Green Fingers

A lame script, clunky acting and truly awful direction... for me this came across as having been thrown together in a day by well-meaning amateurs. Put it this way, I'd sooner watch Mrs Browns Boys. Really.

I don't normally write reviews but I felt I must...absolute tripe. Acting is dreadful plot is dull. Time out of my life I will never get back

This show is called Green Fingers. It is a pilot for a sitcom created by the team at V-Pac Productions. Never heard of them? Well you are missing out. They are the minds behind Lit Laughs which are short comedy sketches around the ridiculousness of life situations in the 21st Century. You can find them on Facebook and Youtube under Lit Laughs. Anyway back to Green Fingers. The episode is directed by and stars Velton Lishke alongside Pete Bennett, who people may recognise from his naughties stint in Big Brother. For me one of the most important aspects of a sitcom is characterisation. Every character has to be defined and exaggerated to an extent where you pick up their traits quickly. All good sitcoms do it. Only Fools, Fawlty Towers, Not Going Out, etc. Green Fingers gets this down to a tee. By the end of the episode you have a strong gauge of most of the characters and you want to see more. What you have to remember when going into this episode is that it is only a pilot. It isn't perfect. Is anything? It is rough around the edges and has early problems with pacing. There is also a scene involving the lead and his wife which was very strange and out of place for me however it may work for others. The chemistry between Velton Lishke and Pete Bennett as the leads is the heartbeat of the episode and it lays seeds for further progression if they decide to continue to create more episodes. They seem to play off each other naturally and genuinely seem to be enjoying performing together. Overall I would say give the show a chance. You will probably enjoy it and laugh a few times. Spot the potential there and give the creators the benefit of the doubt for anything you think doesn't work. Given its chance this could be a very good low budget sitcom in the future.

I watched this, I'll be honest, because I love Pete. Ha, wasn't disappointed, it's silly fun, not supposed to be deep and meaningful. Made me laugh and I enjoyed the acting and sillliness. May not be to everone's taste, but that's the thing with comedy, you can't please everyone! If you enjoyed things like Bottom, Vic & Bob and similar slapstick humour, you will like this. The characters are believable (and let's face it, real people are annoying/daft and get on your nerves sometimes) so for me, this was true to life. Give it a go and make up your own mind!

This comedy pilot likeable and engaging, and surprisingly touching in its tale of two mismatched workmates who garden for a living. Just like most pilots, it's still working out its kinks, but promisingly there are only a few and very easy to fix in future; but the show has one great strength, the excellent chemistry between the two leads, Velton Lishke and Pete Bennett, which carries the whole thing. Their awkward friendship has loads of potential to offer deeper, more touching moments alongside the comedy, that could give the show a warm heart similar to that of, say, BBC's wonderful Detectorists. This is a show that could definitely grow on you (pun intended).