(aka Clatterford in the US)
Jennifer Saunders' sitcom (a loose use of that term, in many ways) is back, with the same cast of crazy Devon villagers to amuse and occasionally baffle us. I'm glad to see its return: I enjoyed the first series a lot, but was rather worried it wouldn't be popular enough to manage a second.
Nothing fundamental seems to have changed, though I don't remember laughing quite as much at the first series. While many of the situations, incidents and characters are a bit larger than life or apparently unbelievable, there's a certain grounding (possibly Sue Johnston's wonderfully written & performed lead) that makes it all seem not so far removed from reality. Of course, having grown up in Wiltshire and now living in Devon, I can somewhat relate to the realities of the characters and their lives, whereas City Folk may view it as a bit barmy. Or possibly they think it's even more real than they do. It's hard to tell. (It also means I get a slight thrill every time they mention Exeter, where I currently reside -- once an episode so far!)
As the only bit of comedy (or indeed decent TV on the whole) left on a Friday night now, J&J is certainly the highlight of the evening. But it's also already one of my televisually highlights of the week -- something to look forward to at the end of all that hard, er, essay writing, for the next four weeks.
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