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Screen Two: East of Ipswich (1987)
Episode 5, Season 3
Tedious
2 June 2024
If you want to see why nostalgia for the 1950s is misguided this will do the trick. OK for a rainy afternoon if you've nothing better to do. Put simply it's a coming of age story decorated by showroom condition vehicles just about correct for the period and the action moves just about as slowly. The set dressing takes care to make sure all the period details in their monochrome boring splendour are to the fore. There's clear nods towards Les Vacances de M Hulot but it's hard to see the same affection. The boot is well and truly laid into everything that killed the UK seaside resorts as a holiday destination. Thank goodness there are alternatives to Bognor these days.
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