No wars, no wives, no babies, no
responsibilities, good jobs - good times! BURN IT rips into the lives of
3 men who thought they were still boys. Fast, funny, and most
importantly real, every 20-40 year old male will recognise themselves
somewhere amongst the characters, who behave badly without being stupid.
The young English male...a much
derided demographic of modern day Britain, but they're not complaining.
Their only responsibility is to have a good time with their mates. Their
only ball-ache is to get up for work. But what happens when 'playing
out' isn't enough? When a man actually realises he wants what he has
dismissed for the past ten years?
BURN IT follows the story of 3
such males, CARL (Chris Coghill, 24 Hour Party People), JON (William
Ash, Clocking Off,) and ANDY (Kieran O'Brien, Cracker, Jason and the
Argonauts bulldozing through life and love and breaking all their
predecessors rules each way they turn. A rites of passage story of three
normal lads who grew up in the eighties, blew away the nineties, and now
find themselves at 30 without women, love and responsibility - and
seemingly like it that way.
Then ANDY announces he's getting
married and everyone's alarm clock rings for the first time - loud. It
causes friction and confusion amongst the best pals, straining the bonds
that they thought could never be broken. Life becomes increasingly
difficult when CARL - the most hedonistic, leader of the gang, realises
he's fallen in love with ANDY's girlfriend EMMA (Lisa Faulkner, Holby
City, Spooks).
One by one, the lads start
straying to what was once the dark side. Opening their lives to
feelings, emotions and other people. They look at their lives, find they
want something more and find that relationships, love and responsibility
(previously swear words) can make them happy. But the aftershock of
their life-changing decisions affects their friendship forever.
Staring:
CARL (Chris Coghill, 24 Hour
Party People), JON (William Ash, Clocking Off) and ANDY (Kieran O'Brien,
Cracker, Jason and the Argonauts), EMMA (Lisa Faulkner, Holby City,
Spooks), Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) and Marsha Thomason (Love in the
21st Century, Playing the Field).
Recorded from Satellite TV, and
supplied as a 2 Disc Set, the quality rating (compared to a retail dvd)
is Audio 9 Video 9 (Very Good!).
DVDs are as follows;
DVD One;
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
1; The responsibilities of potential fatherhood are weighing down on
each in a different way: Carl's girlfriend is desperate for commitment,
Jon is torturing himself over the daughter he gave up for adoption when
he was 17, and Andy discovers that it is he who may be soon enjoying the
pleasures of being a parent.
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
2; Jon takes drastic action when he finds out that his parents are
divorcing and that he has no right to have contact with his daughter.
Meanwhile, Andy is uncertain about girlfriend Emma's decision to abort
their baby, and Carl having fun with 18-year-old Kelly, the daughter of
one of his clients.
Burn it - Series 1 - Episode
3; Carl pledges to help Jon find his daughter, but the first step is
to find Tina. Emma demands a change of lifestyle after Andy is attacked
on his round.
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
4; Jon's sudden appearance in Tina's life has opened up a can of
worms. Andy's lack of ambition is starting to irritate Emma. Carl also
has a problem - it's his 30th birthday and only Andy wants to go out.
Burn it - Series 1 - Episode
5; Jon is loving his new role as a dad, but it is not all plain
sailing. A restless Carl feels Australia beckoning. Emma finds her
loyalties put to the test.
DVD Two;
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
6; Andy and Emma's break-up leads to a one-night stand for Emma, and
unprecedented feelings of jealousy and remorse for Andy.
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
7; Jon faces some angry attempts at blackmail from his new-found
daughter, who is still stung by the belief that she was abandoned. Andy
and Emma throw an engagement party. Carl deals with his growing feelings
for Emma by getting drunk.
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
8; Carl is feeling tortured with guilt. Jon is brooding over Tina.
Emma has made a drastic decision, but a phone call throws everything
into turmoil.
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
9; Carl is feeling tortured with guilt. Jon is brooding over Tina.
Emma has made a drastic decision, but a phone call throws everything
into turmoil
Burn It - Series 1 - Episode
10; After the death of his mum, Emma vows to make Andy happy. Tina
has news for Jon. Is Carl breaking up the lads' friendship for good?
