Game On - The Complete Series [DVD]

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The addition of Neil Stuke softened the darkness of the comedy. Stuke is more likable and relatable in the role- a more traditional sitcom choice- but had Chaplin had more time in the role, he would have made it iconic. He has that coolness that Stuke couldn't bring. Writers: Andrew Davies, Bernadette Davis / Theme Tune: Where I Find My Heaven by the Gigolo Aunts / Producer: Geoffrey Perkins

First of all let me say that I have never seen the first series (with Ben Chaplin) so I can't judge if this is better or worse. But what I do know is that if you can't laugh with the humour on 'Game On' you should really wonder if you have any sense of humour at all... The actress revealed she had breast cancer as she posted a tribute following the death of Australian star Olivia Newton-John, who had a long battle with the disease, in August. Game On is a British sitcom which ran for three series on BBC2 from 27 February 1995 to 6 February 1998. [1]

Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.279. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7. In Full: All About Soap Bubble winners". digitalspy.co.uk. 27 March 2011 . Retrieved 27 September 2012. A popular choice for photo shoots in men's magazines such as FHM, she came 21st in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll in 1998 and 41st in 1999.

I really liked Samantha Janus in the role of Mandy; not simply eye candy for the boys, she is very funny as she handles her string of jobs and men. She rose to fame as Mandy in the British comedy Game On in the 1990s, and has appeared in a number of films, television series and stage shows, including comedy drama Mount Pleasant and the film spy series Kingsman. Twenty-five years later, of course, Game On doesn’t feel edgy at all. On the contrary; it feels very safe. Perhaps that’s why Game On isn’t remembered as fondly. It captured the zeitgeist, but arrived on the cusp of a shift in British comedy. The year that Game On finished, The Royle Family began, soon followed by Spaced, The Office, and Phoenix Nights – all of which took the sitcom out of the studio and into new territory. Already, Game On was out of date. Clare Monaghan (Tracy Keating) – An Irish nurse, Clare is Martin's girlfriend in the second series and then his ex. She meets Martin and initially makes a deal with him to lose her virginity, not knowing that he was also a virgin. They start dating and eventually break up due to Martin's inability to trust her around other men, his almost vegetative state, and irreconcilable life paths - Clare wanted to travel the world while Martin did not. She appears in five episodes of series two, and four episodes of series three. Actress Tracy Keating also makes a further appearance in the final episode as a different character, a woman who Martin pursues because she looks like Clare. Keating plays this part with an English accent.

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Now, don't get me wrong, Neil Stuke is a very fine and talented comedy actor, and very likeable too but he JUST WASN'T Matt Malone. Where Ben played Matt as a self-referential , conceited, good-looking and aloof oddball full of neurosis, Neil played him as a nerdy played-for-laughs fool who wasn't any cooler than his best mate who he kept putting down - martin (Cottle). Sam's relishing theatre return". Manchester Evening News. 15 February 2007 . Retrieved 25 May 2021.

In 1990, she appeared as a guest in two episodes of the CITV comedy sitcom Spatz; Series 1 Episode 2 and 3. It is rumoured that a possible falling out may have occurred leading to her swift exit from the show after such a brief stint. This is fuelled by her reluctance to admit for many years that she was part of the show. [12] The character was so cool (not cool in the way Matt himself thought he was cool lol) but in the way he was good-looking twenty-something, trendy and pop-culture-referencing anti-hero. In September 2015, it was reported that she was "living in fear" and had alerted the police that she was being stalked. [27] The stalker was given a suspended sentence in December, the same year. As far as mainstream sitcoms go, there hadn’t been a show that skewed so young since, well, The Young Ones. The actress first came to prominence in March 1991 aged 18, when she won the annual A Song for Europe competition to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. [9] She finished joint tenth and the song, " A Message to Your Heart", peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. [10] Despite her achievements, her Eurovision entry is frequently remarked upon. She has said regarding the experience that her failure in the contest "devastated" her at the time and thought it would spell the end of her career. She has also called her appearance "ridiculous", in that she was dressed in a pink mini dress while singing about starving children and said the lyrics of the song are "burned into her memory" forever. [11]

All three series of the show are available on DVD. The first series DVD is the only one with any special features, which include Chaplin's best moments as Matthew Malone from the first series and character photo galleries.