| Programme: |
Roman's Empire |
| Broadcast: |
2007
(BBC2) |
| Episodes: |
6 (1 series) |
| Starring: |
Neil Dudgeon, Montserrat Lombard, Sarah Solemani, Matthew Horne, Chris O'Dowd, Nicholas Burns, Carla Mendonca |
| Written by: |
Harry Williams, Jack Williams |
| Produced by: |
Ben Cavey |
| Directed by: |
Elliot Hegarty |
| Production: |
Tiger Aspect  |
| Synopsis: |
Roman's Empire focuses on the life of Roman Pretty, a self-made millionaire and dedicated family man who, with a mixture of both benevolent generosity and absolute authority, successfully runs an 'Empire' of thriving businesses. His monopoly, however, extends further than business and encompasses the lives of his much loved family, in particular his three beautiful daughters, and any man who dares to date one of them becomes a member of the family and a pawn in his empire - whether they like it or not.
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| BSG Review: |
Roman's Empire has split viewer opinion down the middle more than any other sitcom we've seen for a while. Some viewers thought it was a rubbish rip-off of America's Arrested Development whilst others thought it was a unique, clever and witty new series.
We've taken to the middle ground somewhat - the comedy wasn't amazing but it certainly had the odd moment or two which brought a smile to our faces and thus we welcomed it to the screen and hope it gets a second series.
In the meantime, we'll leave the forum to battle over its relative merits and negatives. |
| Notes: |
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ROMAN'S EMPIRE