Swansea, it really is mad.
Swansea resident Max Vivaldi has an actual claim on the land, not happy to just take a back seat, he wants to run the place, bins an' all.
Being a Swansea guy, I may be a little on the biased side, but this madcap, crazy series managed to hit all the right notes, it's that mix of surreal, zany, but fun drama that just works. Only the imagination of Swansea's own Russell T Davies could have devised this.
It's really fun, it will have you chuckling away, the laughs generally come from Joanna Page, Candy is hilarious.
The acting is great, every cast member plays a part, I've never thought Griff Rhys Jones has had the acclaim he's deserved over the years, he's excellent here as Max. Siwan Morris, Ruth Madoc and Jo Stone Fewings are all brilliant.
It's a shame that it came to an end here, there was a hell of a lot of mileage left, but maybe we wouldn't have had Doctor Who back the way we did. Part six does end somewhat abruptly, but in the tradition of the show, it's bonkers.
Of course there are lots of Doctor Who references, John Scott Martin is fun as Rico, and of course there's Gareth David Lloyd, who plays Yanto Jones.
9/10.
Being a Swansea guy, I may be a little on the biased side, but this madcap, crazy series managed to hit all the right notes, it's that mix of surreal, zany, but fun drama that just works. Only the imagination of Swansea's own Russell T Davies could have devised this.
It's really fun, it will have you chuckling away, the laughs generally come from Joanna Page, Candy is hilarious.
The acting is great, every cast member plays a part, I've never thought Griff Rhys Jones has had the acclaim he's deserved over the years, he's excellent here as Max. Siwan Morris, Ruth Madoc and Jo Stone Fewings are all brilliant.
It's a shame that it came to an end here, there was a hell of a lot of mileage left, but maybe we wouldn't have had Doctor Who back the way we did. Part six does end somewhat abruptly, but in the tradition of the show, it's bonkers.
Of course there are lots of Doctor Who references, John Scott Martin is fun as Rico, and of course there's Gareth David Lloyd, who plays Yanto Jones.
9/10.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Aug 3, 2022