{"id":69670,"date":"2023-10-07T19:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T19:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=69670"},"modified":"2023-10-07T19:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T19:59:05","slug":"boiling-point-started-out-as-dogs-dinner-then-simmered-along-nicely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/boiling-point-started-out-as-dogs-dinner-then-simmered-along-nicely\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Boiling Point started out as dog’s dinner then simmered along nicely’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Boiling Point was a dog\u2019s dinner thanks to poor sound quality. Set in a restaurant kitchen, the dialogue was drowned out by crashing pots and pans.<\/p>\n

    But once you acclimatised \u2013 and switched on the subtitles \u2013 the BBC drama simmered away nicely before boiling into an angry outbursts worthy of Gordon Ramsay with a toothache. You felt for boss Carly whose opening night was nobbled by her mum, snooty investors, and unskilled new-boy Johnny, more out of his depth than a Slater on Question Time.<\/p>\n

    I back Stephen Graham\u2019s fight to get more working-class actors on TV, and hope his part kicks in soon. But would a posh eaterie based on Northern grub catch on in trendy Dalston? Good luck pitching that on Dragons\u2019 Den.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cJeremy Kyle, the only show in the world where a six-month-old kid had more teeth than his mum and dad,\u201d quipped Danny Posthill. \u201cCovid ruined my Xmas\u2026cos I\u2019ve got quite a big family and none of them got it\u201d \u2013 Gerry K.<\/p>\n

    Comics range from blunt Ricky Lane to John Moloney\u2019s legendary cat routine. I hosted a couple of nights and felt honoured to introduce blue-collar funnymen I\u2019ve loved since my teens.<\/p>\n