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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An unseen gem,
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This review is from: Respectable [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
Channel Five gets a bad reputation but their sitcoms of the past couple of years have been spot on. Angelo's is about to wrap up and has been excellent this year, while last year we had the heart-warming Respectable.
At its heart this is a platonic love story set within a knocking shop. The relationship between the shy clumsy businessman and the naive prostitute is touching but sometimes painfully embarrassing to watch. For those pondering a second series - it's unlikely to happen. I've been in touch with Channel 5 a couple of times about this show and they say that the creative team has moved on. Quite definitely in one case. The main writer and creator of the show, Harry Thompson, died before it even got to air.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A joy,
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This review is from: Respectable [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
Its a shame that this was the last thing Harry Thompson worked on before his untimely death...but he gave us a great parting gift with this.
I know what people think, a sitcom on channel 5 about prostitutes and a largely unknown cast with someone from Hollyoaks to boot? Hardly a winner. I thought like that too, but this is an incredibly underrated gem, that has more depth than your average Zoo and Nuts reader would have noticed...and more fool them. The setting may lead to some near the knuckle humour but it is laugh out loud when it does and to counterbalance, at its heart, it is a surprisingly tender sweet love story between the lonely and inept Michael (the brilliant Justin Edwards...check him out as Jeremy Lion on youtube, hilarious; or in The Thick Of It) and the young airheaded working girl Hayley (the surprisingly brilliant Jodi Albert formerly of Hollyoaks-which is sportingly mocked on a couple of occasions in the show)The supporting cast is also excellent. The price on here is amazingly low and I promise you you will consider it one of your better buys. A show that leaves an unexpected warm glow
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious,
By Madge (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Respectable [DVD] [2006] (DVD)
Respectable is a great show. The humour is more gentle than you would think - given the setting. The guy who plays Michael is particularly brilliant and the Easter European character is hilarious. This is a real gem - can't wait for the DVD.
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