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Writer and Director of 'In the Club', Kay Mellor manages to hit the note just right, how on earth does she manage to create a comedy, yet also a serious drama about 6 women giving birth? It must also be taken into consideration that this is shown on prime time BBC, and must appeal to all audiences, again about 6 pregnant women?! Yet it does, people of all ages can watch this show, regardless of whether they have experience with babies or not! The 6 principal characters are from all walks of life to which most viewers can relate to, we're 4 episodes in at this point and the drama and comedy pace hasn't slowed down a bit and with 6 people's lives to fit in to a 1 hour episode, lines have to be quick and snappy, the comedy delivered and the drama real, to which 'In the Club' definitely achieves.
So, what about this episode, episode 4 of the current series? Well, it certainly can't be accused of lacking in drama. Jude is the father of Rosie's baby Kim and Neil kiss at the birth of her child with girlfriend Susie watching hospital Doctor turns out the be the father of midwife Vicky's child Roanna suffering from the baby blues a punch up in Dev's restaurant with couldhebethefather Jack Dianne and Rick's baby girl Hope fighting for her life in hospital. Phew, all that in just a 1 hour episode. There were certainly moments of gasping in shock at what just happened, but also the laugh-out-loud moments - "How's Jaz?" "She's bored!"
This is what makes the perfect BBC 1 drama, the shocks and the laughs all in one series. 'In the Club' has never faltered in the past 4 episodes, and I honestly don't think it will let us down in the next 2 episodes. This keeps us looking forward to the BBC every Tuesday night, and if they keep producing shows like this and if Kay Mellor keeps writing them, then we are certainly very lucky indeed.
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