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Is it just me or is Candy Cabs a blatant rip off of Carry on Cabby? 0
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Wonder if it'll make all men out to be morons..? :rolleyes:
I wouldnt be surprised, lets see tonight
Apparently so. Either that or slimy con men according to a scathing preview in Radio Times.
Not that I’m asking for more of what will undoubtedly be a wretched piece of shit, but it’s another BBC “series” that lasts for a massive THREE episodes!
Sad to see Jo Joyner wasting her time on rubbish like Eastenders and this. And FGS Jo, step away from the PIES!!!!!!!
I thought exactly that when I saw it in the schedules.
Do people at the BBC actually get paid for thinking up these sort of programmes?
Doesn't look like my sort of thing. Think I might prefer to watch Dan Snow up to his knees in sh!t on BBC2 instead!
Having Claire Sweeney and that grating voice of hers is another reason not to watch.
I’m betting BBC execs think CC is some kind of telly sibling of the surprising cinema hit, Made in Dagenham. WORNG!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395898/
Luckily I had a memory of Caroline Blakiston one of the actresses that was in Rides so I made use of IMDB. Funnily enough her name was only in the forefront of my mind because I had just been reading about Callan, in which her ex-husband, Russell Hunter appeared as Callan's sidekick, Lonely
Yep, the RT Editor (Alison Graham) ripped it to shreds, lol. Definitely won't be watching as it looks like lazy drama-by-numbers.
Whatever gave you the impression that Alison Graham didn't like it?!!!
thats it! Been trying to place that since the trailers started last week. I'll give it a go (won't have much choice with other half having a bit of a thing for Jo Joyner haha)
So what, it's a jumping off point, it's what they do with it that matters.
That said it doesn't sound like they're done a lot with it.
I'd heard it touted around as Auf Wiedersehen pet with women.
Then again I'm pretty sure I saw some bikini activity in the trailer.
I there's any of that keep a note of when it happens, I'll try and catch it on Iplayer.
I'm not in the mood for this sort of thing these days, not enough to stick with them past one episode anyway, something on BBC4 or BBC2 will always look more appealing at some point.
No doubt it'll hit the right buttons for some people.
You may or not know that Jo had twins last year which may be the answer as to why she has put on a bit in weight.
I don't think people are against Carry On Cabbie per se but it's more that they are annoyed that the BBC has given 3 hours worth of prime time TV to something that is a total rip-off
"Prepare to stop up your ears and cover your eyes because Candy Cabs is LOUD, shrieking its presence with gaudy pink cabs, sets and characters. It's one of those pallid, female-populated, female-directed "comedy dramas", all blowsy, bosomy and Northern, where men are hopeless and women are noisily sensible, but a bit scatty when it comes to fellas. It's like Real People magazine brought to life. I hated every single second, but I'm sure for someone out there spending an hour with a group of women who set up a women-only cab company and get involved with unsuitable men won't feel like being trapped in a lurid, pink plastic hell."
Doesn't sound like my type of comedy/drama, think I'll give it a miss...there's football on tonight anyway.
One for the ladies maybe ?
The women will be Northern with a capital "N" and the men will be gormless types...probably.
Maybe i'll be wrong and i'll like this as much as The Killing.
I really miss the League of gentlemen.