Bringing home the bacon

Ah, yes, Piglets, a comedy set in a police training academy by the people who, two decades ago, brought us Green Wing (its writers are Robert Harley, Victoria Pile, Fay Rusling, Oriane Messina, Richard Preddy and James Henry). Both are brilliant comic actors, especially Heap, the mere sight of whose...

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Published inNew statesman (1996) Vol. 153; no. 5775; pp. 88 - 89
Main Author Cooke, Rachel
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London New Statesman, Ltd 26.07.2024
New Statesman Ltd
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Summary:Ah, yes, Piglets, a comedy set in a police training academy by the people who, two decades ago, brought us Green Wing (its writers are Robert Harley, Victoria Pile, Fay Rusling, Oriane Messina, Richard Preddy and James Henry). Both are brilliant comic actors, especially Heap, the mere sight of whose face makes me laugh. Perhaps the problem is that the trainees seem to be there to tick boxes: a Muslim, a Hindu, a black guy and a (flirty) white woman; Paul (Jamie Bisping) is from a criminal family, and Leggo (Sam Pote) is the son of two top coppers.
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ISSN:1364-7431
1758-924X