TV
Gimme Gimme Gimme (BBC-2 1999-2001, Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus)
Sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme focused on sex obsessed Linda La Hughes who shares a flat with gay Tom Farrell. Tom was a seemingly always out of work actor whilst Linda didn’t actually do anything.
Despite being overweight, loud, potty mouthed and unattractive Linda thinks she’s gorgeous and irrestible. Tom, meanwhile, despite never scoring any actual acting jobs is convinced he is Olivier material.
Even though they share a flat Tom and Lynda don’t actually like each other.
The theme, naturally enough given the show’s title, was Abba’s Gimme Gimme Gimme.
production details
UK / BBC Two – Tiger Aspect / 18×30 minute episodes 1×35 minute episode 1x short / Broadcast 8 January 1999 – 14 December 2001
Writer: Jonathan Harvey / Music: Philip Pope / Script Editor: Kathy Burke / Titles: Tim Searle / Producer: Sue Vertue, Matthew Francis (Series 3) / Director: Liddy Oldroyd, Tristram Shapeero (series 3)
cast
Kathy Burke as Lynda La Hughes
James Dreyfus as Tom Farrell
Rosalind Knight as Beryl Merit
Brian Bovell as Jez
Beth Goddard as Suze
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