| Programme: |
Angelo's |
| Broadcast: |
2007 (Five) |
| Episodes: |
6 (1 series) |
| Starring: |
Steve Brody, Shelley Longworth, Alice Lowe, Simon Farnaby, Miranda Hart, Sharon Horgan, Paul Garner, Paul Kaye, Kim Wall, Javone Prince |
| Written by: |
Sharon Horgan |
| Produced by: |
Damon Beesley |
| Exec Producer: |
Iain Morris |
| Directed by: |
Chloe Thomas |
| Production: |
Bwark Productions  |
| Synopsis: |
Angelo's is a greasy spoon cafe based in London's bustling Trafalgar Square, it's home to a hybrid of surreal comedy characters whose lives intertwine.
Angelo (Steve Brody) is the widowed, Italian café owner who loves the queen mum, but has an intolerance for foreigners, especially tourists that spend all day sitting around with just 'one bloody cup of coffee'.
Angelo is un-ably assisted by his daughter Maria (Shelley Longworth), an aspiring X-Factor contestant who thinks that London is one of the few places on Earth where the talent-less can live out there dreams. She is shadowed by her best friend Alicia (Alice Lowe) who, like all good best mates, constantly undermines Maria and tries to steal her boyfriend Mickey (Javone Prince).
Other characters include Kris (Simon Farnaby), a mime artist in a C3PO outfit with a crush on Maria , mini-cab driver Shelley (Miranda Hart), a nymphomaniac 'virgin', Policewoman Karen (Sharon Horgan) who is married fellow officer Dave (Paul Garner) and cannot conceive without the help of Dave's sleazy brother Kevin (Paul Kaye).
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| BSG Review: |
This sitcom was in development hell for over four years - but in our opinion it was worth the wait. Angelo's is a warm, subtle comedy with the characters right at the heart of it - something many recent sitcoms have neglected. The characters all neatly defined here, and each funny in their own right - which makes putting them together in the same setting all the more fun.
Miranda Hart as the taxi driver, Simon Farnaby as the mime artist, and Kim Wall as the un-employed Russell are our favourites - they don't even need to speak to raise a smile - their characters' backgrounds and mannerisms are enough alone to do this.
We definitely seem to be somewhat in a minority liking this show though - it's struggled to pick up an audience and the six episodes quietly played out on late-night Channel Five to small audiences. A look at our message board reveal that many found this comedy 'boring' and gave up on it.
Angelo's is very unlikely to return - with the low audience ratings and Channel Five's freeze on new scripted comedies it sadly doesn't stand much of a chance at all of seeing a second series. |
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