Phoo Action (TV 2008)

The year is 2012 and only Buddhist kung-fu cop Terry Phoo and teenage ne'er-do-well Whitey Action can save London and the Nation as a whole from mutant criminals who are taking over.

Director:

Euros Lyn

Writers:

Jamie Hewlett (characters in comic), Mat Wakeham,

Stars:

Eddie Shin, Jaime Winstone, Talulah Riley

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Shin	...	Terry Phoo
Jaime Winstone	...	Whitey Action
Talulah Riley	...	Lady Elenor Rigsby
Robert Craigs	...	Footballer
Geraldine James	...	Dr. Evelyne Conan-Bell
William Chubb	...	Sir George Conan-Bell
Danny Webb	...	Lord Rothwell
Richard Ng	...	Sifu Chien (as Richard Woo)
Ed Weeks	...	William
Theo Cross	...	Harry
Andrew Brooke	...	Sgt. C
Jason Tompkins	...	Jimmy Freebie
Steve Haze	...	Marlon Freebie
Spencer Wilding	...	Burk Freebie
David Goodall	...	F Bouncer 1

Storyline

The year is 2012 and only Buddhist kung-fu cop Terry Phoo and teenage ne'er-do-well Whitey Action can save London and the Nation as a whole from mutant criminals who are taking over.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2008 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Scotland, Deadline Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Poo action?

Despite a minuscule budget, "Phoo Action" has great ambition. However, even talented director Euros Lyn can't quite save this pilot from failure.

Colourful, crass and overlong, "Phoo Action" has more misses than hits. Based on the comic strip "Get The Freebies", the show retains the feel of a graphic novel but lacks polish.

Jaime Winstone and Talulah Riley act as eye candy but it's all a little too contrived and not convincing.

The highpoint of the show is seeing Carl Weathers again.

6 out of 10. Incidentally, a 6 part series has been commissioned for next year. Hopefully, the creases of the pilot will be ironed out of the series.