The Lead Female Players in Made in Chelsea
Last night my friends and I sat around to watch Made in Chelsea. For the benefit of the un-initiated: the programme follows the lives of a group of young, beautiful rich people living in the eponymous borough, doing expensive and glamourous things. In order to make it more interesting, much of it is scripted, although the plots, the characters and the dialogue are still incredibly dull. It is also hugely addictive, which seems odd considering my previous assertions.
Having spent half an hour pondering this paradox I came to the conclusion that most viewers are so voyeuristic that anyone could be interesting on television, particularly if you dressed them well enough and cut their dialogue with enough establishing shots over the Thames. I think, then, it is time for Made in Clerkenwell, a show following the lives of 20-something church goers from EC1. The scenarios would be scripted to have similar twists to Made in Chelsea but would all have an extra spiritual/ethical dimension.
The Proposed Cast of Made in Clerkenwell
For example, take the scene in Made in Chelsea where Ollie invites his friends along to his “romantic weekend”. In Made in Clerkenwell, a girl would plan to take her husband away for a “romantic lunch” at The Crown, only to discover that he’s decided to turn it into a housegroup[1] social. And imagine the whole Spencer/Caggie love triangle fiasco, if it was punctuated by awkward moments where Spencer’s girlfriend demanded to know who made the better quiche? Or all three of them were in church together listening to sermons on David and Bathsheba? It would be docudrama gold!
[1] Bible study group
