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Netflix quietly adds 'superb under-the radar comedy' set in Victorian London
Netflix quietly adds 'superb under-the radar comedy' set in Victorian London

Metro

time2 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • Metro

Netflix quietly adds 'superb under-the radar comedy' set in Victorian London

A show fans dubbed 'one of the best British sitcoms in years' has now been added to Netflix. Initially airing on Channel 4 in 2019, the series Year of the Rabbit largely went under the radar despite receiving glowing reviews. Running for one season, the six-part series was created by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley, who have worked on shows together including The Great Outdoors, Hyperdrive and Slacker Cats, as well as Veep, Little Britain and Spitting Image. This series of theirs was set in London in 1887 and followed 'a group of Victorian detectives including Detective Inspector Rabbit, a hardened boozehound who's seen it all, and his new, hapless, by-the-books partner.'. Matt Berry – best known for appearing in The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh and What We Do in the Shadows played Detective Rabbit, while Freddie Fox was Detective Sergeant Wilbur Strauss, Rabbit's junior partner. The pair's boss – Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech was played by Alun Armstrong. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. It was teased of the series: 'While investigating a local murder, the chief of police's lewd but insightful adopted daughter becomes the country's first female officer. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'Together, the trio must fight crime while rubbing shoulders with street gangs, crooked politicians, Bulgarian princes, spiritualists, music hall stars, and the Elephant Man.' The show, which was added on Netflix this week, currently holds an impressive 94% rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes. 'It's a strange kind of comedy – but it is also brilliant,' Radio Times wrote in its review. 'The most surprising thing about the whole mad shebang was that it worked. It was really, really funny,' The Times admitted. 'Year of the Rabbit has Berry hitting the right comedic notes, helped by a funny supporting cast and a setting that's always ripe for comedy,' Decider shared. 'The Year of The Rabbit is not to be missed,' What She Said added. In their reviews, viewers said the show was 'superb' and 'one of the best period comedies they'd ever seen', while others begged for a second season. Although Year of the Rabbit was renewed, Channel 4 went on to reverse the decision in January 2021 following the Covid-19 pandemic and budget cuts. Layla Smith, chief executive of the show's production company OMG, said at the time: 'Year of the Rabbit is a victim of the devastating effects of COVID. […] IFC are very committed to the show, but we will need to find another partner — and we're working on that.', Before the show hit screens, Matt spoke about jumping at the chance to star. More Trending 'I just wanted to do something different. Those kind of shows based around that time, they're always dramatic and without much of a sense of humour. If you were to watch Peaky Blinders and one of the characters did a pratfall, followed by a forward roll, some kind of physical comedy, you'd think it was odd. But that was what I wanted to do. That was my inspiration. I just wanted to do something you hadn't seen before with that backdrop,' he said. The actor also spoke about previously working at the London Dungeon assisted this project. 'You have to know your history there because people would ask you. I don't know what it's like now but it certainly was back in the early 2000s, when I was there, you had to know about Jack the Ripper because people would ask. It just stayed with me. Then my interest in Victorian London widened. You use bits and pieces. View More » Year of the Rabbit is streaming on Netflix and Channel 4. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Netflix fans urged to watch 'incredible' new movie with shock twist MORE: Adele thanks Netflix hit for 'changing relationship with son' MORE: Gogglebox family announce heartbreaking death as fans pay tribute

Circle Of Dreams is expected to score in the War Hammer Million
Circle Of Dreams is expected to score in the War Hammer Million

The Hindu

time23-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • The Hindu

Circle Of Dreams is expected to score in the War Hammer Million

Circle Of Dreams, who has been well-prepared, is expected to score in the War Hammer Million (1,400m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (May 24). False rails (width about 5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. ROYAL TERN PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms), 2.00 pm: 1. Big B (1) Angad 56, 2. Hyperdrive (3) R. Vaibhav 56, 3. Mahler (8) Trevor 56, 4. Midnight Blue (-) (-) 56, 5. Vorfreude (2) Likith Appu 56, 6. Assurances (-) (-) 54.5, 7. Devate (7) Akshay K 54.5, 8. Vegatha (9) I. Chisty 54.5 and 9. Zephyrine (6) Arvind K 54.5. 1. VEGATHA, 2. MAHLER, 3. DEBATE 2. SUPERVITE PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4-y-o & over, 2.30: 1. Stentorian (-) (-) 60, 2. Lex Luthor (1) A. Prakash 58.5, 3. Noble Cause (8) R. Manjhi 58, 4. Southern Dynasty (7) Koshi K 58, 5. Knotty Scotty (6) G. Vivek 57.5, 6. Gandolfini (2) Ramswarup 57, 7. Winfield (5) Antony 57, 8. Sling Shot (9) R. Vaibhav 56, 9. Art Of Romance (3) Sai Kiran 55.5 and 10. Star Of India (4) Neeraj 54. 1. KNOTTY SCOTTY, 2. STAR OF INDIA, 3. WINFIELD 3. K.N. GURUSWAMY MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 3.00: 1. Excellent Lass (-) (-) 61, 2. Finley (7) Ramswarup 59.5, 3. Sassy (1) Tauseef 56.5, 4. Crosswater (4) Aleemuddin 56, 5. Chotipari (8) Abhishek Mhatre 54.5, 6. Miss Smiley Angel (5) Abhay S 53, 7. Wellington (11) G. Praveen 53, 8. Disruptor (2) Hindu S 52, 9. Kavya (3) N.S. Parmar 51.5, 10. Iron King (10) Vinod Shinde 51 and 11. Extraordinary (9) Vishwa V 50.5. 1. KAVYA, 2. FINLEY, 3. CHOTIPARI 4. COL. DESRAJ URS TROPHY (1,200m), rated 60 to 85, 3.30: 1. Credence (3) Ramswarup 62.5, 2. Never Give In (1) Antony 61, 3. Bharat (5) N. Darshan 60, 4. English Bay (7) R. Pradeep 59.5, 5. Jersey King (9) Trevor 58.5, 6. Vijaya Falcon (8) Vishal Bunde 58, 7. N R I Ace (4) Hasib Alam 55.5, 8. Stellantis (10) G. Vivek 54.5, 9. Art Collector (2) Mustakim Alam 54, 10. Invincible (11) Angad 54 and 11. Regal Reality (6) Akshay K 52.5. 1. JERSEY KING, 2. REGAL REALITY, 3. NEVER GIVE IN 5. WAR HAMMER MILLION ( 1,400m), 3-y-o, (Terms), 4.00: 1, Vibrant Bliss (1) Antony 57, 2. Morano (7) Sandesh 56.5, 3. Gloriousness (-) (-) 55.5, 4. Stormy Sea (11) N.S. Parmar 55.5, 5. Circle Of Dreams (3) Akshay K 54, 6. El Rey (5) Neeraj 54, 7. Pole Star (10) G. Vivek 54, 8. Red Bishop (6) S. Saqlain 54, 9. Emerald Touch (2) S. Shareef 52.5, 10. Ice Of Fire (4) Trevor 52.5 and 11. Mountain Jewel (8) Mustakim Alam 52.5. 1. CIRCLE OF DREAMS, 2. EL REY, 3. STORMY SEA 6. USHA STUD PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over, 4.30: 1. Golden Time (1) Koshi K 60, 2. Knotty Patton (8) Sandesh 59, 3. Free To Play (4) A. Prakash 57.5, 4. Gimmler (6) I. Chisty 57.5, 5. Lauterbrunnen (9) Angad 57, 6. Treasure Chest (11) Arjun 57, 7. Super Sapphire (-) (-) 56.5, 8. Southern Force (2) Salman Khan 56, 9. Dufy (5) R. Vaibhav 55.5, 10. Amazing Attraction (3) Ramswarup 52 and 11. Springsteen (10) S. Saqlain 52. 1. KNOTTY PATTON, 2. GIMMLER, 3. SPRINGSTEEN 7. SUPERVITE PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45, 4-y-o & over, 5.00: 1. Scarlette Lady (2) Akshay K 60.5, 2. Priceless Prince (-) (-) 59.5, 3. Felisa (10) Pavan 59, 4. Lockheed (3) R. Vaibhav 58, 5. Breeze Bluster (8) Koshi K 57, 6. Stravinsky (5) Angad 57, 7. Habibti (4) Antony 56.5, 8. The Golden Dream (9) R. Pradeep 56.5, 9. Turkoman (7) C.A. Brisson 55.5 and 10. Valencia (5) Sai Kiran 54. 1. SCARLETTE LADY, 2. FELISA, 3. VALENCIA Day's best: CIRCLE OF DREAMS Double: KNOTTY SCOTTY - KAVYA Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and 4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7.

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