Julia Hills Movies
- 1991
Debuting September 3, 1991 over BBC1, the long-running British sitcom 2.4 Children was all about an ostensibly typical family, the Potters. Despite their veneer of normality, the family invariably found itself experiencing all sorts of abnormal and surrealistic adventures, in the manner of the American comedies Married: With Children and Malcolm in the Middle. For the record, Ben Porter (Gary Olsen) ran a plumbing business with attractive assistant Christine (Kim Benson); Ben's wife (Belinda Lang) held down several dead-end jobs before launching a catering business with her friend Rona (Julia Hills); and the couple's kids, Jenny (played first by Claire Woodgate, then by Claire Buckfield) and David (John Pickard), were like most other wisecracking sitcom kids, only more so. One of the most endearing aspects of the series was its endless stream of pop-culture references, including Ben's referring to son David as "Puggsley," and the contemptuous nickname "Jake the Klingon" bestowed upon Ben's main business rival Jake Klinger (Roger Lloyd Pack). The 57th and final episodes of 2.4 Children was seen on December 30, 1999. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Belinda Lang, Gary Olsen, (more)
- 1984
The ribald British late-night sketch comedy series Who Dares, Wins was the brainchild of Andy Hamilton (of Drop the Dead Donkey fame) and Denise O'Donoghue. First telecast on November 1, 1983 as a pilot episode titled Who Dares Wins a Week in Benidom, the series trafficked heavily in profanity, nudity, and comic blasphemy. Its best-known recurring sketch involved a pair of zoo pandas who were expected to "mate" in full view of human spectators. Opening each episode with a montage of such appealing images as a vomiting tramp and a rotting curry dinner, Who Dares, Wins was seen from May 12, 1984 until late 1988, weighing in with 22 45-minute episodes and nine hour-long installments. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rory McGrath, Tony Robinson, (more)
