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hmv.com talks to the cast and creator of White Gold
With the first series having completed its run on BBC Two, White Gold arrives in store on Monday and just as the series was about to air, we sat down with Damon, Joe, Ed and James to talk about their new show...
hmv.com, 30th June 2017White Gold Series 2 confirmed by BBC Two
White Gold, the 1980s-set sitcom starring Ed Westwick, Joe Thomas and James Buckley, is to return for a second series following the success of Series 1.
British Comedy Guide, 28th June 2017TV sitcom's shocking sixth-form gang regroup and head to Crete in this big-screen, lads-abroad excursion. Nerdy Simon Bird, soppy Joe Thomas, dopey Blake Harrison and gobsmackingly crude James Buckley get up to all sorts of excruciatingly crass antics, but as in the TV show, there's sympathy too, for their teenaged, hormonally challenged predicament.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 19th June 2017Review: White Gold is badly lacking in shine
Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick sells himself short as double glazing salesman in dismal comedy according to our TV columnist.
Alice Hinds, Daily Record, 10th June 2017White Gold: banter, larks and Thatcher's Britain
Inbetweeners alumni reunite for a laddish 80s comedy that is a bewildering throwback to an era best forgotten.
Fiona Sturges, The Guardian, 3rd June 2017Interview: Joe Thomas
Although Thomas shares Lavender's pleasant nature and ready laugh, he's a little more thoughtful than the roles he's played.
Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 27th May 2017White Gold - a sweary banterfest
The new BBC Two sitcom stars two of The Inbetweeners and Gossip Girl's Chuck Bass, aka Ed Westwick, as double glazing salesmen - and they're all brilliant.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 25th May 2017White Gold: Gossip Girl star doesn't fit 1980s Essex
"Chuck Bass! It's Chuck Bass!" was my principal reaction to the first episode of new BBC comedy White Gold. And it was hard to get beyond that.
Chloe Hamilton, i Newspaper, 25th May 2017White Gold, BBC Two review
Sleaze and sharp practice in the exciting world of double glazing.
Adam Sweeting, The Arts Desk, 25th May 2017White Gold review
It's hard to see the joy in watching three hours of awful people being awful, but it wouldn't be the first time we've been asked to do just that. Here's hoping the groundwork done here was worth it, and that's not the case this time.
John Moore, Cult Box, 25th May 2017