[pressgang] Episode 8- How To Make A Killing - Part 2

[Vince Deehan]

Thanks Claire. You are educating me in the ways of the modern world.

Vincr

On Sat, 12 Mar 2022, 15:52 Dipskit Comedy, <dipskitcomedy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Vince
>
> Sniffing/huffing solvents (glue and aerosols) is still very much a thing
> by drug addicts of any age. There’s a charity here in Oz where you donate
> toiletries for disadvantaged women. They don’t accept aerosol products. At
> first I didn’t know why. ☹️
>
> Claire
>
> On 12 Mar 2022, at 20:47, Vince Deehan <vince.deehan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> PRESS GANG
>
> Series 1
>
> Episode 8 - How To Make A Killing - Part 2
>
> Watched Saturday 12/3/22
>
> Sorry, very late again with my copy. So late, that I haven’t yet watched
> Katta’s reaction video. Though I will watch it once I have jotted down my
> own thoughts here.
>
> The episode started with a shot of the very impressive house that Jenny’s
> family live in. I was struck by how unfamiliar this whole scene was to me.
> Almost seemed like I was watching a lost episode that I’d never seen
> before. Just goes to show how few times I’ve seen this particular episode.
> It’s not one of my favourites, that’s for sure. Spoiler Alert - none of my
> most watched episodes are from series 1.
>
> Jenny’s family live in a very posh area, as you would expect. I enjoyed
> the scene with Kenny and Jenny (hey, it rhymes!) walking through the wide
> and tree lined street. Beautiful looking area. The kind of area you can
> imagine the characters from British sitcom classic THE GOOD LIFE living in.
>
> It’s remarkable just how young Sadie Frost looks and sounds, given that
> she is around 23 years old at the time of filming and was, I believe,
> already married to Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet!
>
> The scene where Billy asks Kenny if he has a photo of Jenny starts out
> creepy but ends up really poignantly when he tells a story about how his
> accident derailed his love life. When he says at the end of the scene “Good
> luck with the lady”, it’s so sad. Though before he says
>
> this line, Kenny reacts to his sad story by just saying “yeah” and quickly
> moving on. Kind of funny but in a good way, as in an inferior show Kenny
> would have gone all maudlin and teary but that is so not Press Gang and
> also Billy doesn’t want our pity.
>
> Very funny scene where Spike is coaching Sarah into toughening up and
> pretending tobe a glue sniffing ruffian. Dexter’s acting is so brilliant
> in this scene. When he says to Sarah, “You’re tough! You’re mean! You’re
> street!”, I burst out laughing.
>
> I noticed in one scene that there is a young man sitting next to Billy who
> helps him, by putting on his headset, the one he uses to control his
> computer. I read online that Andy Crowe, who played Billy, “had a
> successful career as a support adviser and disability equality
> practitioner.” Cool guy.
>
>
> https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a806944/press-gang-where-are-they-now-itv-what-happened-to-the-journalist-kids-in-steven-moffat-debut-show/
>
> Sniffing Glue? Is that still a thing? It was very much a thing when I was
> growing up. You’d hear about it so much, that I probably tried it myself
> but thought better of it. I wonder if it was indicative of a more
> innocent world when drugs were not as seemingly so accessible as they are
> now? I can’t imagine there are many teenagers today sniffing glue?
>
> It’s not a very exciting episode and it’s no wonder that I watched it so
> rarely. It’s a well written story with a strong message about the dangers
> of sniffing glue. I wonder what made Steven Moffat write such a story.
> Was it his idea or was he asked to do it?
>
> Thanks for reading to the end.
>
> Have a great weekend everybody!
>
> Vince
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnxD1JDosgQ
>
> https://youtu.be/hd1ciPnTGKg
>
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