NOTICE: After two lovely years with the ‘sheet Mark Ryall has handed over the bunch of keys of the Broadsheet Trailer Park to Bertie Blenkinsop, a name familiar to regular readers. This is Bertie’s first trailer.
What You may need to know
1. The Watchman is a one-off drama starring the ever-brilliant Stephen Graham as a CCTV operator who intervenes when the police fail to tackle a gang of drug dealers.
2. Graham was superb as the racist skinhead Combo in 2006’s This is England (the movie with the greatest soundtrack ever imho ), and stole every scene he appeared in with a fantastic mix of raw menace and disturbed vulnerability. If you remember the scene where Shaun is buying his first pair of Docs, the shoe shop assistant is Stephen Graham’s wife, trivia fans.
3. Graham also chewed up the scenery as Al Capone in the excellent and sorely missed (by me at least) Boardwalk Empire. (Alec Baldwin was originally considered for the role of Nucky Thompson. What a time to be alive!).
5. Incidentally, it is OBLIGATORY to mention the fact that Al Capone was imprisoned for failing to pay his taxes in EVERY article about the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Bertie’s Verdict: Looks like a great vehicle for Graham to do what he does best ie. anger, violence and longing.
Release date: Wednesday, August 24, Channel 4 at 9pm
I like it Bertie.
Would like to see the couple of whimsy trivia bits that Broadsheet reviews generally have though, if you can.
Nice first throw of the dice BB :)
+1
-1 (snarky)
Weird editing in that trailer. Probably tricky since there’s basically one location and character.
Nice one Bertie. Good luck with this, make it your own.
Well done Bertie, good on you.
Nicely done Bertie
GL bertie!
Congratulations Mr. Blenkinsop.
Nice old Bertie!
A much needed improvement.
Good review BB! I’ll miss that Ryaller though, he was the most coiffed cure head in my year at school :)
Graham was good in The Secret Agent. Yes his Combo was masterful throughout the this is england cycle.
Good shtuff Bertie, big shoes, etc..
Thanks for your kind words folks.
As I explained to Mr. Broadsheet I don’t really get a chance to watch movies ( Julian Assange gets out more than I do ) but reviewing two minute long trailers might just creep within my skillset.
Mark’s are big shoes to fill undoubtedly and and fair play to him, I always enjoyed his reviews.
Anyway, I’ve rambled on too long, ladies and gentlemen, the bride and groom!
Good luck, Bertie! :)
Roll with it Bertie, nice to see you work the Trailer Park;)
Gwan the Bertie !
Good post Bertie!