Doggin' Around (TV 1994)

Director:

Desmond Davis

Writer:

Alan Plater

Stars:

Elliott Gould, Geraldine James, Alun Armstrong

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elliott Gould	...	Joe Warren
Geraldine James	...	Sarah Williams
Alun Armstrong	...	Charlie Foster
Ewan McGregor	...	Tom Clayton
Liz Smith	...	Mrs. Thompson
Anthony Etherton	...	Gary Powell
Ronnie Scott	...	Himself
Neil McCaul	...	Pete
Stephen Marcus	...	Newman
Jamie Foreman	...	Wells
Larry Lamb	...	Ken
Nicky Goldie	...	Waitress
Judy Flynn	...	Marjorie Evans
Ruth Woods	...	Sally Evans
Paddy Navin	...	Mrs. Jones

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

jazz musician | jazz

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Con la música a otra parte

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Amateurish unoriginal light drama

So I'm on a plane across the atlantic. I'd never heard of this film. The write-up in the in-flight magazine made it sounds quite good so I watched it. I was very disappointed. It was just awful. There were only two good things in it: Alun Armstrong, and the way that Ewan McGregor really looked like he was playing the bass. The rest of the acting was dreadful, but I expect this was largely down to the clumsy script. Almost every scene is rigid - there is not a moment when you forget that these people are actors. The storyline is incredibly thin, the characters are very one-dimensional, the direction is sometimes like a student film.

On an eleven hour flight, I actually felt like I wasted an hour and a half of my time watching this film.