Paddington Green

It's been ages since the last series of Paddington Green, and the thing which reminded me about the wonderful programme was when I walked past Mr. Gilbert's - the wigmaker's shop in Praed Street, and saw that on his door he had a newspaper cutting of when he was in the paper being interviewed, shortly after the programme had been put on TV, he must of been proud. Living not far from Paddington Green myself, and having a boyfriend who actually works in Paddington station, might of been the first few things which caught my eye as I was flicking through the weekly TV Times. Paddington Green stood out on the page like the sight of my front door. It ...  Read the complete review

Were you to categorise Paddington Green, then you would probably find yourself using the terms docu-soap or docu-drama. These are the buzzwords that have recently been applied to the spate of fly-on-the-wall documentaries that have graced our screens. Some such series have been thouroughly risible, Lakeside for example proving that simply following people around with a camera is not the key to quality and engaging viewing. Paddington Green however may just be the best of a breed. The characters are well chosen and you are quickly drawn into an empathy for their individual plights. Whatsmore, the programmes are beautifully pieced together providing a natural, ...  Read the complete review

Paddington Green is a fly on the wall documentary based on people’s lives in that area including a motorbike shop which is run by a father and daughter who constantly row. A bloke who had a sex change a long time ago and is now a prostitute working the streets and you saw her having a facelift. A Locksmith who is always kept busy and is constantly in trouble with his girlfriend and his mum. And the best bit for me had to be an old man who lived in one room only of his house, as all the other rooms were so full of rubbish he couldn’t get in them. His garden was infested with rats as he used that as his toilet and it was totally full of rubbish, which ...  Read the complete review

Beyond the fact that this shows Paddington Green never seems to show the green I jnow in London I quite enjoyed the first series but began to get a bit bored towards the end. Some of the characters are interesting but after a while it becomes too samey. Also it has that common characteristic of todays docusoaps - jumping around. They start one story, jump to a second, return to the first sart a third, return to last weeks etc etc. This means you cant really follow the story of one particular character - you have to endure them all. Its OK to dip into if you have half an hour to spare but I do not find it a must see show. ...  Read the complete review

The first series of paddington green was quite good, I watched all the episodes and thought the people involved were a strange bunch of people. You have Jackie- the transexual who prostitutes herself to make money for plastic surgery, yet she has an amazing talent for playing the piano. The locksmith- his long suffering girlfriend goes to work with him or she would never see him, he is total workaholic. the wigman- he is so funny, he reminds me of someone, I cant think who, but I have to admit all the wigs he provides look awful on the persons head, then he was trying to create a wonder cream which looked like it was a jar full of mould. ...  Read the complete review