Three of a Kind - Series Two ( Three of a Kind - Series 2 )

Three of a Kind - Series Two (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Three of a Kind - Series 2
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
177 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1981 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
James Bibby
Barry Bowes

Written By:
James Bibby
Barry Bowes

Actors:
Lenny Henry ..... Himself / Various Characters
Tracey Ullman ..... Herself / Various Characters
David Copperfield ..... Himself / Various Characters
Toyah Willcox ..... Herself (as Toyah)

Synopsis:

Series 2 of the classic BBC sketch show is brought to DVD for the first time.

This funny, fast moving, non-satirical mainstream sketch show made Tracey Ullman a household name and emphasised the burgeoning talent of Lenny Henry.

Like most comedy shows, Three Of A Kind set out to be as funny as it could be; but - unlike most other shows - it filled every nanosecond of airtime with gags, wall to wall, top to bottom, in an effort to do so. Apart from its use of video trickery and teletext-style 'Gagfax', which printed jokes on screen in between the sketches, the humour was delivered straight - adopting an 'in-your-face' style without any 'side' or pretensions to grandeur, and, as befitting a pre-watershed BBC1 primetime slot, purposefully lacking the savagery associated with much of the concurrent 'alternative' scene.

Follows three young Australian naval officers on shore-leave who hit the streets of Sydney before being shipped out to Iraq. The dynamic between the three friends is uneasy, and tinged with malice. Sam has more than one reason to be looking for a way out.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 13 July, 2009.

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