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I can't hide it any more: I am ashamedly fond of this quite terrible BBC3 sitcom set in a sixth form college (filmed in Watford), called Coming of Age. I say terrible, because its comedic repertoire is built around knob gags crude enough to make Ben Elton blush and all that sail with them. It operates in that weird, slightly surreal comic register that's generally the purview of sixth form revues. In other words, it was created by a 19 year old lad and it shows. And yet I find myself terribly amused, most of the time.
The six main characters are a ragtag bunch:
Ollie - loves himself and is weird. Regularly has to explain he is 'just friends' with his life-size Jeremy Clarkson cutout.
Jas - loves herself and has little shame. Always comes up with the best plans/ideas.
Chloe - spoilt princess disturbingly fond of violence. Has an astounding repertoire of homophobic slang.
Matt - nice but dim (with an extra side of dim). Eats ties.
DK - 'a twat'. Very fond of rapping, which he always ends 'Balamory'.
Robyn - 'a lovely lady lesbian', with by far the best clothes. Generally comes to the rescue.
It's on its third series and I haven't seen much of the first two, but it hasn't made much difference. It's fairly easy to grasp the emotional history... (Ollie and Jas used to go out; Chloe and Matt got together. DK's always been DK; Robyn is new.)
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The six main characters are a ragtag bunch:
Ollie - loves himself and is weird. Regularly has to explain he is 'just friends' with his life-size Jeremy Clarkson cutout.
Jas - loves herself and has little shame. Always comes up with the best plans/ideas.
Chloe - spoilt princess disturbingly fond of violence. Has an astounding repertoire of homophobic slang.
Matt - nice but dim (with an extra side of dim). Eats ties.
DK - 'a twat'. Very fond of rapping, which he always ends 'Balamory'.
Robyn - 'a lovely lady lesbian', with by far the best clothes. Generally comes to the rescue.
It's on its third series and I haven't seen much of the first two, but it hasn't made much difference. It's fairly easy to grasp the emotional history... (Ollie and Jas used to go out; Chloe and Matt got together. DK's always been DK; Robyn is new.)
( And now embedded videos! )
