Given the absolutely stellar cast - Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Ruby Wax and Tracy Ullman - I was surprised not to have heard of this show. It doesn't seem to be very well known (has it been repeated on TV?) but watching it, one can see why.
There are some funny moments, and it's definitely worth a watch if you're fans of any of the actors.
The main problem is Ruby Wax's character: just overly loud, shouty and grating. I kept wanting to turn the volume down whenever she had a scene.
Tracy Ullman's character is also a bit too much, but would work as the "ditsy clown" with just French and Saunders and their straighter characters. But with Ullman's constant squeaking and Wax's constant shouting, it's all too much.
I was reminded of Babes in the Wood (what an odd ensemble that was, with Jacko from Brushstrokes inexplicably hanging around three women half his age) but at least with that, there were just three girls including only one "clown" (the uber ditsy girl brilliantly played by . And it suffered in the second series when Samantha Janus left to be replaced with an over-the-top character rather than another straightman.
Anyway, give this a go if you come across a copy. It's fun for all the guest stars if nothing else: Hugh Laurie is particularly wonderful.
There are some funny moments, and it's definitely worth a watch if you're fans of any of the actors.
The main problem is Ruby Wax's character: just overly loud, shouty and grating. I kept wanting to turn the volume down whenever she had a scene.
Tracy Ullman's character is also a bit too much, but would work as the "ditsy clown" with just French and Saunders and their straighter characters. But with Ullman's constant squeaking and Wax's constant shouting, it's all too much.
I was reminded of Babes in the Wood (what an odd ensemble that was, with Jacko from Brushstrokes inexplicably hanging around three women half his age) but at least with that, there were just three girls including only one "clown" (the uber ditsy girl brilliantly played by . And it suffered in the second series when Samantha Janus left to be replaced with an over-the-top character rather than another straightman.
Anyway, give this a go if you come across a copy. It's fun for all the guest stars if nothing else: Hugh Laurie is particularly wonderful.