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Respectable (2006)
A hidden gem
I remember watching this back in 2006 and was immediately hooked. It was a delightful little comedy, and Jodi Albert (Hailey) was the star of the show with here innocence and naivety. It featured a host of colourful and likable characters, with some revolting and funny one liners from Barry the builder and Maureen the Madam.
One thing I will say though is that the protagonist (Michael Price) seems to frequent the brothel about once a week and at £120 a pop, one must wonder where he gets the cash from as his wife is a hawk with his finances.
There is a beautiful blossoming romance brewing between Michael and Hailey, as they natter about their dreams and aspirations and in the last episode you understand just how much they care for each other. It was quite clever from the writers, as you actually begin to care what happens to them, much in the same way as Ricky Gervais did in The Office with Dawn and Tim.
I do feel that if this had been on BBC2 or Channel 4 then it would have received more coverage and therefore more ratings. To be honest it was one of the few Channel 5 programmes that I have enjoyed and when you consider some of the dire comedies that get churned out, it is a shame more episodes were not made.
If you can find this on DVD then buy and enjoy.
Family (2003)
Good drama, but plots need more explanation.
I found this mini series enjoyable which had an excellent cast including the very mean and moody Jamie Foreman and found his character's thousand yard stare to baby brother Joey (Martin Kemp) intimidating to witness.
I know that some have commented about Jamie Foreman's character receiving no repercussions after killing the Manager of the restaurant, however, you get the sense that the father played by David Calder is afraid of losing him again after a 10 year absence. Having said that surely making him manager of the restaurant after killing the previous one was highly unlikely and you would think that they would want him as far way from the restaurant as possible.
Also we do not get a real explanation as to why Jamie Foreman's character came back from exile and the mystery of the £25,000 that his American wife brings upon arrival sadly never gets explained.
The last criticism is that Martin Kemp's character has an older daughter who seems to becoming wiser to her father's criminal shady dealings and it would have been a nice touch to possibly see her spill the beans, much in the same way as Meadow Soprano did in The Sopranos.
Summing up there are a few unanswered questions and it would have been nice for there to have been a second series, to see what would have come of the main characters.
Overall it is worth a watch and you can find it on Amazon at a cheap price.