Count Arthur Strong Series 3, Episode 4 - The Soupover - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
What begins as 'an old man version of a sleepover' turns into something slightly more sinister. Can Michael escape in time?
Notes
Scheduling of this episode changed a number of times. In some places Safari park (Episode 7) was billed on this date.
Broadcast details
Date
Friday 23rd June 2017
Time
8:30pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Steve Delaney | Count Arthur Strong |
|---|---|
| Rory Kinnear | Michael Baker |
| Zahra Ahmadi | Sinem |
| Chris Ryman | Bulent |
| Andy Linden | John The Watch |
| Dave Plimmer | Eggy |
| Bronagh Gallagher | Birdie |
Writing team
| Steve Delaney | Writer |
|---|---|
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Andrew Ellard | Script Editor |
Production team
| Graham Linehan | Director |
|---|---|
| Richard Boden | Director |
| Richard Boden | Producer |
| Richard Daws | Executive Producer |
| Jon Rolph | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Tim Waddell | Editor |
| Jo Sutherland | Production Designer |
| Sarah Crowe | Casting Director |
| Bill Broomfield | Director of Photography |
| Lesley Hamon | Make-up Designer |
| Jon Boden | Composer |
| Jo Kennedy-Valentine | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
What is a Soupover?
Arthur explains to Michael what a 'Soupover' is.
Featuring: Steve Delaney (Count Arthur Strong), Rory Kinnear (Michael Baker), Andy Linden (John The Watch) & Dave Plimmer (Eggy).
Press
This truly excellent series plumbs new heights (or depths) of logical surrealism as Arthur invites Michael to a "soupover". This involves pyjamas, although it takes place in the afternoon, and numerous rituals including watching VHS tapes of black-and-white horse races from yesteryear. Rory Kinnear draws on all his Royal Shakespeare Company training to do justice to the horror of it all.
Daivd Stubbs, The Guardian, 30th June 2017
All sitcoms must arrive here eventually: an episode where the whole gang visit a safari park, with near-death consequences. But the Count makes everything his own by playing on the pseudo-paternal bond between the two leads. Either can be the dad and today it's Arthur (Steve Delaney), taking Michael (Rory Kinnear) on a well-meant but disastrously cheap birthday trip. As they go, comic seeds are, as always, deftly planted for harvesting later.