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I’m not a great one for Schadenfreude, but the new Radio Times has just given me the best laugh for a while:
I posted recently about Jimmy McGovern’s attack on writers of Doctor Who, costume drama, police procedural and, by implication, quite a lot else. His stated ethos is apparently
"The only way to tell stories on TV is to convince people that what they are seeing
is actually happening now and is real.”
So I laughed quite a lot to read what ex-Colonel Tim Collins of the British Army in Iraq had to say about Mr McGovern’s new drama, Accused:
“The constant and slightly contrived use of foul and abusive language and the generous lashings of gratuitous violence all add up to a desperate plea to be seen as shocking and cutting edge.”
“Having served in the British Army for 23 years I can unequivocally say that this has absolutely no basis in the reality that I understand Mr McGovern likes to root his dramas in.”
“In this fantasy world of Jimmy McGovern there are no adults, no officers and no control.”
“…in Jimmy’s world there are pubs in Afghanistan…”
“My biggest worry is that the parents and partners of soldiers serving in Afghanistan will regard this as in some way believable.”
Thank you, Radio Times!
I’m not a great one for Schadenfreude, but the new Radio Times has just given me the best laugh for a while:
I posted recently about Jimmy McGovern’s attack on writers of Doctor Who, costume drama, police procedural and, by implication, quite a lot else. His stated ethos is apparently
is actually happening now and is real.”
So I laughed quite a lot to read what ex-Colonel Tim Collins of the British Army in Iraq had to say about Mr McGovern’s new drama, Accused:
“The constant and slightly contrived use of foul and abusive language and the generous lashings of gratuitous violence all add up to a desperate plea to be seen as shocking and cutting edge.”
“Having served in the British Army for 23 years I can unequivocally say that this has absolutely no basis in the reality that I understand Mr McGovern likes to root his dramas in.”
“In this fantasy world of Jimmy McGovern there are no adults, no officers and no control.”
“…in Jimmy’s world there are pubs in Afghanistan…”
“My biggest worry is that the parents and partners of soldiers serving in Afghanistan will regard this as in some way believable.”
Thank you, Radio Times!
