Lots of folks writing about this being more of a drama focussed on Christmas and lacking in the typical twist plot line of most other episodes.
There are a good few twists here, and after a second viewing I think this is one of my favourite Inside episodes of the entire vehicle. Everyone in it is superb, Steve Pemberton is an absolute tour de force, and should be expecting a call from Shane Meadows any day now. Everyone else is spot on, and as the story unfolds you can't help but have a deeper faith in the meaning of family, especially when witnessing it through such potential hardship at a time like Christmas.
And all that in half an hour! Absolutely superb.
There are a good few twists here, and after a second viewing I think this is one of my favourite Inside episodes of the entire vehicle. Everyone in it is superb, Steve Pemberton is an absolute tour de force, and should be expecting a call from Shane Meadows any day now. Everyone else is spot on, and as the story unfolds you can't help but have a deeper faith in the meaning of family, especially when witnessing it through such potential hardship at a time like Christmas.
And all that in half an hour! Absolutely superb.