The writers, Dennis Kelly and Sharon Horgan have a great writing back catalogue, but ... this was downright odd, unfunny and pretty excruciating. It was woefully short on laughs for a comedy.
The Circuit: C4 Pilot
It had a stinking review in The Guardian, and a glowing one in The Telegraph...
I'm not sure how Horgan and Kelly could fashion this into a series, if it gets commissioned. It would have been a great 90-minute one-off - a 21st century Abigail's Party.
I enjoyed it, though.
I enjoyed this. Great casting, great dialogue and I thought there was good chemistry between the cast.
The humour was strong although a little inconsistent as it drifted off towards the end into some sad points but light and shade isn't a bad thing.
They've left plenty of options for development of story and I hope they get the opportunity.
They may squeeze a series out of this yet. I'm not sure that I'd watch it though.
PS Strood isn't an exclusive area!