Linda often tells humorous anecdotes about her family and childhood which suggest abuse or neglect (such as how she apparently slept on a doormat as a baby, lived in a kennel as a child, and was left in a car-boot for the two weeks her aunt went on holiday), but she always thinks of these as positive experiences. What follows is, as writer Jonathan Harvey describes, "one long comedown". It is suggested that Linda and Tom first met at a nightclub, bonded instantly (due to both being on ecstasy), and decided to live together. Boorish, unattractive Linda is convinced she is a "stunner" in series three she is finally diagnosed with reverse body dysmorphic disorder. Linda is characterised by her red hair, white glasses and plump, lycra-clad figure. A modern twist on the traditional "odd couple" format, much of Gimme Gimme Gimme's humour springs from its lubricious innuendo subplot, which comes from the mouths of both Tom and Linda. Gimme Gimme Gimme centres on loudmouthed Londoner Linda La Hughes (played by comedian and director Kathy Burke) and her gay flatmate, actor Tom Farrell (played by James Dreyfus). The show received a nomination in the Best Scripted Comedy category for its third series. The first two series were originally shown on BBC Two and were deemed successful enough for the third series to be shown on BBC One.īurke received two BAFTA nominations for Best Comedy Performance for playing the lead character, Linda La Hughes. The title from the show stems from both the main characters' continual search for a male partner, and the theme music is a cover of ABBA's " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)". It was written by Jonathan Harvey, who developed the series with Kathy Burke. Gimme Gimme Gimme is a BBC television sitcom by Tiger Aspect Productions that was first aired in three series from 1999 to 2001.
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