S06 E07 - The Young Poisoner's Handbook (w/ Tim Worthington)

Episode Seven began life as a thread on Bluesky by our guest Tim Worthington. The font of all obscure pop culture knowledge was discussing with followers what the most obscure BritCom they'd seen at the cinema was. Needless to say, a lot of the answers were on our long list, but not Tim's choice. The Young Poisoner's Handbook is the darkest of all the dark comedies we've covered so far. Based on, but the filmmakers must stress, not a biopic of The Teacup Poisoner Graham Young, who killed several people in the 60s and 70s. A film full of familiar Britcom faces, including Roger Lloyd Pack, Charlotte Coleman, John Thompson, and Simon Kunz. Still, it's the central performance from Irish actor Hugh O'Connor that really stole the show. Co-writer Jeff Rawle was at the height of his Drop the Dead Donkey fame when this film was released in 1995, so the topical newsroom sitcom by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin was the obvious choice for our "source material" and was a joy to revisit. Join Rob, Guy, and Tim for the Young Poisoner's Handbook. Damien Gets High On The Field - Drop The Dead Donkey https://youtu.be/JfeQyp0PihM?si=t0cIRk2zFHKVfNZq Teddy Bear Disaster - Drop The Dead Donkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip0sLEMCEdY How To Announce a War - Drop The Dead Donkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErktQhN6TvM Episode One - Educating Marmalade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGeHsjfVptk Marmalade Atkins joins MI5 - Danger: Marmalade at Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBCxewUANM The Young Poisoner's Handbook - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7_e79Ik3Vs The Young Poisoner's Handbook - Full Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ndiGKuUkt0&t=1012s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices