Horowitz has authored a 6 x 45m show for BBC, a somewhat unsubtle repurposing of And Then There Were None. It's extremely far-fetched and the Mexican jungle set makes if seem quaintly old-fashioned. I wonder if this was all intentional. I loved Foyle's War but think his more recent stuff has been more childish and playful. I mean, he gives a knowing wink at David Ajala being shot twice, then falling off a mountain, and surviving, but it doesn't stop it being the most far-fetched thing ever. Some flashes of nasty violence tip it away from harmless pastiche.
So I'm not sure, but it was engrossing while it was on. The participants: Eric McCormack, Lydia Wilson (from About Time and a small role in Any Human Heart), Jan Le, Siobhan McSweeney, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Peter Gadiot, Adam Long, Carolina Guerra.
Also, never mind all the other incongruities - like what sort of torturing doctor is Eric McCormack?? - can someone tell me where that hooded cape came from? Was it in the hold, left over from a Scream convention? (Was it, in fact, a Scream reference?)
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| "Am I really in this show?" |
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| Oh, I see - it's a parody of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! |
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