'Orrible

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'Orrible
Genre Sitcom
Written by
Directed by Dominic Brigstocke
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationsActon, West London
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network BBC Two
Release10 September (2001-09-10) –
29 October 2001 (2001-10-29)

'Orrible is a British television sitcom produced by the BBC. Broadcast in 2001, it was written by and starred Johnny Vaughan. [2] Vaughan stars as a cheeky chappy taxi-cab driver and wannabe small-time criminal in Acton, west London. [3] Despite the BBC being confident and heavily promoting the series, it was panned by critics for the script and Vaughan's acting ability. [4] [5] It achieved very low viewing figures and ran for one series, and has never been repeated by the BBC. [6] "Ultimately, it was shit" said Vaughan in a 2004 interview in The Stage . [7] James Buckley made his acting debut playing Sean's son (and Paul's godson) in the sixth episode, Two Men and a Bastard [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vaughan is 'Oribble". Digital Spy . 8 September 2001.
  2. ↑ Deans, Jason (18 September 2001). "'Orrible sheds viewers". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "BBC - Comedy Guide - 'Orrible". 5 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Flett, Kathryn (16 September 2001). "They're 'avin' a larf..." The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "An 'Orrible mistake : News 2002 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Orrible ratings for Johnny Vaughan - Media, News - The Independent". Independent.co.uk . 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "7 stars you'd forgotten had their own sitcoms". Digital Spy. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "James Buckley acting as a gangster when he was a kid is cracking people up". LADbible. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Vaughan is 'Oribble". Digital Spy. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. ↑ McLean, Gareth (11 September 2001). "Gangster cheek". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Jacques, Jan (8 September 2001). "Interview: Johnny Vaughan - Why my wife thinks I am 'Orrible scum; Johnny Vaughan talks about his return to TV in the drama he wrote himself, though wife Antonia doesn't totally approve". Daily Mirror .
  12. ↑ "Johnny come lately". The Guardian. 3 September 2001. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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