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Looking After Jo Jo [1998] [VHS]

Robert Carlyle (Actor), Jenny McCrindle (Actor), John Mackenzie (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: VHS Tape
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Robert Carlyle, Jenny McCrindle, Kevin McKidd, Ewan Stewart, Juliet Cadzow
  • Directors: John Mackenzie
  • Format: PAL, HiFi Sound
  • Language: English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: BBC Worldwide
  • VHS Release Date: 2 Feb 1998
  • Run Time: 200 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CVR3
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 93,877 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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A gritty drama series set in 1980s Edinburgh and based around the life of local hood Jo Jo (Robert Carlyle). On his recession-hit estate he is seen as a hero as he constantly out-manoeuvres the police - but he is not comfortable in himself and finds that he is drawn to the Marilyn Monroe-obsessed Lorraine and a life of darker crimes and drug addiction.

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Jo Jo is an Edinburgh Goodfella with a sharp mind and a cavalier attitude to the law.
In the bleak, edgy climate of the 1980's Jo Jo is seen by many on the estate as a hero; out-manoeuvring the police while supporting his close-knit family.
What is it that draws the confident and charming Jo Jo to Lorraine, a vulnerable woman obsessed by Marilyn Monroe? What figure from his past is fuelling his fantasies and driving him towards darker crimes and the quicksand of heroine.
Can Jo Jo look after himself when he doesn't know who he is.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerising. 12 Dec 2003
By Mr. Thomas M. Jackson
I saw this when it was shown on the BBC in 1997, and I still feel it is the best television drama shown since. Nothing has topped it. It is Trainspotting with a social conscience, and if that doesn't sell it, nothing will.

Enjoy.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars better than i remember it to be 26 Nov 2011
By michelle2003
loved it when it was on tv and got it again and is even better than i remember it to be
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent 20 April 2009
By L. Strain
this was a brilliant programme defo worth buying if u still have a video a dont know why they cant release it on dvd tho
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looking After Jo Jo 2 April 2013
By Marie Anne Bruce
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I was warned that it was a pal movie and I have got another vsh with Robert Carlyle in it so I was hoping I could veiw it. Unfortunately I can't. I wish they had it in DVD.
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