Walking And Talking
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Atlantic
- 2012
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Comic series about Kathy Burke's childhood, written by the star following the success of her 2010 Little Crackers short. Stars Ami Metcalf, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kathy Burke, Sean Gallagher and Jerry Sadowitz
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I found Walking and Talking (Sky Atlantic), Kathy Burke's new series about two 14-year-old girls in 1970s London who walk and talk adolescent angst to be not compelling, though this might have been because I was all funned out by the rest of Sky Atlantic's comedy output then. I know TV channels like to have themed evenings and load their schedules accordingly, but it's not how I like to watch television. I don't get home from work on a Monday evening and think, "Tonight, Matthew, I shall just watch comedy", in much the same way I don't choose to watch only documentaries on a Tuesday, crime dramas on a Wednesday or panel quiz shows on a Thursday. I like variety. And even if I didn't, almost any comedy won't seem that funny after Alan Partridge or Veep.
Walking and Talking had its moments and I suspect it will be a show that creeps up on its audience rather than wows it from the off. Personally, though, I could have done with a few more laughs. Most of the ones I did get were from Burke's own cameo as the Angry Nun in the school playground. More of her and I could be persuaded.
John Crace, The Guardian, 25th June 2012Show paints happier picture of Kathy Burke's childhood
Her childhood was scarred by cancer and alcoholism, yet Walking and Talking paints a happy picture of her youth. She tells James Rampton why.
James Rampton, The Independent, 21st June 2012Kathy Burke: 70s nostalgia inspired sitcom
Kathy Burke talks about her new Sky Atlantic comedy series, Walking and Talking, based on her experiences growing up in north London in the late 1970s...
What's On TV, 20th June 2012Kathy Burke interview
Award-winning actress Kathy Burke tells TV Choice about her self-penned drama Walking And Talking, which is loosely based on her childhood in Islington.
TV Choice, 19th June 2012Kathy Burke: Letter to my younger self
When I look back to being a teenager the thing I remember most is the food.
Kathy Burke, The Big Issue, 7th June 2012Kathy Burke interview
We fell in love with Kathy Burke when she appeared on our screens as Waynetta Slob and Linda in Gimme Gimme Gimme. Now she's written a TV drama based on her 70s childhood that will steal hearts.
Miranda Sawyer, The Observer, 20th May 2012Kathy Burke's comedy, inspired by her teenage years, follows the wonderful short film about meeting The Clash as a teenager that she made in 2010. If her four-part series about 70s music, adolescent friendships and dreams has the same kind of charm - and everything suggests it will - it should be a delight.
Vicky Frost, The Guardian, 9th April 2012Kathy Burke writes autobiographical series for Sky Atlantic
Kathy Burke has written a autobiographical series for Sky Atlantic called Walking And Talking, following on from her Little Crackers short.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2012