BBC2: World of Pub

How's this for a comedy show, you take a genuine cockney pub, add a couple of owners and a genuine cockney dodgy geezer and stick the characters in amusing situations which end with the pub being burnt down by dodgy. This is the basic premise behind World of Pub and if my overview gave the impression that this might be amusing I'm very, very sorry. This is a comedy show which should be sued under the trade descriptions act. By its nature comedy demands ...
...to spend several years discovering what the word funny actually means. Now in case you think I'm damning a show i haven't given a chance then I'll point out that I've actually sat through two entire episodes of this trash. I suspect most people turn off after seeing the title sequence. The only redeeming feature this show has is that its only half an hour long and so far there's no hint of another series. Since the show revolves around a pub you ...

Telute 04.07.2001 · Read full review
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