After his planned adaptation of 'David Copperfield' fell through at the BBC John Sullivan regrouped and wrote this four part comedy drama centring on the character of 'Micawber' at ITV and starring his old friend David Jason.
The result is patchy at best. There are some lovely moments, and its a lovely performance from Jason, but equally it feels a bit drawn out at an hour an episode, and once the debt collector plot has ended at the end of episode three, episode four feels pointless. It also features some very cringe inducing moments involving Jason and another of Sullivan's old friends, Jan Francis.
It was a nice attempt by Sullivan to prove that he could do something different, but I was never completely convinced that this show worked. The fact that it never came back is perhaps telling.
The result is patchy at best. There are some lovely moments, and its a lovely performance from Jason, but equally it feels a bit drawn out at an hour an episode, and once the debt collector plot has ended at the end of episode three, episode four feels pointless. It also features some very cringe inducing moments involving Jason and another of Sullivan's old friends, Jan Francis.
It was a nice attempt by Sullivan to prove that he could do something different, but I was never completely convinced that this show worked. The fact that it never came back is perhaps telling.