Poor Satan has to undergo yet more trials and tribulations
in this fifth series of the Sony Award-winning comedy. What
with missing the Professor, a case of Seasonal Affective Disorder,
and above all, the disastrous over crowding in Hell, he hasn't
felt this depressed since Bill Clinton survived his heart
operation...
This
is the complete fifth series of Old Harry's Game, the
fiendishly funny comedy set in Hell, from Drop the Dead
Donkey co-creator Andy Hamilton. This 2-disc collection
features all four 30 minute episodes, which were originally
broadcast in 2005. The series features music that may sound
familiar to fans of Horror movies. Segments of Christopher
Young's atmospheric score from the movie Hellraiser
are scattered throughout this series.
Levels
of human sin are at their highest ever, and people are dying
at an unprecedented rate. The check-in demons are overwhelmed,
and Satan has to find a solution. He decides to launch a Crusade
of Moral Rearmament, and infiltrates the worlds of religion,
sport, politics and the media in an attempt to persuade people
to behave better. Meanwhile, a new arrival is fomenting rebellion,
aiming to overthrow Satan and take control of Hell.
This
is much mileage to be had out of Satan having to walk amongst
us in a bid to crack down on the number of evil doers on earth.
But, as the Devil tries his damnedest to get humans to mend
their ways they seem not to want to listen. No one wants to
do good deeds any more. But then can you blame them when all
of their outside influences (TV, Radio, the press, Hollywood
and sport) are filling humanities mind with corrupt thoughts.
As Satan kills influential people and takes their place, he
tries to change the way our media industry works, but will
anyone in charge buy into his new thinking?
And
while Satan's away, the demons start to play... A new soul
in Hell, a charming, persuasive type, decides that he want's
to take control of Satan's domain and sets about organising
a coup de grāce in a bid to end the suffering of millions
of unhappy demons. Can Satan sort out the problems on Earth
and then get back in time to save his own domain?
Very
much a product of it's time there are numerous topical gags
here that will go out of date very quickly. But, for the moment,
we can all nod our head and recognise the annoyance of mobile
phones ringing at the most inappropriate moment; the war in
Iraq; the country's mistrust of Tony Blair - the countries
worst liar; and annoying spam e-mails.
The
writing is tight and the gags come thick and fast, it's just
a shame that there were only four episodes in this series
instead of the usual six. Still, this is a very amusing series
and well worth picking up.
Darren
Rea
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