This post covers 'Brought to Book', the first episode of series two of Dead Drunk Detective. You can listen to it here.
Welcome to series two!
Having learnt a lot from the first season, I codified the format a little more, but still leave room to experiment a little. The biggest change is that this and subsequent runs now include a Christmas episode.
One holdover is we still have a live audience (whose reactions to the 'got the hump' joke alone justify their presence). This series was recorded across two nights at the Leicester Square Theatre. Fittingly, the room we used has since been converted into a bar.
Throughout the first few years of the show, I continually wrestled with how best to pitch the performances. Are we a Radio 4 play or a cartoon? Should the actors play it straight or put on a loud exaggerated voice? After Balfar and Korlock's shouting match, I tended to favour the latter. This influence can be seen in the Adam and Frankenstein arguments in this episode.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are not currently any images of The Loch Ness Monster on a surfboard. Get on it, fans!
Betty wilfully being immature is always a delight.
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