These East End boys are just as facking annoying as that other 'East Ender', Jamie Oliver.

Review by Jamie Oliver television's Naked shit

It's a right bleeding good programme and make no mistake; so don't go giving me no grief or I'll have to give yer a slap or two. Listen right, there's these really cool blokes like--and I mean blokes right, this aint no QAF stuff--and they own a pub. But that aint the best of it by a long chalk. These 'ere blokes do crime and get involved in dodgy stuff and generally 'ave a right old laugh. Now then this is the best part, these bloke 'ave got cockney accents- that means they talk like what I do. I learnt me accent from Only Fools And Horses and My Fair Lady. You couldn't tell though, could yer, by listening to my accent? Right, lovely jubbly, who wants a drink. Pint. Pint. Pint; and I'll have, er, a shandy top. The business. Gotta stay sober I'm getting married you know. O, yeah, I got a bird. Right sort. You must 'ave seen us? Hello Magazine? Bliss? FHM! Didn't you see me with me bird then? No, shame. O yeah, right, back to the film. Brilliant I say. I'd give it 110% That's 8 out of ten in anyone's book. A lotta people say to me: "Jamie, you were at Zoe Ball's wedding weren'tcha; what was it like with all those celebrities?" Then I have to tell them--much to my regret--that I don't really call her on the phone that's just for the advert. They always--and I don't know why, 'cause I know some really famous mates (Anna Ryder-Richardson, Handy Andy)--look disappointed. Thanks you've all been really great.

But you didn't say "pukka"!

>But you didn't say "pukka"!

It was implicit.

Mate.

Yeah it was a pukka show alright but 'pukka' is not a word I use lighly, seeings how it's the only hip-and-happening adjective I know. I've got a bike. It's a scooter, a lambrussco (they're italian all the mods use to ride them.) Some people say I look like a young Simon le Bonn, the lead singer with The Smiths.

The most interesting thing about the TV series of Lock Stock... is that it makes you realize what was good about the film (no, honestly). I accept that the whole Britflick gangster thing has gone horribly, horribly pear shaped - but all the accusations levelled at the original Lock Stock film (shallow, all style no substance, gratuitously violent) are actually t rue of the TV series. I found it charmless, cold, the four leads seemed to be going through the mockney motions and the violence both gratuitous and unpleasant. The film on the other hand had some decent performances, some genuine wit and verve and was tightly focused (sorry Justin!)

It's becoming de rigeur to slag all Brit gangster films - and on the whole justifiably so - but don't blame Guy Ritchie, blame the talentless arseholes desperately trying to cling on to his coat-tails

>Some people say I look like a young Simon le Bonn, the lead singer with The Smiths.

I think you look a bit like Stewart Lee, only with more hair.

OK, the original film is alright, but I think it's important to get this in perspective. What happens at the moment is that one quite good thing (see also Trainspotting) just gets copied by lots of people who just can't hack it. I take all of Al's points on board, but couldn't you just feel your heart sinking the moment that pretend lads like Chris Evans (and his useless production company) were quite clearly going to see it?

Sometimes you can spot a turkey from a million miles away.

I agree totally - although I don't think that people making substandard copies of successful formulas is a recent development. But there is the rub. The problem with British comedy at the moment (and Brit TV in general) is the constant chasing after 'magic formulas'(and 'key demographics' - a pointless exercise for the BBC). Much has been written elsewhere on the forum about the BBC trying to get writers to write American sitcoms. What's interesting is that what gets shown borrows all the superficial features of US sitcom without any of the the funny bits - the banter, the surrealism, the unpredictability, and undermining of cliche.

Chris Evans has become the seal of crap - and the Lock Stock TV series was always going to be a problem. I mean when you think about it - 'The Italian Job' TV series anyone? 'Trainspotting' the TV series? Can films ever make good TV series (with the exception of MASH?) Time for a new thread perhaps...

bollocks to you i think the series has been quite good so far although the language is a bit over the top. What else is there to watch at night

by the way did anyone see that thing that keith chegwin was doing on channel 5 last night on channel five in a jungle-stupid programme and why couldn't they have got some one good looking to present it and be the contestants

don't read to much into it.

the series made me laugh just as much as the film did.

ok, thefirst one was similar to the film, but it was still good.