Film, Media & TV2 mins ago
Count Arthur Strong
The reaction to this new BBC 2 series has been mixed but personally, I have found it to be very funny and well written. I started off thinking that it wasn't as good as the original Radio 4 version. The casting of Rory Kinnear was a master-stroke. Last week when they were sheltering in the store room was very funny. And last night was hilarious...very dark ending however.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think CAS is a 'marmite' show - I never found the radio show funny, so I didn't bother with the TV version either.
mikey - re. Victor's fatal accident, that was part of David Renwick's genius as a writer, he ability to recognise that comedy and tragedy are a hair's-breadth apart, and careful writing means you can work them both together to magic effect.
Witness the one and only time that reference was made to the Meldrews' loss of a child in infancy - it lasted about fifteen seconds, and was never mentioned again, but it was such a touching moment in the normal chaos.
Perfect comedy.
mikey - re. Victor's fatal accident, that was part of David Renwick's genius as a writer, he ability to recognise that comedy and tragedy are a hair's-breadth apart, and careful writing means you can work them both together to magic effect.
Witness the one and only time that reference was made to the Meldrews' loss of a child in infancy - it lasted about fifteen seconds, and was never mentioned again, but it was such a touching moment in the normal chaos.
Perfect comedy.