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Written by One Foot in the Grave creator David Renwick, Love Soup stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery, a modern woman with old fashioned values. The first series also starred Michael Landes as American comedy writer Gil Raymond. Alice and Gil would make the perfect couple. The only problem is that they are completely unaware of each other's existence.
Alice works as the manageress of a perfume company concession in a London department store. Her co-workers, Cleo Martin (Sheridan Smith) and Milly Russel (Montserrat Lombard), try and help Alice find a man... well, that is when they are not too busy having problems with their own relationships.
Gil arrives in England to discover his girlfriend is having an affair before they even land in the country. Now single, Gil worries about the advances of his next-door neighbour Irene Andrews (Trudie Styler).
Our Review: An interesting concept. In the first series, the programme flipped between the two storylines, with Alice and Gil only appearing in the one scene together, but even then they do not spot each other.
The second series had difficulties as Michael Landes, who played such a key role in the first series, left the show. Alice and Gil were clearly solemates, so his character could not simply be replaced with another.
Heap's introduction into the second series did bring a new dynamic, as it was then possible to show Alice in a stable relationship, but this wasn't nearly as captivating as the will-they, won't-they question that was hanging over Alice/Gil in the first series.
One thing the second series did having going for it was that the episodes were cut from an hour in length to half-an-hour; this ushered in a slightly stronger 'sitcom' element for the show.
Alice works as the manageress of a perfume company concession in a London department store. Her co-workers, Cleo Martin (Sheridan Smith) and Milly Russel (Montserrat Lombard), try and help Alice find a man... well, that is when they are not too busy having problems with their own relationships.
Gil arrives in England to discover his girlfriend is having an affair before they even land in the country. Now single, Gil worries about the advances of his next-door neighbour Irene Andrews (Trudie Styler).
Our Review: An interesting concept. In the first series, the programme flipped between the two storylines, with Alice and Gil only appearing in the one scene together, but even then they do not spot each other.
The second series had difficulties as Michael Landes, who played such a key role in the first series, left the show. Alice and Gil were clearly solemates, so his character could not simply be replaced with another.
Heap's introduction into the second series did bring a new dynamic, as it was then possible to show Alice in a stable relationship, but this wasn't nearly as captivating as the will-they, won't-they question that was hanging over Alice/Gil in the first series.
One thing the second series did having going for it was that the episodes were cut from an hour in length to half-an-hour; this ushered in a slightly stronger 'sitcom' element for the show.
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This is a very funny series and much cleverer than the standard so-called comedy fare we are force fed these days. It will appeal to anyone who actually thinks about things and the angst that accompanies this risky practice. This is a comedy very much about the good manners of the main characters and the lack of them in the people they come across (and their inability to see past their self-obsessed noses). This is all handled in a very understated manner and never patronises the viewer and actually treats us as adults (not even any canned laughter!). I think the people who didn't get this series possibly struggled because they are the people this terrific show is poking fun at. Perhaps they should watch again and you never know it might just help them to be nicer people.
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| Love Soup.1x03.The reflecting pool.DVDRip.XviD.avi | 470MB |
| Love Soup.1x04.They do not move.DVDRip.XviD.avi | 469.93MB |
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to be continued.
