Shadazzle
{{Infobox television
| image = shadazzle 5 intertitle.png
| image_size = 250
| genre = Comedy drama
| creator = {{Plainlist |
- Brett Barnett
- Stacey Mackenzie
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist |
- Brett Barnett
- Stacey Mackenzie
- Leigh-Anne Homer
}}
| director = Brett Barnett
| starring = {{Plainlist |
- Brett Barnett
- Helen Hall
- Georgina Hall
- Hugh Hedley
- Leigh-Anne Homer
- Jonathan Homer
- Vicky Flynn
- Tom James
- Stacey Mackenzie
- Ellis Marsh
- Jordan Reeves
- Catherine Wood
}}
| opentheme = "Shadazzle Theme"
| composer = Ostrich Bay
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| runtime = 6–19 minutes
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|01|25|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|12|02|df=y}}
}}
Shadazzle is a British comedy-drama web series following a group of friends, inspired by soap operas.{{Citation|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|title=Indie Spotlight: 'Neighborhood Watchmen' Puts Heroes in 'The Office'|work=Tubefilter|date=2013-10-11|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/10/11/indie-spotlight-neighborhood-watchmen/}} The show was created by Brett Barnett and Stacey Mackenzie and premiered on 25 January 2012. The series is filmed primarily in Wombwell{{cite episode|title=Rony Robinson, 06/08/2012|series=Rony Robinson|credits=Presenter: Rony Robinson|network=BBC|station=BBC Radio Sheffield|location=Sheffield|airdate=2012-08-06}} and Sheffield, with exteriors shot in Wath-upon-Dearne.{{cite news|title=Shadazzle Pricking the Soaps Bubble|work=The Rotherham Advertiser|first=Claire|last=Johnson|date=6 July 2012|page=37}}
Synopsis
A parody of over-the-top soap operas, Shadazzle follows the melodrama in the lives of a group of friends, centred on Florence Smith (played by Helen Hall) and her fiancé, Fred Flagglebush (Brett Barnett).{{cite news|title=Friends write and star in local soap|work=The Barnsley Chronicle - 'Chronicle 2' supplement|first=Paul|last=Nizinskyj|date=3 August 2012|page=3}} When Fred decides to hire a "vodka swilling cleaner,"{{Citation|last =Duncan|first =Sarah|title =Shadazzle|newspaper =Flicker Magazine|year =2012}} the couple's personal expenses become tighter and Florence is forced to accept a job as an exotic dancer at a local club. She soon becomes the center of an unstable Trevor Shaw's (Jonathan Homer) unwanted affection, that ends in disaster when Trevor crashes the wedding.
Later seasons explore romance, loneliness, and ultimately the murder of Alex Abernathy (Leigh-Anne Homer) and the clash between Florence and her murderer, Billy (Ellis Marsh), all told from the perspectives of Florence and those closest to her.
Each episode of Shadazzle follows the perspective of a different character, with story lines eventually interlinking as the series progresses,{{Citation|last =Clarke|first =Susan E.|title =Shadazzle|newspaper =WebVee Guide|year =2014|url =http://webveeguide.com/blog/2014/02/shadazzle}} and features themes of personal struggle and alcoholism, among others.{{Citation|last =Urtz|first =Eric|title =Shadazzle|newspaper =Snobby Robot|year =2012|url =http://snobbyrobot.com/2012/11/08/web-series-wednesday-shadazzle/}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.daffadillies.co.uk/shadazzle/}}
- {{IMDb title}}