d. Adam Evans; w. Neil Morris, Gary Smart; p. Neil Morris,
Gary Smart, Christopher Griffiths, Adam Evans, Stuart Conran; cast: Mark
Wingett, Stanley Rawlings, Bruce Jones, Oliver Smith, Kenneth Cranham, Simon
Bamford, Neil Cole, Corin Silva, Ethan McKinley
The third entry in the Dark Ditties series is the blackest of
black comedies, a 45-minute gory crime thriller which feels like someone cast
the Chuckle Brothers in a remake of The Long Good Friday. Two gangsters are
searching for a minor accomplice who jumped out of a car with a valuable
briefcase chained to his wrist. Two bickering brothers doing a spot of poaching
find the briefcase and body and set about seeing what they’ve got… This is a
cracking film for sure, but what makes this series so successful? It’s partly
the beautifully crafted scripts and adroit direction which introduce us to
fascinating, distinctive characters and their thoroughly believable relationships.
It’s partly the care that is taken over all the technical aspects: the
photography, sound, editing as well as production design, costumes, make-up and
of course the prosthetic effects. But mostly it’s the use of solid,
professional, experienced casts who imbue these characters with life. On Amazon Prime later this month, DD3: Finders
Keepers is unreservedly recommended. DD4: The Witching Hour is on the way.
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