Cilla - ITV biopic
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Fozzie Bear
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I missed the first one, but it is very watchable and she is fab.
No idea how historically accurate it is, but I'm not that bothered on a Monday night
No idea how historically accurate it is, but I'm not that bothered on a Monday night
youngian
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How on earth does a three hour drama about a very minor 60s pop star and Blind Date/Surprise Surprise presenter hang together. I could see Dusty Springfield making for a good drama but Cilla! I did see a good review about how it was hook for capturing some excellent period detail but how many times have we seen this era from Beatles films, Train Robbers, Mad Men etc
I'm no fan but that's a ridiculous statement
Fozzie Bear
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She was a Thatcher fan in the 1960s? Impressive.
youngian
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Yes I was being a bit harsh, more like a minor 60s pop star instead of a very minor 60s pop star. If she didn't become a TV star she'd be on a cruise ship with Gerry & the Pacemakers and the Tremeloes. Certainly no Janis Joplin. Or even Sandie Shaw.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
Will watch it just for Sheridan Smith. Saw her in who do you think you are the other day and really liked her. A great talent.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
didn't she defend saville. and rolf.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
That was the very first thought I had when I saw thread. Did they cover that glorious episode in her life?
editor
hiraethified
Thatcher wasn't in power when this series was set and it's not telling the story of the later - and generally quite beastly - Cilla. If it was, I doubt I'd enjoy it very much.
editor
hiraethified
spliff
New Member
I've watched the first two episodes.
As Ed says in his OP the production and period detail is excellent and Sheridan Smith is astounding. She's maturing into a really fine actress.
I was pleased not too much attention was spent trying to get look/soundalike Beatles.
To judge a drama on the subject matter seems a bit of a misguided criteria.
A previous role S.Smith had was as Mrs. Biggs which was obviously crap because Ronnie was only the teaboy.
Anyway I don't think this production follows Cilla turning into a grotesque.
For which I am thankful.
As Ed says in his OP the production and period detail is excellent and Sheridan Smith is astounding. She's maturing into a really fine actress.
I was pleased not too much attention was spent trying to get look/soundalike Beatles.
To judge a drama on the subject matter seems a bit of a misguided criteria.
A previous role S.Smith had was as Mrs. Biggs which was obviously crap because Ronnie was only the teaboy.
Anyway I don't think this production follows Cilla turning into a grotesque.
For which I am thankful.
blossie33
trailer trash
I watched the first episode at my mother's last week. I'm not really a fan of Cilla but I was interested to see it.
I totally agree with Editor and others that Sheridan Smith played her brilliantly, she had her mannerisms off to a tee.
I had never seen her in anything before except the recent Who do you think you are but I can see why she's an award winner.
I totally agree with Editor and others that Sheridan Smith played her brilliantly, she had her mannerisms off to a tee.
I had never seen her in anything before except the recent Who do you think you are but I can see why she's an award winner.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
I wonder if the Downfall thread is full of people moaning about what a great big Nazi Hitler was.
albionism
A successful virus clinging to a speck of mud.
Is that Saville in the above pic?
No, that's her husband, Bobby.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
I watched the first two episodes on itv player & thought it was well acted & produced. A good insight to life in the early Sixties. Episode two was also funny in places. I managed to enjoy it for what it is rather than think about the future politics of Cilla or Blind Date.
editor
hiraethified
To be fair, it's pretty reasonable that they should only appear in a lesser role in the film, given that it was about Cilla and not the Beatles!
Sheridan Smith is an astonishingly brilliant actress. I didn't realise that it was the woman from Gavin & Stacey for ages!
A Sonnet for Cilla
So Cilla is dead. I'm told I should care
But I'm finding it hard to feel pity
She swanned around with her nose in the air
When the Tories raped her native city
That beacon of hope in a sea of greed
A city that stood against Thatcher's might
Where was Cilla in it's hour of need?
Hob-nobbing with Tarby, denouncing their fight
Lennon, Bleasdale, Tomlinson, stayed true to
The Class and the City that had made them
But you never bit the hand that fed you
When push came to shove, you betrayed them
'Rags to riches' just half the story
Fawning, lick-spitle, working-class tory
So Cilla is dead. I'm told I should care
But I'm finding it hard to feel pity
She swanned around with her nose in the air
When the Tories raped her native city
That beacon of hope in a sea of greed
A city that stood against Thatcher's might
Where was Cilla in it's hour of need?
Hob-nobbing with Tarby, denouncing their fight
Lennon, Bleasdale, Tomlinson, stayed true to
The Class and the City that had made them
But you never bit the hand that fed you
When push came to shove, you betrayed them
'Rags to riches' just half the story
Fawning, lick-spitle, working-class tory
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
I got no time for Cilla, but Lennon. Do me a favour. How the fuck did he stay true to Liverpool?
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
Considering she never did a single interview where she didn't manage to get the names of at least 2 Beatles and Brian Epstein in somewhere!!
Obnoxiousness
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Sheridan Smith made this worth watching.
I also thought she was great in the Spec-Saver advert, you know, the one where she does the dance/aerobic class at a community centre full of senior citizens who were expecting Bingo.... until I found out that it wasn't Sheridan Smith at all.
I also thought she was great in the Spec-Saver advert, you know, the one where she does the dance/aerobic class at a community centre full of senior citizens who were expecting Bingo.... until I found out that it wasn't Sheridan Smith at all.
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