A down-on-his-luck aristocrat is forced to live in a caravan with his butler and his dog.A down-on-his-luck aristocrat is forced to live in a caravan with his butler and his dog.A down-on-his-luck aristocrat is forced to live in a caravan with his butler and his dog.
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- TriviaMatt Lucas said the series was an attempt to do a family friendly series like Worzel Gummidge (1979), one of his childhood favourites. He has also said series such as Pingu (1980) and Mr. Bean (1990) were influences with their use of silent comedy and gibberish.
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Heavy-handed silent comedy
The fundamental flaw in this show is that we're told 'Pompidou' is supposed to be likable - he isn't. That's fatal. No caring for the protagonist is such a shame as Lucas can do better, indeed has done better. Second character 'Hove' is a thin foil, not a Jeeves. A great comic actor (see 'Julius' from 'The Thick of It'), underused. The whole show feels like Lucas trying to recover from the wilderness after some borderline racism in 'Come Fly With Me'. This isn't the vehicle for that. Maybe it'll sell in international markets like 'Bean', but Lucas is no Atkinson, sadly. Atkinson throws it all behind physical comedy, Lucas apparently doesn't have as much natural comedic instinct to throw behind Pompidou. 3/10 - those three are for the excellent dog puppet. It lit up the screen, and was more likable and developed as a character than either of the humans.
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- ArtfulLodger
- Mar 2, 2015
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