The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

In 2006, a different kind of drama came to our screens in the form of a mini series. Tha Amazing Mrs Pritchard was a drama series with a political story behind it, but was also rather unlikely and we were all reminded that it was merely a drama, and to treat it like one. It would have attracted any political types at the time, and if you are interested in politics of any sort, you should give this a watch - if you get the chance. Brit favourite Jane Horrocks stars as Mrs Pritchard, a supermarket manager who one day, following a ridiculous political argument between two people in the supermarket, decides to grab the bull by the horns and jokingly make a ...  Read the complete review

As something of a political geek, I was hooked from the very first episode of The Amazing Mrs Pritchard. It's a BBC drama - one of the few that makes you go "Aha! THAT'S where my license fee went!" Jane Horrocks is the star of the show as a manager, a supermarket manager who gets annoyed during a General Election by representatives of the political parties arguing in her store. Mostly because she IS annoyed she decides to create her own political party and stand for the election herself, on the principle that they shouldn't make things sound so complex - after all, politics isn't rocket science! She manages to capture the mood of the ...  Read the complete review