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A “sitcom about the menopause” might turn some people off, but they’d be missing one of the most vital, brilliant British comedies in years. This is not just for us overheating women, it makes room for everyone curious to look at things in a different way.
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The Change is a funny show with a simple premise, which works mostly because of Bridget Christie’s winning performance.
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It was a fresh, quirky, funny take on a zeitgeisty theme and I wonder why the estimable Christie hasn’t had her own comedy series before.
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The Change strides purposefully towards its culmination, in a revamped, gender-balanced version of the village’s annual festival. Linda features centrally in this, of course, in a series of sensational outfits (we’re calling it Sheela-na-gig chic), while delivering speeches on the stages of womanhood that are genuinely affecting.
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Christie is on fine form as a woman reclaiming her life. .... Christie has described the show as “Shirley Valentine meets Deliverance” and while Linda’s home life is done well – Liza Tarbuck is reliably good as her domineering sister – the Deliverance bit is the problem.