JJ (4 Mar. 2010)

JJ falls for Lara,who works in the sweet shop with him, but on visiting her flat,discovers that she is a single parent with a baby, Albert. JJ's family disapprove of Lara as being a tart ... See full summary »

Director:

Esther Campbell

Writers:

Jamie Brittain (creator), Bryan Elsley (creator),

Stars:

Ollie Barbieri, Merveille Lukeba, Luke Pasqualino

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ollie Barbieri	...	JJ Jones
Merveille Lukeba	...	Thomas Tomone
Luke Pasqualino	...	Freddie Mclair
Jack O'Connell	...	James Cook
Kathryn Prescott	...	Emily Fitch
Lily Loveless	...	Naomi Campbell
Margaret John	...	Eunice
Georgia Henshaw	...	Lara Lloyd
Danny Szam	...	Liam
Seth Evans	...	Baby Albert
Nixon Evans	...	Baby Albert
Melissa Stanton	...	Barmaid
Karina Minhas	...	Mandy
Juliet Cowan	...	Celia Jones
Douglas Hodge	...	Edward Jones

Storyline

JJ falls for Lara,who works in the sweet shop with him, but on visiting her flat,discovers that she is a single parent with a baby, Albert. JJ's family disapprove of Lara as being a tart and Emily tells him she thinks Lara is using him to get back at her violent ex-boyfriend Liam. JJ gets into a fight with Liam,who tells him that he loves his child and gives JJ his blessing if he will care for Lara. JJ then gets back together with Lara and serenades her on the ukelele.

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Plot Keywords:

microphone | shopping cart | ukelele

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2010 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Company Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Man in the Mirror"
(uncredited)
Written by Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett
Performed by Michael Jackson

User Reviews

A blow of fresh air

I already said before this season is quite gloomy and, despite his high quality, the irony lacks. This was a refreshing episode on this point of view, because it started in a very light mood, showing the best and most human side of JJ, one of the most underrated characters in the series but one of the most lovely. Then, suddenly, the atmosphere started to darken a little bit as the episode analyzed a sadly popular phenomenon in England nowadays, the teen moms (it was previously slightly touched in the last part of second season): who could ever imagine the punkish-pink-haired Lara was Albert's mother? By the way, nice choice for her role, I liked Georgia Henshaw. It is not the best episode of the series, but it was sweet and lighter, and there were some scenes just well written, such as the dialogue between JJ and the heart-broken Emily, which I particularly liked. The series is nearly completed now, but I feel next episode will give us some shivers!