Honestly, the stories I could tell. The characters, the wrong doing, the tax dodges etc etc.
I tried watching the Adam Sandler film when it came out but found it too triggering. I’ve watched it since and thought it very good.
I was in it for 9 years then stopped abruptly and couldn’t look back. Total change of direction, mostly driven by parties, clubs and ecstasy! 
I’ll check the doc, thanks 
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I worked at Garrard (Stephen Webster was based there as well) for a few years in the accounts department, definitely wasn’t how I’d imagined it would be…
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I was in The Lanes in Brighton, but travelled a lot to various shows and exhibitions around the world as well as going on sales trips on my own.
The late 80’s and 90’s were a golden age in the antique and period jewellery trade it seems. Thursday was ‘dealer day’ when you’d get a lot of the london and international dealers down.
Friday was Bermondsey market where if goods were sold before day break then provinence couldn’t be questioned. I’d leave brighton at 2am with a car load of jewellery and silverware, try and stall out whilst the vultures descended. Madness.
We had a shop in the Burlington Arcade for a few years. There was the air of propriety around Bond St etc but I’m sure the shenanigans were much the same.
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I watched the series Candy last year and really enjoyed it… Looking forward to seeing this version…
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new season of Lupin on Netflix
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Reluctantly watched the Beckham documentary on Netflix which I thought I would hate but I have to say it was bloody brilliant. Discovering the guy from succession got talked into making it by the succession producers is mental. On top of that he was already a respected documentary maker and an obsessive football fan who only became aware of Beckham during the Real Madrid days. That was the reason they hired him to make it. He had no idea of the toxic hatred due to the infamous sending off during the World Cup.
Essential viewing.
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Just finished Top Boy, thought it was excellent throughout the 5 series.
Think it’ll be one of those shows that stays with me such was the quality of the writing and performances.
Still thinking about that last scene.
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on my list.
A cynic writes: its a shameless attempt to cleanse his brand after shilling for the Qatari regime last year.
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Fair point. They apparently filmed his response to the questions regarding Qatar but the director decided to leave them out. Still a very interesting doc despite this and yeah I would agree it’s particularly well timed.
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Me too. I wanna talk about the last scene too, but it would maybe spoil it for some. So many possibilities.
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I finished it a couple of weeks ago too, thought it was great. What a horrible brutal business it all is.
Shows like that are sometimes accused of gloryfying that lifestyle (normally by people who haven’t watched) couldn’t be further from the truth with Top Boy.
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I guess the answer is that it could be one of many different people, which sums up how he ended up pretty much on his own and alienating everyone … for nothing.
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I’m no fan of Kevin Hart but this is funny…
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Yeah, the scene with Deshane kind of showed that even “ brothers” who grew up together are alienated from each other by the life. Brutal and also ongoing.
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Yep, for what?
They destroyed their relationship’s, friendship’s, community, themselves…all for money they could never enjoy because they were at constant war.
Sully was eroded to a shell at the end, like he told Stef, there was little or no humanity left.
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They all have PTSD
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First ladies of hip hop now on BBC 2…
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First episode is dope
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Sully has got great taste in outerwear. Faultless.