Sugartown is the story of a tiny seaside town in Britain whose claim to fame and only source of income has been the Burr Candy Factory. The candy factory is about to go under and the owner Jason Burr (Shaun Dooley) may have to sell it to his brother who wants to turn the place into a gambling casino and luxury holiday flats. I hesitate to use the word quirky to describe things, because it seems these days to mean everything from .endearingly odd. to .bizarrely outrageous. without telling the viewer exactly what he is going to experience. Sugartown is sweet (no pun intended) in that it tells the story of very human characters with strengths and weaknesses, and...
- 5/13/2013
- by June L.
- Monsters and Critics
Sugartown. co. BBC
Kieran Kinsella
Acorn Media’s latest DVD release Sugartown is a throwback to the classic British sitcoms in which buffoonish busybody’s and snobs do battle with decent hard working folk. The three episode show made its British TV debut in 2011 but surprisingly it never aired in the U.S. Thankfully, Acorn Media do a pretty good job of snatching up all the great shows that BBC America bizarrely overlook and this is one show that is well worth watching.
Sugartown is based around a candy or sweets factory in the North of England that has for years been the focal point of the local community. The factory is best known for producing the type of colorful rock candy that has been keeping NHS dentists busy for the past 70 years. As the show begins, sales are down and Jason Burr (Shaun Dooley) is struggling to keep the family owned factory afloat.
Kieran Kinsella
Acorn Media’s latest DVD release Sugartown is a throwback to the classic British sitcoms in which buffoonish busybody’s and snobs do battle with decent hard working folk. The three episode show made its British TV debut in 2011 but surprisingly it never aired in the U.S. Thankfully, Acorn Media do a pretty good job of snatching up all the great shows that BBC America bizarrely overlook and this is one show that is well worth watching.
Sugartown is based around a candy or sweets factory in the North of England that has for years been the focal point of the local community. The factory is best known for producing the type of colorful rock candy that has been keeping NHS dentists busy for the past 70 years. As the show begins, sales are down and Jason Burr (Shaun Dooley) is struggling to keep the family owned factory afloat.
- 4/17/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
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