The Brighton Belles (1993)
- Original title
- Brighton Belles
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 11 episodes
- Rating
- 4.2 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Four older women live together in a house in Brighton. The show follows their daily lives and interactions as housemates.
lighthearteddatedpredictableformulaicsitcom-styledfamily-friendlymildly humorousunambitious
What happens
The Brighton Belles is a British sitcom and a remake of the American series The Golden Girls. Produced by Humphrey Barclay Productions for Carlton Television, it follows four older women sharing a house in Brighton and stars Sheila Hancock, Wendy Craig, Sheila Gish and Jean Boht. The series originated as a pilot shown on 9 March 1993 as part of Carlton Television's Comedy Playhouse strand. Although the pilot attracted an audience of around 12 million viewers, The Brighton Belles was poorly received and was dropped from ITV's schedule after six episodes. The remaining episodes were broadcast more than a year later, in late-night timeslots in December 1994. Both contemporary reviews and later commentary have frequently cited The Brighton Belles as an example of the difficulties involved in adapting successful American sitcoms for British television, with critics arguing that it adhered too closely to the original scripts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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