British Comedy Guide

NJ: Palace

Usual mistake of forgetting to put in a Miles' line -- amateur!

Anyway, this didn't get in.

Dan

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PALACE
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V/O:
Coming soon: a classic reimagined. A story of a family's wealth leading to troubles. Leading to misery. Leading to *disaster*!

GRAMS: 'DALLAS' INTRO STARTS UP.

V/O:
'Palace'!

GRAMS: MAIN 'DALLAS' THEME KICKS IN

V/O:
Tales of debauchery and relentless partying!

PHIL:
Her parents are party planners for goodness sake! Can you imagine Wills in such a dysfunctional family?

LIZ:
(DEADPAN) No, that really would be something. Harry! Take off that ridiculous costume!

HARRY:
I will if you will.

LIZ:
I'm the queen, Harry. This is how I dress.

HARRY:
What about grandad?

LIZ:
He's right, Phillip. Take off the frock.

V/O:
Fighting to keep away an out-of-control ex-daughter-in-law and perpetual hanger-on.

F/X:ORNAMENTS CLANGING ON THE GROUND

FERGIE:
(SNORT) Hahaha! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! You rarlly, rarlly can't control me anymore!

F/X:SMASHING ORNAMENTS

LIZ:
We'll do what we bloody well like! We're the Royal barons in this town!

F/X: WINDOWS SMASHED

FERGIE:
I won't do a darn thing you say!

LIZ:
I demand you go on holiday this week. *Again*!

VIOLENCE STOPS

FERGIE:
Okay. Toodle-pip!

V/O:
And the long-awaited return of the forgotten son!

LIZ:
Andrew!

EDWARD:
I'm Edward, Mother...

LIZ:
Oh, I can never tell you two apart. Keep your wife under control!

EDWARD:
It's ex-wife. And I'm Edward, *not* Andrew...

LIZ:
Tomayto, tomato...

V/O:
'Palace'! Coming to a sovereign state near you... now!

END

It's a 'No' from me. And the whole Palace/Dallas pun has pretty much had its day. There was even a whole show with that premise...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388632/

Haha. I never knew that.

And it's a 'no originality' from me!

Dan

Four series in and material in every series. You're known at Newsjack towers, my friend. Oh yes. Make the most of that opportunity...

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