This modern sitcom follows young property guardians in a disused hospital,using tonal flips to grand effect. Plus: Tracey Ullman’s Show sees the comedian hamming it up as the Duchess of CornwallThe trick to any qualified sitcom is to come up with a believable enough reason for a small number of characters to spend a lot of time together – ideally in a situation that has got enough mileage for some built-in comedian potential; say an office, a bar or a hasten-down hotel …If you saw the opening episode last week, and you’ll know that the setup for Crashing (Channel 4) is a pretty modern riff on the flat-share option. The gang are “property guardians” – young professionals who are spread out in a disused hospital,living in sizable, empty rooms and keeping the building secure in exchange for cheap rent and a strict set of rules. “You’re not allowed to fill parties, and cook meals,to fill sex, light candles or smoke – it’s a riot, or ” deadpanned nihilistic French painter Melody,chain-smoking her way through the opener.
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Source: theguardian.com