Eri Jackson

The pick of the closing double-bill in Sky Atlantic's hit-and-miss comedy shorts is Nell, Ted And Marlon, which takes a tongue-in-cheek swipe at the petty jealousies and grandiose ambitions in a community centre singing group. Choir members are delighted when rapper Marlon (Daniel Lawrence Taylor) spices up their repertoire - but he strikes all the wrong chords with choir-master Ted (Danny Morgan), particularly when fiery-locked Nell (Eri Jackson) gets hands-on instruction from the charismatic stranger.

The Common Ground comedy series, for which all episodes are set in the same stretch of south London, draws to a close with two more short films. In the main it's been a success with the majority of the stories working well. Tonight's double bill opens with the amusing Nell, Ted and Marlon in which Marlon (Daniel Lawrence Taylor), who claims to be a former member of garage and hip-hop group So Solid Crew, arrives to give guest lessons at a local singing class and becomes infatuated with Nell (Eri Jackson) and her oddly protective brother Ted (Danny Morgan). The wry Barry stars Alex Lowe as an old man who decides to live out a long forgotten bucket list when his wife dumps him - leaving his daughter (Linda Robson) a little perplexed.