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Am I Bovvered?: The "Catherine Tate Show" Scripts


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Hot Stars

'Read with delight...Packed with pics and original material, this
is a must for Tate fans.'

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The Guardian

`It's difficult to recall a comic performer/writer with a quite the degree
of timing, delivery and inventiveness.'
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The Daily Telegraph

`A blissfully sure sense of character and perfect timing.'
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The Sunday Times

`Finally, a new face for comedy.'
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Dawn French

Catherine Tate is far too talented and must be destroyed immediately.'
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Book Description

Illustrated throughout with fantastic character photographs,
Am I Bovvered?; The Catherine Tate Show Scripts is here dear, now dear -
we very dare you not to buy it....

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Synopsis

This title offers the complete scripts of series one and two of "The Catherine Tate Show", the most exciting new comedy programme on British TV. In the space of two series, "The Catherine Tate Show" - the latest to join the ranks of great British sketch shows - has made its creator a household name and, like "Ali G" and "Little Britain" before it, spawned a new national catchphrase - 'Am I bovvered?'. Scathingly funny and brilliantly observed, characters like Nan Taylor and Lauren the schoolgirl have become instant classics and whetted the nation's appetite for foul-mouthed pensioners and sulky teenagers.

Here, in the scripts of the first and second series, meet the motley crew of characters who Tate uncannily morphs into: there's Aga Saga Woman, who has to deal with daily traumas such as telling her children that 'Daddy hasn't been able to find any good brie' on his business trip to France; Paul and Sam, the Essex couple who get Really, Really overexcited about everything; Bernie the Irish nurse who, when she's not taking critically ill patients on wild nights out, is mixing up the medical records of the living and the dead; Derek, the camp elderly gentleman who is outraged at any suggestion that he is gay ('How very dare you'); Moo Shepherd, the pathologically competitive Brummie dog trainer; Elaine Figgis the eternal romantic engaged to a man on Death Row; and many more. Illustrated throughout with photographs of this one-woman comedy powerhouse in her various guises, "The Catherine Tate Show Scripts" also includes additional original material and is the perfect companion to the show - for anyone who's bothered.

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From the Inside Flap

The funniest and most original comedy actress to emerge in
recent years, Catherine Tate has become Britain's first lady of humour -
even unleashing a new catchphrase on the nation: "Am I bovvered?" Well we
most certainly are - here, presented for the first time, in the scripts for
Series One and Two, meet the cavalcade of characters who Tate uncannily
morphs into, such as unforgettable Lauren, the stroppy teenager, and
equally spirited Nan Taylor, the scourage of Meals on Wheels.
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About the Author

Catherine Tate is a writer and an award-winning actress who has
appeared in comedy series such as 'The Harry Hill Show', 'Big Train' and
'That Peter Kay Thing' before co-writing 'The Catherine Tate Show' with
Derren Litten. She lives in London.

Shows how lazy she really is
Review date: 2007-06-29 Rating: 2 out of 10

After the first few sketches, you feel like you've got deja vu. They're all practically the same. Basic setup, plot device, catchphrase, the end. It's like having to write lines on the blackboard, just the same thing over and over. There are about five different sketches in this book, then they make a minor adjustment every time that character crops up again. What a waste.

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I'm glad I Bovvered...
Review date: 2006-11-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

I've been a fan of Cathreine Tate since the first series of Wild West, and The Catherine Tate Show is a fave show of mine and I was interested when I saw that the scripts were going to be released in a book.

Well here you are, all the scrips from the sketches from both series 1 and 2 (not the Chrismas Special). It pretty much explains itself, if you are the sort of person who likes to collect companion books to TV shows then this is a good one.
Throughout the book there are photos - both posed and clips from espiosdes of Catherine as the various charcters. Both the well known ones like Lauran and Nan but also lesser known like 'How Many How Much' woman and 'one off' characters, such as Drunken Bride.

Note: This book is 100% scripts so don't expect charatcer profiles and such. It would heve been nice if the book had included such things as an extra but the amount of scipts and pictures (some with quotes) make up for it.

I've started to collect books/scripts of my fave shows and this one happens to be one of my faves - Hardback, well presented throughout.

The book is an excellent companion to the show. If you are looking at its page on the site (and you must be if you are reading this) then I'd asume you are already a Tate fan - or know someone who is. In that case you know exactly what you are getting - so get it.

Product Details/Specifications


Authors:
Catherine Tate

Recording label: Fourth Estate
Manufacturer: Fourth Estate
EAN: 9780007242184
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey decimal number: 791
ISBN: 0007242182
Number of items: 1
Number of pages: 288
Publication date: 2006-10-02
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Unknown)

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