A Touch of Cloth

2012
7.8| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.

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Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good
Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Audio_a A Touch of Cloth is great fun, brings me back to the golden days of spoofs and slap stick comedy. Hotshot, Aeroplane, Naked Gun.. etc. I has very clever writing and word play. Well done Mr. Brooker you did it again. Re-watch value is really good as a lot of things happens in the background so keep your eyes peeled for some jems.The acting is good and the dead pan expressions from John Hannah go well with the comedy.It a really good laugh and I would recommend it to anyone who is up for some silliness.
Mouth Box Produced by Adam Tandy (The Thick of It), Charlie Brooker's new cop show "A Touch of Cloth" (penned with TV Burp writer Dan Maier) is quite simply brilliant. In every scene, every line of dialogue, you can almost taste Brooker's bitter, vitriolic view of the universe, and that makes it very funny indeed.DI Jack Cloth is beautifully underplayed by John Hannah, who I still cannot watch without expecting him, at any moment, to utter "stop all the clocks," and burst into tears. Cloth has the usual arbitrary, drink soaked, tragic past, and he and his partner Anne Oldman (pronounced Old Man) soon find themselves at Rundowne Estate, investigating the grisly murder of a pensioner. As the murders stack-up, and the blood splatters gratuitously, the gags come thick and fast. Naked Gun meets The Comic Strip. Airplane meets CSI Miami on the set of The Bill.Brooker & Maier employ visual and verbal repetition with the flair of Seth McFarlance, and use deconstruction delightfully – like when police chief Tom Boss tells his team to get over to crime scenes "during the ad break". The script may be a little unsubtle at times, but who cares. Watch it, record it and then watch it again.For daily TV reviews visit Mouthbox.co.uk.
aaroninacave Being a fan of Police Squad I have to say that I found much of this show cringe worthy as it essentially tried (and failed) to remake a classic.Some of the jokes were funny and some were not, some of the visuals were funny and some were not but one thing they all had in common is that I'd seen and heard them all before… This show would have been very funny had it been original but if you really want to watch such comedy then watch Police Squad… or Sledge Hammer for that matter.is this 10 lines yet IMDb?
radeburger2000 Please ignore the obvious good reviews from the writers. I am sure it is just the writers bumping this up and not the actors, cameramen, etc. I guess that anyone working on this drivel would want to forget about it very quickly. Naked Gun, Airplane, Top Secret.. all those movies had some effort put in. But this? Jesus wept. My 4yr old nephew comes out with more witty remarks. I feel sorry for what you put those actors through. A personal plea : I can not write a good, funny movie. And you guys can not either. Please don't do it again...But maybe if i could get paid.. I should get my nephews class to write me a few episodes..P.S. Seriously?