{"product_id":"5014503124823-marion-and-geoff-complete-series-2","title":"Marion \u0026 Geoff - Series 2","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e Keith, the lovable loser and eternal optimist, returns with more cheery diary updates, from behind the wheel of his car. He may no longer be with Marion, but hes nothing if not understanding: \u003cbr\u003e\"In an ideal world, Id give Marion a call, but it wouldnt be right  It wouldnt be legal either \" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn accident has led to Marion being awarded solo custody of his sons and the relationship is still fragile. But things are definitely on the up for Keith. Hes now a chauffeur to an American film producers young son, drives a smart new car  \"nicer than anywhere Ive ever lived\"  and wears a uniform that he thinks makes him look like Richard Gere. And although his first meeting with his little smashers in more than two years was scuppered when Keith pulled into the wrong side of the motorway service station, he was at least able to see the cars tail lights leaving \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amazon REVIEW \u003cbr\u003e The second series of Marion \u0026amp; Geoff had an awful lot to live up to. That it might be as good as the mini masterpieces of pathos (and bathos) that made up the first series was all any viewer could reasonably expect; that it actually surpasses them is testament to the achievement of cowriters Rob Brydon and Hugo Blick. These six episodes (plus an hour-long special on the second disc) provide a window into an all-too-painfully familiar world of betrayal, deceit and family disintegration, as seen through the eternally optimistic eyes of Keith, a man who against all the evidence of his own senses somehow manages to retain his respect for the dignity of human nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Keith has put his mini-cab days behind him, and is now gainfully employed as a chauffeur to a wealthy American family. In between his duties delivering the young boy to school--and dodging the family's two Dobermans on the lawn--Keith unwittingly forms a personal bond with the boy's mother, Catherine. Slowly Keith is awakened to the truth about her unhappiness, and the activities of her wayward husband Peter, a self-proclaimed film producer much given to auditioning young actresses on his casting couch. Simultaneously, relations with Marion and his \"little smashers\" are improving, thanks to regular family meetings at motorway service stations. Mirroring events with his employers, Marion and Geoff are heading for trouble too, though once again Keith is the last person to realise what's really going on. Poignant personal revelations follow, leaving Keith with a surprisingly difficult choice at the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As before, the joy in Brydon's deadpan monologues to camera as he drives around the streets of London is not what he tells you, but what is revealed by implication. A disastrous night out with Geoff and Peter, for example, contrasts their vicious, self-serving natures with Keith's naive, almost heroic good nature: in a quandary about parking in a disabled space he remarks tellingly, \"I'm not disabled, I'm disadvantaged.\" Marion \u0026amp; Geoff turns out to be a celebration of modest decency in the midst of a painfully cynical world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the DVD: The six episodes are presented on the first disc, though unlike Series 1 there's no commentary. On the second disc is the hour-long special episode \"A Small Summer Party\", in which we see in heartbreaking detail the day when Keith found out about Marion and Geoff (and we finally get to see the famous couple, with Geoff played by a not entirely unexpected guest star). --Mark Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e REVIEW \u003cbr\u003e \"Brydon s solo performance is as unbearably honest, touching and as revealing of the strength of human spirit as ever. A masterpiece\" -- The Mirror \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32082578210913,"sku":"5014503124823","price":4.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_234350_17555178_0221c75b-b82b-4def-aff6-9cedc02906fc.jpg?v=1775681182","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5014503124823-marion-and-geoff-complete-series-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}