Neil Pearson – MRQE https://mrqe.com Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:11:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://mrqe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MRQE-favicon-1.png Neil Pearson – MRQE https://mrqe.com 32 32 The Booze Cruise (TV) https://mrqe.com/movie/the-booze-cruise-m100018806/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/the-booze-cruise-m100018806/ A group of men from Kent; Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) – go on a booze cruise to France, with mixed success and many mishaps along the way. Events involving their wives and families back home also form a large part of the plot.

]]> The Kindness of Strangers (TV) https://mrqe.com/movie/the-kindness-of-strangers-m100073647/ Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/the-kindness-of-strangers-m100073647/ Ellie and Joe Farrelly are a busy couple bringing up a teenage son while running a large building company. When they suddenly have twins, a stranger comes into their life at just the time when they need help the most.

]]> “Drop the Dead Donkey” https://mrqe.com/movie/drop-the-dead-donkey-tv-m100068613/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/?post_type=movie&p=10775 Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of GlobeLink News, a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson.

The series began with the acquisition of GlobeLink by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant, an allusion to either Robert Maxwell or Rupert Murdoch. Indeed, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin note on their DVDs that it was fortunate for their libel lawyers that the two men shared the same initials. The series is mostly based on the on-going battle between the staff of GlobeLink, led by editor George Dent, as they try to maintain the company as a serious news organisation, and Sir Roystens right-hand man Gus Hedges, trying to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Sir Roystens business empire.

The show was awarded the Best Comedy Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New TV Comedy in 1990, Best Channel 4 Comedy in 1991, and Best Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994.

]]> Id2 https://mrqe.com/movie/id2-m100117808/ Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/id2-m100117808/ Long-awaited sequel to the 1995 film. A young British Asian, Mo is a fast-rising police officer who goes under cover infiltrating Shadwell’s resurgent hooligan element, who are fired up by Shadwells’s takeover by a Russian oligarch and their unlikely adventure into European competition. Mo quickly becomes embroiled in the local schism between the BNP and EDL and plans to build a new mosque in the shadow of the Shadwell ground creates an explosive environment in which football and political violence form a perfect storm of social unrest. In the midst of this, Mo is faced with the essential existential question of of who he really is and where he really belongs. It’s 20 years on and clever Trevor is now chief super, but what happens to the rest of the gang?

]]> Fever Pitch https://mrqe.com/movie/fever-pitch-m100005221/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/fever-pitch-m100005221/ A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby’s best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal’s roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.

]]> Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island (V) https://mrqe.com/movie/jackson-pollock-love-and-death-on-long-island-m100052716/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/jackson-pollock-love-and-death-on-long-island-m100052716/ A documentary about the life and tragic death of abstract artist Jackson Pollock. Features are interviews with Lee Krasner (Pollock’s wife), and other friends and fellow artists. Also featured are scenes of Pollock as well as an interview he did. This is a great glimpse into the mind of a great artist.

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