Massive
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2007 - 2008
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom set around the launch of Manchester's hottest new music record label, Shady Records. Stars Ralf Little, Carl Rice, Johnny Vegas, Paul Kaye, Christine Bottomley and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Music Video
Further details
Determined to keep the boys on their toes, the HearKittyKitty girls demand a music video. But while the lads argue about a concept, slippery A&R scout Ricky Lisberg starts sniffing round Superb'uns bakery. Taking the girls for a pie, he fills their heads with thoughts of stardom while pointing out Shady Music's shortcomings. The lads are going to have to raise their game.
After a nudge from Lou, they hire a video camera, Shay designs a CD cover and Danny contacts the press. Will a terrible mix-up with the BBC scupper their plans?
Meanwhile Swing's got worries of his own - it seems Nancy has a new boyfriend. With the help of Tony, a box of vibrators and some antlers, he hatches a plan to win her back.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 21st September 2008
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ralf Little | Danny |
| Carl Rice | Shay |
| Johnny Vegas | Tony |
| Christine Bottomley | Lou |
| Lorraine Cheshire | Lorraine |
| Joel Fry | Swing |
| Beverly Rudd | Tina Simpson |
| Faye McKeever | Marie Simpson |
| Joanne King | Nancy |
| Steve Furst | Ricky Lisberg |
| Holly Quin-Ankrah | Andrea |
| Bernard Wrigley | Glenn |
| Darren Southworth | Krystian |
| Kelly Price | Journalist |
| Damian Lanigan | Writer |
| Davina Earl | Script Editor |
| David Kerr | Director |
| Jim Poyser | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Russell Beeden | Editor |
| Emma Dibb | Production Designer |
| Tim Laws | Composer |
Video
Make Love to the Lens
Danny and Shay go shopping for a camera.
Featuring: Ralf Little (Danny) & Carl Rice (Shay).
Press
Filing clerks Danny (Ralf Little) and Shay (Carl Rice) share a long cherished dream to run their own record company. Danny's gran dies, leaving him £10,000, and before she is cold in her grave they have set up Shady Music. Their first job is to recruit talent to the label and what better way than to hold a Battle of the Bands night?
All this occurs within the first ten minutes of Massive, cutting to the chase with commendable brevity. Nothing kills a new sitcom quicker than a wade through exposition in episode one.
And to its credit, Massive succeeds in keeping up a cracking pace for its full 30 minutes. We see the pair bicker over their musical tastes, strut around in their new capacity as entrepreneurs, rent rat-infested offices and stop at bus stops to ask Jim Morrison lookalikes if they can sing.
It's all very entertaining and good-natured, with several good moments. Little and Rice work well with each other, and Johnny Vegas is on hand to lend comic support as Shay's kleptomaniac dad. Actually, I think I may have seen a bit too much of Vegas lately, which is ironic since he's clearly lost a lot of weight.
Harry Venning, The Stage, 22nd September 2008