[pressgang] She's Got It Taped

[Matt Saunders]

Danger: She's Got it Taped spoilers!






I gave SGIT another go yesterday - I think I just can't quite
satisfyingly glue together Sarah trusting this obviously megastressed
guy who spends most of the episode panicing like a deer caught in
headlights enough to date him and cosy up to him to get the confession
with the twist that she knew all along.  I think Sarah is too warm a
character to pull it off - it's more Lynda-like if you ask me.

Lots to like though - I love the callbacks to Sarah's past
relationships, and the sequences in the cafe as Archie phones in the
warning too late are awesome.

Sarah definitely didn't get enough 'feature' episodes though.  Swapping
Lynda and Sarah in this episode and in A Quarter To Midnight (another
episode that people love but is a bit of a miss for me) I think would
have improved both. ;-)


On Feb 15, Vince Deehan via pressgang wrote:
> Funny you say that, Belinda, as I was looking up this actor last night. His
> name is Jay Simpson and his list of IMDB credits is huge!
> 
> He'd never had a big, leading role but he arguably has one of the
> most consistent acting careers out of almost
> everyone else from Press Gang. His first listed role on IMDB is from 1983, when
> he was about 17.
> 
> His most recent credit was a role on the 2024 TV version of The Day Of The
> Jackal, starring Eddie Redmayne.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801043/?ref_=nm_mv
> 
> Vince
> 
> On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM Belinda via pressgang <pressgang at lists.yoyo.org
> > wrote:
> 
>     Over Christmas I was watching "The Holiday" movie and noticed the actor who
>     played Archie in She's Got It Taped is the hire car driver who drives
>     Cameron Diaz's character to/from Kate Winslet's house.  Always fun spotting
>     actors from Press Gang popping up elsewhere years later.
> 
> 
>     On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM Mel Mac via pressgang <
>     pressgang at lists.yoyo.org> wrote:
> 
>         Hi all, relieved to be back too (thanks, Matt), I thought I was a
>         goner!
> 
>         I've been doing YouTube rewatches lately too, and I agree very much
>         about She's Got it Taped. It was always a favourite of mine so was
>         surprised by all the hate for it. The suspense was built really well
>         and as a teen I felt very worried for Sarah. Good to know she was more
>         safe than it seemed. 
> 
>         Cheers,
>         Mel 
> 
> 
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>         Cc: Vince Deehan <vince.deehan at gmail.com>
>         Subject: [pressgang] She's Got It Taped
>          
>         Hello everyone,
> 
>         I'm glad I am back on the list. I got an email yesterday saying I was
>         about to be kicked off!
> 
>         Just been watching my first Press Gang episode of 2025.
> 
>         I chose one of my all time favourites, SHE'S GOT IT TAPED.
> 
>         Probably one of my most watched episodes.
> 
>         It's a Sarah episode and those are always special.
> 
>         Such a suspenseful story and I love the gritty realism. It's certainly
>         not an easy watch.
> 
>         I recall many years ago, expressing to Steven Moffat via email, that I
>         was worried that Sarah was putting herself in danger. He told me that
>         Frazz and Spike were always around and were close by at all times, so
>         that they could look out for Sarah. I loved that thought.
> 
>         https://youtu.be/unfybpT91qc?si=bFlIN8es6apQyMRM
> 
>         Vince Deehan
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