town as the specials called it.
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Antony Burridge
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