TV series
Give us a Break
1983–1984 · 1 season
Warm, witty, and gently paced, it's a breezy character-driven comedy-drama with plenty of charm and a touch of snooker-hall grit.
- Created by
- Geoff McQueen
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, David Daker
- Overview
- Geoff McQueen's classic BBC comedy drama set in the wheeler-dealing world of London's snooker halls starring two of Britain's most popular actors. Micky Noades (Robert Lindsay) describes himself as 'an overall concepts man'. He is an ace promoter, the only problem is he has nothing to promote. Enter his brother-in-law Mo (Paul McGann) with one redeeming feature: his outstanding talent at snooker. Created by Geoff McQueen this vintage British comedy drama gave Paul McGann his breakthrough role, and features an outstanding performance from British TV icon, Robert Lindsay.
- How it feels
- Warm, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, ambition, loyalty, work
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Geoff McQueen
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, David Daker
