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| Steve Coogan in ... Coogan's Run [1995] | ![Steve Coogan in ... Coogan's Run [1995]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519W5J5548L._SL160_.jpg)
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Actor: Steve Coogan
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: DVD
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Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language)
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Running Time: 172 minutes
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Release Date: April 28, 2003
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The six 30-minute episodes of ICoogan's Run/I, originally broadcast in 1995, serve as a reminder that there's more to Steve Coogan than just Alan Partridge. Most Partridge-like here is the horrendous Gareth Cheeseman, the Ford Probe-driving sales rep in "Dearth of a Salesman", whose empty life unravels as spectacularly as his Norwich-based counterpart. Familiar from Coogan's stage act are handyman Ernest Moss, here accompanied by John ("Eccles Cakes!") Thomson, and Paul and Pauline Calf, whose "Get Calf" is the series highlight. pPerhaps because the other instalments venture into less familiar territory they tend to feel less successful, though both the writing and the characterisations are always strong. Paired with cowriter Patrick Marber in "Natural Born Quizzers", Coogan is a quiz nerd bent on revenge; in "Thursday Night Fever" saddo DJ Mike Crystal finds empowerment in a brash alter ego; while "The Curator" heads towards the spoof-horror territory later served up so disappointingly in IDr Terrible's House of Horrible/I. --IMark Walker/I
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 forgettable May 3, 2007
If you're a big fan of Coogan then it's worth having, but it's not belly laughs and in some instances feels somewhat unpolished, when you compare it to Partridge which is line for line funny! I guess the general feeling here is one of lightweightedness, even the Cheeseman episode (which when I saw [..]i thought was hilarious) seems half-hearted, no real jokes and the poignant moments don't work. All in all it's pretty mediocre stuff, but good to see Coogan trying something else. Coogan is best as Partridge and Calf.
A note on location December 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After attending a Buddhist retreat at Dobroyd Castle above Todmorden earlier this year, then watching "Get Calf" again tonight, with great surprise I recognised Dobroyd as the location for the cult scenes!br /br /Even odder, in the Great Bear's room with its bar, ciggies, monitor screens watching the porn-creating room, pizza and all-round air of deception and debauchery, for some unaccountable reason there is a statue of Buddha Tara on top of one of the screens. You couldn't even imagine making it up.br /br /The P P Calf story is excellent, so are Gareth Cheeseman, Ernest Moss and Mike Crystal - and John Thomson is on top form in dozy sidekick roles. But I don't bother with Natural Born Quizzers The Curator (see, can't even remember Steve's characters' names) - they are heartless murder stories whose comedy doesn't beat the darkness of the plot.br /br /On the other hand, Mike Crystal's story is proof that Steve Coogan can play a nice, positive character and still entertain, in case you've ever wondered.
 Fantastic classic Coogan - a must for all fans August 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great series that has aged very well. It shows just how diverse Coogan is, certainly not a one trick pony. The episodes are diverse and in the main all very funny. Favourite picks would be Get Calf - Paul Calf in a less aggressive role than the usual stand-up, more the waster with a funny plot. Natural Born Quizzers, great cast, good writing and acting about a pair obsessed with a quiz show. But my pick is Gareth Cheeseman - the partridge-esque salesman. Absolutely brilliant, everything from the car he drives down to the suit he wears (that crops up in a different episode!), great from start to finish. Many of the characters crop up in the different episodes, which just goes to show how cleverly thought up the series was, and how neat Coogan manages to switch from character to character. Highly recommended.
 Hit and Miss.! January 17, 2004
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
I remember being quite disappointed by this when I first saw it as a young teen. Having been continually taken to the brink of a heart attack form the non-stop comedy cavalcade that was Knowing Me Knowing You, I was expecting another out and out laugh-riot from the great-man Steve Coogan. Instead, we get a series that attempts something different with every show, going from the straight ahead comedy of Paul Calf to the almost Ealing subtlety of Earnest Moss, and then the more problematic attempts at something darker with both Natural Born Quizzers and The Curator respectively.pCoogan is on fine form throughout, popping up two or three times per episode in various guises, whilst giving each character their own individuality and identity. This is what Peter Kay did to greater effect with channel four?s That Peter Kay Thing, but greater only because Kay?s sights were not set as high as Coogan?s are here. What Coogan IS attempting is pretty intelligent stuff, with overlapping storylines and characters, all of which exist in the fictional northern town of Ottle. The first episode takes on the continuation of the Paul and Pauline Calf saga that began with the excellent Paul Calf video diary, in which we see Paul a little older, though non the wiser, trying to escape a series of hoods by hiding out with a rather dubious religious sect.pEpisode two is another standout, featuring a great script from Father Ted writers Graham Lineham and Arthur Mathews, in which Coogan takes on the role of self-obsessed business exec Gareth Cheeseman, who has to spend the weekend at the most disastrous business conference of his life. These first two episodes are the strongest in terms of pure comedy, which is after all what we are here for. From this point on the ideas become more elaborate, with the Handyman for all Seasons episode being shot in black and white, whilst the fourth episode sees all-round entertainer Mike Crystal experiment with altar-ego Clint Stallone, much to the pleasure of his beleaguered wife. This brings us to the aforementioned darker episodes, the rather poor Quizzers, and the somewhat successful Curator.pQuizzer?s is given a shot in the arm from Partridge stalwarts Rebecca Front and Patrick Marber, though the characters featured never reach beyond the realm of annoying caricature. Marber pops up in a different guise for the Curator, acting as principal writer and director with a story of murder and revenge. The character here is stronger, though the more darker elements of the plot detract from the overall comedy value... making this funnier than the majority, but nowhere near as strong as episodes one and two. On the DVD we get a running commentary from the producer and director, which gives us some technical information and some general anecdotes about what went into the series, but rarely goes beyond backslapping praise for Coogan and the writers.pThe lack of involvement from the great man himself is also a sad factor, something that could be said about almost all of these Coogan reissues. With Coogan?s Run we have what will always be one of his most problematic efforts... he tired something different and for the most part it worked. Though unlike other characters such as Partridge, Calf and Tony Ferrino, this is decidedly a little more hit and miss. If you are a Coogan devotee, then this is something worth exploring, though for the casual fan there is nothing here that you can?t find elsewhere. Three Stars.
An excellent series November 12, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Coogans Run is a fantastic series which had me laughing out loud when it was broadcast. The best episode of the 6 here is Dearth of a Salesman. Gareth Cheeseman is perhaps the funniest character Steve Coogan has ever played. You can tell that a lot of Alan Patridge's later characteristics were based on him (When this was broadcast Alan Partidge had still only been seen as a chat show host!). Fantastic!
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