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Reinventing the Seventies

Article Abstract:

ITV's new situation comedy 'Days Like These,' which features teenagers who meet in a garage converted into a den in Luton, England, in 1976, is derived from the very popular US situation comedy 'That Seventies Show.' This show has been adapted for British audiences by British writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, but the British version is overseen by US comedy producers Carsey Werner. The main difficulty with the new show is that it is not really very representative of life in the UK in the mid-1970s, being based on US scripts and adapted by two Britons who were too young to really experience the 1970s.

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Has received wide acclaim for its new situation comedy 'Days Like These,'

United Kingdom, Strategy & planning, Motion picture & video production, Motion Picture and Video Production, TV Program Production, Product information, Portrayals, Television production, Television comedies, 1970s (Decade), ITV PLC

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Revenge of the yuppie bikers

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Motorbikes have traditionally been associated with scruffy, rebellious young men, but in fact many wealthy male professionals are now taking courses allowing them to ride a motorbike. The industry seems now to be aiming at more affluent riders, and many young people can no longer to afford to ride a motorbike because insurance premiums have risen so much. It is now possible to take a five-day course which should end with the student passing the bike test.

Study and teaching, Motorcycling

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It's the comedy, stupid

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Comedian Steve Coogan states that his new show, 'The Sketch Show,' is an attempt to return to mainstream comedy sketches. He hopes that this show will act as a vehicle to promote new comedians.

Interview, Comedians, Coogan, Steve

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