Weirdling_Wolf Review of Births, Marriages and Deaths

Births, Marriages and Deaths (1999– )

'Raven dark British drama that's edgier than a flint codpiece!'

[8/10 · 8 February 2022]

After a foolhardy prank goes wickedly awry during an especially bizarre, drunken stag do, the once amicable existence of long-time boyhood pals, Terry (Mark Strong), Graham (Phil Davis), and the shifty khunt Alan (Ray Winstone), very soon takes a vicious wrong turn into far murkier waters! Blacker than a Bishop's benighted ring! Edgier than a flint codpiece! Sharper than a butcher's hook, witty writer Terry Grounds blithely boozy, blissfully bellicose, deliciously unpredictable drama has a grip like a 10 bob Brass, and a filthy gob on it ta' match! Vivid, no guff performances from powerhouse performers Ray Winstone, Mark Strong, and Phil Davis make gifted director Adrian Shergold's well blahdy tasty 4-part, off-beat thriller 'Birth, Marriages, and Deaths' an engagingly triple-threat'd Thespian treat! Splendidly skewed, downwardly descending adult drama that's rawer than a docker's armpit... so, buckle up! As it's gunna get propah lairy, mayte!!!! Top notch, diamond bright, late-night entertainment from the Beeb!