Firstly, before I give my opinion, I have to comment on that of others. Saying re: Tom and Fay "the bloke with his new girlfriend is just embarrassing" shows that you've entirely missed the point. Of COURSE its embarrassing. Its supposed to be embarrassing, cringeworthy even. What you've done there is identified what the writer intends the audience to do, then listed it as a bad point. Why? Its like saying you don't like The Office because David Brent isn't a very good manager. Another reviewer mentions that a character "grates." - Yes, again, well done for stating the obvious. That's because the writer wants to convey the awkwardness and closeness of a holiday with other people, particularly in the claustrophobic microcosm of a camping holiday. People do "grate" but you're all in it together for 7 or 14 days - biting your tongue is just as essential as a groundsheet on a camping holiday with "other couples". Now I've run out of room to praise the incredible dialogue "I just went into Topshop and expressed myself. They're skinny carrots." Tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about a 40-something man trying to be 28 again. Julia Davis - promise me you will never stop making your characters say aloud what the rest of us are ashamed for even thinking. I'm off to a covered arcade with my hessian tote...
