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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 149469" data-attributes="member: 23">OK then - it&#039;s straight into the new Britcom. This one comes with the stamp of approval from a fellow Soapchatter.<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/30/86/fd3086246bdb705e5709c8c4c1fa1357.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />With just two episodes under my belt tonight I&#039;m not too qualified to say much. The first episode was certainly a slow burner, but not in a bad way. I&#039;m not in a rush.The pacing reminds me of early Summer Wine. The dialogue is mostly captivating (though the jury&#039;s out on Beryl&#039;s school playground chants of &quot;N-O spells no&quot;). The wordplay in the second episode with Geoffrey&#039;s mispronunciation of &quot;mishap&quot; (as &quot;mish-ap&quot;) and &quot;misled&quot; (as &quot;mizzled&quot;) was very enjoyable. Especially since for a few moments it felt as though Richard Beckinsale had mispronounced &quot;mishap&quot; and it had been left in to save the expense of a retake.A key angle of the series - the power struggle between the two partners - is both fascinating and refreshingly un-PC. It&#039;s not just that Geoffrey&#039;s libido and outbursts of longing to rape the object of his desire would be very difficult to sell in the age of Me Too - and certainly not balanced with moments of sensitivity or insecurity. But Beryl wouldn&#039;t be allowed to be so impressed with him, nor so subtly manipulative in trying to get him to act on his (and her) feelings. And as it is it&#039;s the characters&#039; contradictory natures and the subtle dance around the unspoken or unheard that has hooked me in.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 149469, member: 23"] OK then - it's straight into the new Britcom. This one comes with the stamp of approval from a fellow Soapchatter. [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/30/86/fd3086246bdb705e5709c8c4c1fa1357.jpg[/IMG] With just two episodes under my belt tonight I'm not too qualified to say much. The first episode was certainly a slow burner, but not in a bad way. I'm not in a rush. The pacing reminds me of early [I]Summer Wine[/I]. The dialogue is mostly captivating (though the jury's out on Beryl's school playground chants of "N-O spells no"). The wordplay in the second episode with Geoffrey's mispronunciation of "mishap" (as "mish-ap") and "misled" (as "mizzled") was very enjoyable. Especially since for a few moments it felt as though Richard Beckinsale had mispronounced "mishap" and it had been left in to save the expense of a retake. A key angle of the series - the power struggle between the two partners - is both fascinating and refreshingly un-PC. It's not just that Geoffrey's libido and outbursts of longing to rape the object of his desire would be very difficult to sell in the age of Me Too - and certainly not balanced with moments of sensitivity or insecurity. But Beryl wouldn't be allowed to be so impressed with him, nor so subtly manipulative in trying to get him to act on his (and her) feelings. And as it is it's the characters' contradictory natures and the subtle dance around the unspoken or unheard that has hooked me in. [/QUOTE]

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