Clatterford: Season 3 2010 Horror Movie Reviews

The laughs and tears rolled for three wonderful seasons. Now the bright, funny, and sometimes dramatic TV series, Clatterford, comes to a screeching and saddening conclusion. The latest news: no fourth series.

Just when the women--and men--of Clatterford drew you with their humor and deadpan deliveries, does BBC television decide to pull the rug out from under our feet. Viewers will miss the characters and all their crazy foibles. It was the warmth of the characters' interactions with each other that heightened the show's success. Gossip and get together over cake and coffee. It was good times.

The direction of each quality episode had sustained its uniqueness each and every time. The writing and dialogue were sharp, as were the actors' performances. All caution was thrown to the wind when the show's storylines dealt head-on with issues like STDs, sexuality, and mental illness. But all in the name of comedy, as only "Clatterford" could do.

To a fabulous cast of actors who, with any luck, will reunite for a brand-spanking new TV series sometime in the future. We can only pray, as we sit around eating cake and drinking coffee, and gossiping about the latest goings-on in the world around us--much like the women of Clatterford. "Jams and Jerusalem," the BBC original title, will be sorely missed. Here is to a great television series. Cheers!


T.B. Grant 8/13/10