Next of Kin

Once again Pen Keith has made a fab job in this well writen show.The Man from the Champions could do with some if his special powers in this show to help Pen Out.The Girl who players Georgina is just so funny with her remarks and Pen has done it again.

I remember viewing this show on a local PBS station. While I do have a taste for British comedy, the whole dramatic premise just kills it. It could be have been brilliant but the whole idea is flawed: why should we care about three whiny know-it-all brats being taken care of their until-now-unknown grandparents? It's not a show as much as it's being at the funeral of a stranger: you don't know where you fit in, but you rather just be somewhere else. That's how I felt, and felt better when I turned the channel.

My first impressions on seeing this series was: "Yes, Penelope Keith is still brilliant, but this series isn't really funny." I felt the children were too antagonistic - it felt real, but not funny. But, seeing that La Keith was on great form, I kept watching and grew to love the series. The children grew as actors, and you could, to purloin a phrase, "feel their pain". Pain is not something you normally associate with sitcoms, but here it was. Now I think the series should be considered a groundbreaking show: the way the pain, sorrow and frustration the children felt was dealt with intelligently and moving. And I reiterate what the others have stated: THIS SERIES SHOULD BE RELEASED ON DVD!

While I agree that the T.V. series was not really up to much, I seem to remember it being about three children who had been orphaned after their parents were killed in a horrific car accident. Yes the children may have been portrayed as a bit snotty and maybe even up themselves, I think that the story demanded that of them as they have lost the two main elements of their lives then to have to live with two grandparents who are "out of touch to say the least". I thought Penelope Keith was actually very good in the role of the Grandmother who had issues about showing love and adapting to the needs of three young children. I think it was quite moving on occasion for her character to be quite introspective and confronting her feelings.

So Nick, why not actually watch the show first before commenting on it?

Matt.

A very funny black comedy starring the one and only Penelope Keith. This series should be put onto a video. It is simply unique. Very Funny ! Unfortunately this series was axed in 1997 after the viewing figures were too low ! A PAL VIDEO SHOULD BE RELEASED ! I think it is a very good series.