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roland-moore
IMDb member since September 2005
TV series creator and writer. Credits include creating Land Girls (3 series, BBC1) and Ciao Britain (China). Awards include Broadcast Award for Best Daytime Programme, 3 x Royal Television Society Midlands awards, London Writers' Award, and a Redemptive Storyteller Award.
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Coming Up: Viva Liberty! (2005)
Episode 7, Season 3
Dark comedy gem
2 September 2005 - 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
The best comedy often comes from uncomfortable situations, and VIVA LIBERTY makes you laugh as you question the ease at which miscarriages of justice can occur. Focussing on an English Muslim, Woody Ali, as he travels to the US, the film shows how a simple misunderstanding can send an innocent man spiralling into a nightmare of imprisonment, interrogation and...er Jerry Springer. Of the performances, the lead actor (who plays Woody Ali) deserves mention as he brings a vulnerability, coupled with solid comic timing to a difficult role. With confident writing and pacey direction, a situation that most would see as befitting only a serious, probing drama is played as an effective dark, dark comedy.
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