| Programme: |
Nighty Night |
| Broadcast: |
2004 - 2005 (BBC3) |
| Episodes: |
12 (2 series) |
| Starring: |
Julia Davis, Angus Deayton, Rebecca Front, Kevil Eldon, Ruth Jones, Mark Gatiss, Marc Wootton |
| Written by: |
Julia Davis |
| Directed by: |
Tony Dow |
| Production: |
Baby Cow Productions |
| Synopsis: |
Jill is a monstrously self-involved beautician whose husband,
Terry, is dying of cancer. Her reaction to such terrible news
is to tell everyone that Terry has died and pursue her neighbour,
Don, a doctor whose wife is suffering from MS.
She commits mass-murder at the end of series one but successfully frames Glen for all the murders, for which he is being detained at Her Majesty's pleasure in Bettle Lodge - an institution for the mentally insane.
Jill is now moving on with her life, but first she must visit Glen and relieve him of the burden of his chip and pin number.
However, Jill's one objective remains - to find Don and make him hers. She drugs and kidnaps Linda, hooks her caravan to her bright pink jeep and sets off to north Cornwall, where Cath and Don are currently working through their marital problems at the Trees Therapy Centre.
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| BCG Review: |
First shown on BBC3, "Nighty Night" is actually
really good if you're into dark humour. The show is packed
full of comedy talent so there shouldn't be any surprise that
it's funny (Rebecca Front is especially good as Don's wife
Cath).
Be warned though this sitcom contains extremely black
humour; for example the first episode of the first series featured suicide, asthma
attacks, multiple sclerosis, cancer and some horrible put-downs
by the monstrous Jill (who makes David Brent look like an
angel, seriously she is pure evil - you'll hate her). Don't
let this put you off though, it's well worth watching if you
can stomach the bleak premise and Jill's painfully embarrassing
behaviour.
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