Harriet Thorpe
- Actor
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Brittas Empire cast to reunite for online event
The cast of The Brittas Empire are to reunite online, on Thursday 28th January, to mark the 30th anniversary of the leisure centre sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2021TV review: Mister Winner, BBC Two
Comedy fans who have seen Jones onstage or enjoyed Clunkerdunk may be surprised by this. There is no laugh track or studio laughter giving it a slightly flat feel. But Jones is great and is always watchable, even when you can see the punchlines coming a miles off. It just seems like an odd fit for someone who is so imaginative, creative and talented.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th March 2020Filming starts on BBC One series Mister Winner
Filming is underway on Mister Winner, the BBC One sitcom series starring Spencer Jones.
British Comedy Guide, 24th October 2018With a title like Absolutely Fabulous, it is hard to see how Jennifer Saunders's series will acknowledge the economic downturn when its latest instalment is broadcast over Christmas.
Still, Harriet Thorpe, who appears in it, tells me: "Jennifer keeps everything current. She acknowledges the recession, but doesn't make it all about that."
Speaking at the first night of Crazy for You in the West End, Thorpe adds: "It's very clever, and, of course, incredibly funny to see how the characters cope."
Their co-star June Whitfield says, perhaps even more depressingly, that Eddy and Patsy are shown to be getting on a bit. The actress, 85, insists that this "opens up a whole new avenue of hilarity".
Tim Walker, The Telegraph, 19th October 2011