Another strangely structured Sky sitcom that feels quite undercooked but has a blindingly amazing cast. Following different teams of paramedics in London and mostly focussing on the likable duo Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks, but veering off with terrifying suddenness, to different teams who all have their own plots going on. The "will they won't they" of Barratt and the brilliant Lucy Punch gets old a little fast, Darrell & Darryl are fun but don't get much to do and sadly Adrian Scarborough's sad sack Gary seems to be a background character for most of it.
So nice enough for the most part, but has a staggeringly first drafty vibe about it, with story arcs appearing or disappearing at random, I'd rather sacrifice the all-star comedy legends cast if the script held together and the self-consciously frenetic "WHAT IF THEY START GETTING BORED" pace eased up a bit. I mean - imagine if the show was confident enough that each episode revolved around one team only, giving their individual storylines time to breathe and the last two weaved it all together?
So nice enough for the most part, but has a staggeringly first drafty vibe about it, with story arcs appearing or disappearing at random, I'd rather sacrifice the all-star comedy legends cast if the script held together and the self-consciously frenetic "WHAT IF THEY START GETTING BORED" pace eased up a bit. I mean - imagine if the show was confident enough that each episode revolved around one team only, giving their individual storylines time to breathe and the last two weaved it all together?