Neat and Tidy: Adventures Beyond Belief
British comedy adventure television series
Neat and Tidy: Adventures Beyond Belief (also known as Adventures Beyond Belief) is a British comedy adventure television series that aired for five episodes from February 12 to March 11, 1988, on Channel 4 and was created by Tony Brooke, Kevin Lygo and Marcus Thompson. It featured a soundtrack of original Elvis Presley music including Guitar Man (song) as the theme song.
Series overview
Wimpish hero, Nick Neat (Skyler Cole) is a motor mechanic riding around the world on a Harley Davidson motorcycle on the run for a murder he did not commit. He comes across Tena Tidy (Jill Whitlow), the daughter of a gangster, on the run from school in search of "beer and biology". Assorted evil villains pursue the pair, including Elke Sommer, Graham Stark and Thick Wilson.
Cast
Nick Neat (motor mechanic) - Skyler Cole
Tena Tidy (little rich girl) - Jill Whitlow
Bruno von Kleff (headmistress) - Elke Sommer
Scratcher (villain) - Graham Stark
Ten Percent (villain) - Thick Wilson
Mrs. Loretta Kemble - Stella Stevens
Episodes
Reception
Brian Taylor of Hull Daily Mail wrote, "If you like humour which is bizarre in situations which are highly improbable, Neat and Tidy is your kind of programme." Ian Macfarlane said in Cambridge Evening News, "Look out for an explosion of action, adventure and wild humour, to the sound of original Elvis Presley recordings, in this new series."
In a review of the first episode, critic Renata Rubnikowicz suggested it would be a "zany, wacky, a cult comedy hit", writing it was "definitely a jolly first episode, with Mafia connections and Euro locations". The Guardian's Sandy Smithies stated, "this wildly camp new comedy is worth taking the earplugs out for".
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