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Catterick - Series 1 [2004]


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Catterick
Review date: 2008-08-10 Rating: 6 out of 10

A comedy that begins brilliantly and is well sustained up to the shoot out in the garden centre, after which it becomes too plot heavy and the humour fizzles out. At its best when it is at its most surreal and most desolate (i.e. in the first half).

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A Great Series ......"I know!"
Review date: 2008-02-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

Reeves & Mortimer's careers spun alarming off track with "Randall & Hopkirk ..."; they delivered woefully inconsistent acting performances and the scipts were often woeful. (Long term fans blame the success of "Shooting Stars", it was a bright idea that turned into a turgid pantomime.)

While "Bang, Bang .." was their comeback series, it is this series that goes furthest to reestablishing their credibility. It is funny, weirder than a Britney Spears court appearance and even touching at certain moments. Matt Lipsey's direction is tight and he draws good performances from the whole cast.

From double entendres to physical comedy : all the facets of the series marry together excellently

It is extremely dark, but this is always an overlooked side of R&M's comedy.If I would have any criticism it would be completed absense of extras and the rather predictable "shock" ending.

Great fun, even George Clooney would approve.


Very patchy
Review date: 2007-03-02 Rating: 4 out of 10

Either I watched a different Reeves & Mortimer series called 'Catterick', or the other reviewers here have very low comedy standards.

Only watch one episode at a time because you'll be aching too much from laughing? Are you serious?

Although there ARE laughs to be had with Catterick, one astute reviewer mentioned the main problem with the series: it was a series and not a one-off special. Catterick is just far too long and contains at least an hour and a half of pointless, unfunny and downright self-indulgent rubbish (Vic and Bob? Self-indulgent? Never!).

If they had taken out all the pap and left the genuinely good stuff then Vic and Bob would almost certainly have created a classic. As it stands, 'Catterick' is worth looking at mainly for curiousity's sake and to wonder what might have been.

A great opportunity wasted, sadly. A one-off about the adventures of Tom Fun. Now that could have some potential.

Funny in a wierd way
Review date: 2007-01-19 Rating: 8 out of 10

The first genuinely funny, non-sketch based Reeves and Mortimer series. Catterick focusses it's attention on Carl Palmer and his brother Chris, as they look for Carl's long lost son. If you saw "Bang Bang, It's Reeves And Mortimer" you will recognise them as the bouncers from Paul Baron's nightclub, although I don't think it is meant to be related to it chronologically in any way.

Also present is an appearance from a character loosely based on "Kinky John Fowler" (another employee of Paul Baron), but this character is not quite as disturbing.

There are also some great characters played by Matt Lucas; the owner of The Mermade Hotel (it's not my typo), who has an accent I cannot place anywhere. He also plays Dan the Shellfish Man.

There are also appearances from Morwenna Banks, Tim Healy, Reece Shearsmith, Charlie Higson and Mark Benson. Catterick seems to have some of the best alternative comedy actors.

Very funny in the surreal way that only Vic and Bob can pull off. The only thing that makes me take away a star is the fact that it is only very loosely based on the characters from The Club. If you have not seen "Bang Bang" then D.I. Keith Fowler will mean nothing to you and is a bit of a weak character.

I would still be happy to sit through the whole series again because I think anything Reeves and Mortimer do gets funnier with repetition. It's got the feel of classic Vic and Bob combined with The League of Gentlemen, and it's good stuff.

The smell of Catterick
Review date: 2006-08-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

The genius of Reeves & Mortimer shine through once again. After the disappointing Randall & Hopkirk i was a bit wary of this but after a few short minutes i realised they were back to their best. The story of two brothers reunited after fifteen years and the quest to find a long lost son may sound like the work of a heavy drama but you couldnt be further from the truth. This is the duo at their surrealist and funniest, and with appearences from Reece Shearsmith as a psychotic madman, Matt Lucas as a crazy hotel owner and his long suffering girlfriend played by Morwenna Banks this really does hit the mark every time.

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Actor(s):
Steve Furst
Morwenna Banks
Charlie Higson
Mark Benton
Tim Healy

Creators:
Morwenna Banks (Primary Contributor)
Mark Benton (Primary Contributor)
Bob Mortimer (Producer)
Bob Mortimer (Writer)
Vic Reeves (Writer)
Alan Marke (Producer)
Lisa Clark (Producer)
Mark Freeland (Producer)
Rebecca Ferrand (Producer)

Director(s):

Recording label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
EAN: 5014503173425
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2005-06-13
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 180 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2004
Language: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)

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