Sunday 4 October 2020

Dead Drunk Detective: Hell To Pay

This blog post contains spoilers for episode six of Dead Drunk Detective. You can listen to 'Hell To Pay' here.

The recurring 'your sister called' jokes were inspired by 'did the President call?' from season one of Veep, plus the sitcom trope of an unseen character. In this case though, you do actually meet Melissa.

Few shows would write an episode where Satan is the victim. Well, maybe Angel.

Jo the deadpan bartender was originally intended to be an one-off role. Charlotte's characterisation delighted me, so I made it a recurring role. Also, the script did not specify the use of American vocal fry - that was Charlotte's idea.

Satan suggests Stumbles use DNA tests. This is one of the rare instances in which someone proposes Johnny close cases using a method other than old-fashioned sleuthing.

The shouting match between Balfar and Korlock made me realise people should be pitching their performances more cartoony. That said, I'm honestly surprised Cat and Mark T didn't lose their voices in the process of recording the scene.

Betty's final line before her disappearance is 'you won't hear another word from me'.

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