Over at MSN TV today: I've reviewed the first episode of E4's new pre-watershed drama YOUNGERS, about two south-east London rappers hoping to break into the urban music industry...
E4's The Inbetweeners was partly about an unremarkable foursome trying to be considered cool by their peers, whereas E4's Youngers is all about cool kids trying to break out of their unremarkable surroundings. The first episode sets up a very simple concept; two wannabe London rappers get their GCSE exams results, but discover only one of them has done well enough to go to college. However, their friendship is so strong, they decide to stick together and make their dreams come true by getting a foot in the door of the urban music industry. While the drama wasn't particularly gripping and the vibe carried a preaching tone (you could imagine this being played in tough schools to promote the importance of exams), Youngers at least felt authentic and avoided being a depressing insight into teenage inner-city life. This was mostly due to the directing of Anthony Philipson and use of grim metropolitan locations, but I also liked how Ade Oyefeso and Calvin Demba came across on camera.
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