Thu, Apr 12, 1990
Replete with unforgettable costumes and just the right accents, Jennifer Saunders is Scarlett O'Hara and Dawn French is Mammy in a highly satirical take on movie classic Gone with the Wind (1939). Plus, Dawn attempts to cheer Jen up during a prison visit with a bit of inane chat and some serious interactive game playing; "Star Test" with Transvision Vamp's Wendy James; Raw Sex (and, via cassette player, Ken's girlfriend Mrs Dobson) perform "Cinderella Rockefeller"; In a cafe setting Kirsty MacColl performs "Don't Come the Cowboy"; and we meet two down-to-earth westcountry housekeepers who like nothing better than to gossip about and take advantage of their evidently pretentious and stuck-up boss.
Top-rated
Thu, Apr 19, 1990
Dawn and Jennifer are "just two little girls" who love the spotlight, as this week they channel Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe from their Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) days. Plus, we encounter three frustrated actresses in their dressing room as they struggle to understand why nobody knows "what the hell is going on"; Ken and Duane are having trouble following Ralph McTell's book 100 Easy Tunes for Guitar which leads to a fantasy courtroom sequence featuring the cream of British guitar talent; There's live laughs at the Comedy Cavern with Beth ("get outta the pool") Weinblatt; Kirsty McColl performs "Still life moves on"; Two young lads enjoy a beer and potting pool while discussing their weekend plans; and in "Modern Mother and Daughter", eccentric and fun loving Adrianna is hounding her very sensible daughter as to her life choices.