Pauline Calf's Wedding Video (1994) (TV)

Director:

Geoff Posner

Writers:

Steve Coogan (writer) &
Patrick Marber (writer) ...

Release Date:

29 December 1994 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Steve Coogan	...	Paul Calf / Pauline Calf
Sandra Gough	...	Mum
James Greene	...	Priest
John Hannah	...	Mark
Jennifer Hennessy	...	Other Pauline (as Jennifer Hennesey)
Patrick Marber	...	Spiros
Henry Normal	...	Darren
Gary Olsen	...	Tony
Malcolm Raeburn	...	Sergeant Lynch
Sally Rogers	...	Julie
John Thomson	...	Fat Bob
Jason Yates	...	Clive

Also Known As:

Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral (UK)

Runtime:

34 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Pozzitive Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows Paul Calf's Video Diary (1993) (TV)

A slice of Northern genius

This is one of the finest pieces of comedy from the nineties.

Anyone with an affinity with the North of England will get this immediately. I remember Coogan writing that "the comedy devil is in the details". He must have believed what he wrote, as this thirty minute film stands up to repeated viewing. I found it impossible to catch all of the jokes the first time around.

The dialogue is superb and very realistic. The best thing about the Calf videos is that these people nearly exist. The whole thing fits together because you have met people like Paul and Mark. They're not too outrageous - they're just characters ploughing through a mundane existence in Manchester.

Patrick Marber puts in a particularly fine performance as Spiros Zorba Panathageorgianous ( I wonder how much that's worth in Scrabble ) and some of his language quirks are remarkably well observed.

Overall, an exemplary work which captures the spirit of the North perfectly ( although the late Gary Olsen's northern accent is pretty dodgy ). Watch it, and watch it again. Get the narrative first time round, and try and catch everything else afterwards.