Joe Thomas
- 41 years old
- English
- Actor
Press clippings Page 10
The script was mannered and dirty-mouthed, though the lines came so fast that there were bound to be some laughs. But Ed Westwick's character Vincent Swan, a toerag who parks his flash motor on double yellow lines with a disabled badge, is too slimy to be a likeable rogue.
This territory was covered far more cleverly during the Thatcher years by Harry Enfield, and David Jason, of course, in Only Fools And Horses. This isn't a complete failure, but it's crude and blunt instead of polished and sharp.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 25th May 2017Preview: White Gold
This sitcom has been dubbed an Inbetweeners reunion by some - although as it only unites two of the four main cast members it is a bit of stretch.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 24th May 2017Comedy by Damon Beesley of The Inbetweeners fame, with James Buckley and Joe Thomas (also of The Inbetweeners fame) reuniting as double-glazing salesmen. It's set in the 80s, so the nostalgia is as thick and gloopy as a Starbar. If you like your dialogue from the Guy Ritchie school of verbose mockney geezerish, then you're in luck, as their swaggering boss Vincent (Ed Westwick) forces it right down your throat every second he's on screen. A truly punchable show.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 24th May 2017White Gold preview
Men behaving Badly in a period piece? White Gold could be the British answer to Mad Men... or The Wolf Of Wall Street? The Wolf of Westcliff, perhaps, given its setting in Essex in the the world of 1980s double-glazing salesmen.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th May 2017White Gold: Inbetweeners double-glaze UK in the 80s
Stars of The Inbetweeners and Gossip Girl have come together to flog windows in a new TV comedy that perfectly captures the cash-flashing, un-PC 1980s.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 24th May 2017White Gold review
If you've never seen The Inbetweeners, you'll find this comedy hilarious. But if you have...
Frances Taylor, Radio Times, 24th May 20175 White Gold moments that are like The Inbetweeners
From indecent exposure to weak bladders - Damon Beesley's new BBC2 comedy feels very familiar indeed.
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 24th May 2017White Gold review: hollow and full of caricatures
Nice to look at but slightly hollow, White Gold isn't quite shoddy merchandise - but I'm not sure I'm buying what it's peddling.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 24th May 2017White Gold interview
'No one was crying out for a double-glazing sitcom'.
Chortle, 15th May 2017Prview - Drunk History
Based on the hit American comedy show, the British version of Drunk History is back for a third series.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 8th March 2017