The Curse is a mashup of the creative team behind People Who Do Nothing and King Gary.
One of these sitcoms should had abdicated at birth.
Based very loosely on the real life Brinks Mat robbery of 1983. This is a comedy caper.
The first episode marks out the Thatcherite vision of the haves and have nots. Albert Fantoni (Allan Mustafa) and his wife Natasha (Emer Kenny) operate a cafe in a run down part of London.
It is her brother Sidney who has the idea of robbing the warehouse in which he has just started a job as a security guard.
Albert is reluctant at first but two other guys, the mouthy but dim Mick (Tom Davis) and slightly less dim Phil (Hugo Chegwin) are in on it.
Phil though ropes in two more serious men in on the job. Crazy Clive Cornell and and the rather imposing Joey Boy who immediately take over.
Maybe you should never bring in someone called Crazy.
The first episode ends with the aftermath of the raid. Like the people who broke into King Tut's tomb, there was a curse placed on the robbers.
It looked slick, it had the obligatory 1980s soundtrack. There is even a discussion about George Michael and a holiday where drinks are free.
The first episode looked suitably grimy that harked back to the early 1980s. The series was shot in and around Liverpool and constant close ups are needed in case people figure out the more well known landmarks.
I found it fast moving and sporadically amusing. It also has faults that plagued shows like People Do Nothing, King Gary and Murder in Successville. The comedy is patchy.
My wife finds Tom Davis's voice extremely irritating and in this one, even I found it annoying.