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Cold Feet - Series 1 [1998]
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FANTASTIC !
Review date: 2006-04-30 Rating: 10 out of 10
I missed this series when shown on TV this has to be a must see ! I mean all 5 series too !
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Reviews
Unbroken chain of the western wind, unbroken chain of you and me.
Review date: 2006-04-27 Rating: 10 out of 10
What a clever little show this is. A fusion of comedy and drama set in the North of England in Manchester, once the home of the wealth and glory forged in the white heat of the Industrial Revolution and now the home of the greatest soccer team in the world, Manchester United.
This series has got it all. A mix of class and a little race thrown in with your obvious stereotypes. Modern men and somewhat less modern women against a backdrop of post modern England with the trams on the streets and emancipated women but where the same old problems of men relating to women appear again and again. The music is the sort of techno pop for which Britain became famous in the late 1990s and there is more than a little Cool Brittania about this show.
Others have dwelt upon the characters and plot lines of the show which are of less importance to me in the construction of this review.
What fascinates me here is the parallels which are established between three couples based on a combination of two friendships, two men and two women who between them draw in two other people which establishes the basis for the show. The relationships between all of the characters develop each week where clearly a longer time has passed enabling a snapshot of their intervening lives to be taken. In a fascinating crossover we experience a full gamut of emotions resulting from the complexities which evolve from both the developing relationships as well as the emerging histories of each of the players.
The cameras follow each couple from a common starting point each week which establishes a base and then as the comedic drama unfolds the complexity and the situations become almost moving stories themselves. The decision to site each character in a different work / home environment places that character in their own milieu which adds to the depth of the character development and brings a sense of normalcy to the proceedings which people of differing social groups can relate to.
I find too that the situations are also very credible and lifestyle depictions are also very realistic particularly the boys in the pub after work whilst the women of the household are waiting at home with their own priorities cast aside. While the female actors are all excellent I do find that the male actors exhibit a lot of the aspects of men which women love to hate and find comfortable at the same time. Having said that one of the great strengths of the scriptwriters is their uncanny knack of showing which gender is the clevere of the two.
All in all this is a very well produced, very entertaining and very thought provoking show which brings laughter and tears and which bodes well for future seasons.
Highly recommended
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
John Thomson
Fay Ripley
Helen Baxendale
Hermione Norris
James Nesbitt
Director(s):
Recording label: ITV DVD
Manufacturer: ITV DVD
EAN: 5037115210531
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2006-03-20
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 360 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1998
Language: English (Original Language)