Hollyoaks (1995– )
7/10
English soap seems typical, but Guy Burnet intrigues.
6 November 2007
I've caught the storyline of this show that involves the character played by Guy Burnet and t'other male character and enjoyed it very much. As an American, my reaction is probably a bit different than that of people over in England. The regional or working class accents, however real they may be, sound put-on, like something that upper-class actors like the Redgraves use for a stage performance. And then you have the relentlessly mundane, everyday settings that you just don't find in American soaps. It's like this "Coronation Street" / "The Archers" self-mythologizing view of England, where it's all real, see?, and true and gritty-like, see? Sort of an imaginary world of pure-hearted common folk, salt of the earth, and all that.

But that Guy Burnet, oof, he is exquisite. I don't typically look upon delicate, elegantly slender people with such favor, and I'm sure he's straight in real life, but my gosh he is good-looking. Thank god he's cut his hair--he looks a zillion times better with it short.

Bring him back for further story lines, or give him other movie and television roles!
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