The Book Group" is a dark comedy that follows an American and the dysfunctional book group she forms in Glasgow as a way to make friends.The Book Group" is a dark comedy that follows an American and the dysfunctional book group she forms in Glasgow as a way to make friends.The Book Group" is a dark comedy that follows an American and the dysfunctional book group she forms in Glasgow as a way to make friends.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaIn one scene, Kenny remarks that he never sees Janice eating. In fact, the only female that is shown actually eating is Dirka; the other girls are shown with plates of food or touching food but never eating it.
- GoofsClare propositions Barney on their first meeting, then seems surprised when he turns up at her door on another occasion stoned and propositioning her.
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Clare Pettengill: No, it's not a dirty book. It's just French.
- Crazy creditsThe first season's opening credits show the characters' houses in the order they appear during the book group sessions: Clare, Dirka, Barney, Rab, and Janice; though he had picked the book, Kenny decided to have the group meet at Clare's instead and Fist hadn't picked one during the first season.
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This is completely brilliant
I don't usually start my contributions like that, honest - but it's entirely merited. I've just watched the whole of the first series on DVD and been perhaps even more impressed coming back to it after a long gap. One of the things I love about the programme is that although the books they're reading aren't that important, the book group setting itself *is* crucial to the programme.
There are several laugh-out-loud scenes in the first series, none of them revolving around standard gags or punchlines. One scene gets its laughs from repeated use of the "c" word, which is an extremely hard trick to pull off!
The characters are beautifully drawn, starting with the pivotal figure of Claire, who is at once hugely irritating and sympathetic. All the actors are fine, though I particularly liked the louche and laconic Rab. The minor parts are well done too, for example Ben Miller as the writer, the guys who play Fist's and Dirka's husbands, and the vicar, whom we see in one episode.
One other thing: it's really exquisitely filmed.
I can certainly imagine myself getting more than one viewing out of this DVD (I am intrigued to know what the audio commentary will be like), and will certainly look to get the second series eventually, if nothing else for the interplay between Claire and her sister.
There are several laugh-out-loud scenes in the first series, none of them revolving around standard gags or punchlines. One scene gets its laughs from repeated use of the "c" word, which is an extremely hard trick to pull off!
The characters are beautifully drawn, starting with the pivotal figure of Claire, who is at once hugely irritating and sympathetic. All the actors are fine, though I particularly liked the louche and laconic Rab. The minor parts are well done too, for example Ben Miller as the writer, the guys who play Fist's and Dirka's husbands, and the vicar, whom we see in one episode.
One other thing: it's really exquisitely filmed.
I can certainly imagine myself getting more than one viewing out of this DVD (I am intrigued to know what the audio commentary will be like), and will certainly look to get the second series eventually, if nothing else for the interplay between Claire and her sister.
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- azeemak
- Sep 19, 2003
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