Come the Revolution

Episode aired Oct 25, 1977
1h 12m

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6.6/10

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Mike and his commune have a performance of their musical theatre "Diver" at the local pub, and ITV's Beth Bailey is coming along to see it. But will Beth's visions for the play as an incitem... Read allMike and his commune have a performance of their musical theatre "Diver" at the local pub, and ITV's Beth Bailey is coming along to see it. But will Beth's visions for the play as an incitement to revolution please everyone?Mike and his commune have a performance of their musical theatre "Diver" at the local pub, and ITV's Beth Bailey is coming along to see it. But will Beth's visions for the play as an incitement to revolution please everyone?

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A left-wing theatre group stage a moderately successful musical show which attracts the attention of an ideologically committed celebrity and her fellow travellers. She promises great things, both box office and revolution, but her meddling brings disaster to the group.

Amusing and at times biting satire on the state of pastime socialism in 70s Britain. The show within the show outstays its welcome, but the subsequent ideological coaching of it is spot on. It all ends badly in a miners' club in New Brighton, where the group find that revolution has been and gone.

Splendidly performed by all and tightly paced and directed. I remain astonished that such odd productions ever made it onto telelvision; more proof that the 60s and 70s really were the welfate state of British TV.

Trivia
The laughter during the first performance of the play includes a number of "canned" laughter performers who featured in many BBC light entertainment shows, including episodes of The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979). It's unclear if it's intended to be artificial within the play as a meta commentary, or that viewers are supposed to believe it's real audience laughter.

Goofs
When Stevie (Deborah Fallender) is reading the reviews of the play in bed, the boom mic repeatedly casts a moving shadow over Den (Warwick Evans).