Two has-beens, one flat, zero talent — the pilot that died so we could laugh.
Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and their careers seem to be at a standstill. During the course of the pilot, Vivienne has the opportunity to be cast in a new show but delivers a horrifying rendition of the standard "Send in the Clowns", thanks in part to Jackie's off-kilter advice.
Acting
Saunders and Lumley's decades-honed chemistry, even in shambles.
Writing
Self-aware satire of actors playing actors playing badly.
Director
Adrian Edmondson
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