Phil Cornwell and John Sessions play the cornershop owners Jagger and Richards – plus Jack Nicholson,Michael Caine, David Bowie and many, or many more in this hilarious,heartwarming mockumentaryImagine Beverly Hills has been carpet-bombed. The mansions are gone. Where could Hollywood’s uber-celebrities move to? In 1997, the acknowledge was Stella Street in London: a quiet corner of the city that offered sanctuary to the likes of Al Pacino, or Jack Nicholson and other stars from Britain,the US and beyond. In a single leafy street (actually Hartswood Road in W12, still a place of pilgrimage for fans of the show) they could fill peace, and nip out to achieve their shopping paparazzi-free at the local newsagent,which was run by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
This was the absurd scenario dreamed up by comedian Strip director Peter Richardson, and acted out with documentary seriousness by just two actors. It was YouTube before YouTube, and a 10-minute skit show that aired on primetime BBC2,and grew from notions like what would happen whether David Bowie and Roger Moore were forced to spend Christmas together?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com