A Touch Of Cloth
- TV comedy drama
- Sky One
- 2012 - 2014
- 6 episodes (3 series)
Spoof crime drama following a series of murders and the emotionally stunted detective investigating them. Stars John Hannah, Suranne Jones, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Navin Chowdhry, Adrian Bower and more.
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Charlie Brooker on A Touch Of Cloth
A Touch Of Cloth is a spoof of grim TV whodunits which owes more than a nod to the puns and sight gags of Airplane! or Naked Gun.
Chortle, 7th August 2012Suranne Jones mocking herself in new comedy cop role
Actress Suranne Jones had her work cut out in her latest role in a spoof police drama - she was mocking herself.
Laura Armstrong, The Sun, 5th August 2012A Touch of Cloth review
A relentless, 90 minute-cluster-fuck to the funny-bone is almost too much to take in one go. Perhaps this might have been even better if it was trimmed down to an hour.
David Lewis, Cult Box, 4th August 2012Radio Times review
"The motivation behind A Touch of Cloth was simple," writes the show's creator Charlie Brooker. "Along with my co-writer, TV Burp's Dan Maier, I wanted to create the silliest programme we could muster, but disguise it as the most serious. Writing this was a joy: we all sat round a table attacking our favourite clichés and lobbing in as many extra gags as possible."
The result is a deadpan spoof of detective shows like Messiah and Luther, starring John Hannah as DI Jack Cloth and Suranne Jones as DC Anne Oldman. Expect lots of moody glances, disturbing flashbacks, gruesome crime scenes, and bits where a maverick cop battles with demons. Inner demons, not actual outer demons, obviously. Inner demons are cheaper to shoot - you don't need CGI.
Radio Times, 14th January 2012Charlie Brooker to write crime drama spoof
Charlie Brooker has created a one-off crime drama spoof for Sky1 called A Touch Of Cloth, which will star Rebus actor John Hannah.
British Comedy Guide, 26th August 2011