Anyone who's seen 'Kes' (and who hasn't?), can testify as to the
comedic genius of Brian Glover. Considering his limited screen time, his
impact in the Ken Loach classic is beyond question.
Well, rejoice already, cos he's in 'The Fishing Party' from start to finish. Like so
many A-Grade TV Plays from that era, this is criminally unknown - part
of a trilogy featuring 'Shakespeare or Bust' (to be featured soon), and
the more obscure 'Three for the Fancy' (a fine range of swaps, 0282 goodies
and reasonable moolah for anyone with a decent copy of this). There's
more to it than belly laughs though, with a nice line in social
aspiration and class portrayal to boot. "We want to be out of sight of
land, fisherman", proclaims an intoxicated Glover en route to the cod.
And they are. Enjoy....
A short for starters then.
Not too much to say about this other than it's most excellent. That, and it features one of our local heroes in (a very young) Ian Martindale. Fellow of Tiger Tails. Lee Perry aficionado. Sound bloke. Enjoy...
