Well,ITV obviously wanted it Wednesday,because 'Cuckoo' looks
to be a hurriedly assembled mish -mash of cliches and stereotypes
that have become over - familiar to anyone who has watched tv drama over the last 20 years.
They say Ira Gershwin used to write his lyrics on the back of a matchbox,he could have written 'I got rhythm' ,the Old Testament and still found room for ''Cuckoo' before he ran out of space.
Mr L Ingleby has played unhappy screwed - over blokes since he was the severely miserable sidekick to Chief Inspector George Gently. He just doesn't 'get' women,does he?
Mind you'with Miss Halfpenny at her sublimely dotty best he is a bit up against it.
Miss Goose scowls a lot and don't blame her,having to make some sort of sense out of the dialogue she has been given.
In a year that has seen 'Boat Story' and season 2 of 'The Tourist' much can be forgiven,but 'Cuckoo' is tv pushing its luck.
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They say Ira Gershwin used to write his lyrics on the back of a matchbox,he could have written 'I got rhythm' ,the Old Testament and still found room for ''Cuckoo' before he ran out of space.
Mr L Ingleby has played unhappy screwed - over blokes since he was the severely miserable sidekick to Chief Inspector George Gently. He just doesn't 'get' women,does he?
Mind you'with Miss Halfpenny at her sublimely dotty best he is a bit up against it.
Miss Goose scowls a lot and don't blame her,having to make some sort of sense out of the dialogue she has been given.
In a year that has seen 'Boat Story' and season 2 of 'The Tourist' much can be forgiven,but 'Cuckoo' is tv pushing its luck.
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