| Programme: |
Help |
| Broadcast: |
2005 (BBC) |
| Episodes: |
6 (1 series) |
| Starring: |
Chris Langham, Paul Whitehouse |
| Written by: |
Chris Langham, Paul Whitehouse |
| Produced by: |
Jane Berthoud |
| Directed by: |
Declan Lowney |
| Production: |
British Broadcasting Corporation
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| Synopsis: |
With rarely more than 2 characters on screen at any one time, Paul Whitehouse plays every patient to Chris Langham's psychiatrist, as Help takes a comical look at the world of psychiatry.
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| BSG Review: |
This show was a breath of fresh air in the stale world of Britcom in 2005. Heart-wrenching some of the time, ridiculous and ludicrously funny the rest, Help was certainly a refreshing break from the other recent sitcoms of the time.
Arguably a modern-masterpiece, Help updates and utilises, to perfection, the well established and timelessly proven comedy formulae of two men stuck in a room. The chemistry between Peter (Langham) and his various patients (Whitehouse) is maintained and performed with great accuracy and hilarity throughout. This allows one to connect with the characters and sink into the artificial world created on screen in a way which has not been seen for a long time.
In short, Help is a must-watch for any serious comedy fan.
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| Notes: |
Sadly there is almost no chance of a second series of Help. In September 2007 co-writer and co-star Chris Langham was jailed for downloading indecent videos of children from the internet.
During the trial Langham used the excuse that he was
developing a paedophile character called Pedro whose catchphrase was to be "I'm only a minor offender" for the new series of the comedy. However, when Whitehouse took to the witness stand he said he was not aware of any such character. Full Story.
The BBC and Whitehouse will be mindful of the fact viewers are unlikely to forget the connection between the show and trial and, that combined with the fact Whitehouse has lost his co-star and co-writer, any plans for a new series have no doubt now been cancelled.
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