{"id":14244,"date":"2022-04-21T23:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T21:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1629596"},"modified":"2022-04-21T23:12:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T21:12:10","slug":"chivalry-review-steve-coogan-comedy-skewers-hollywoods-everyday-sleaziness","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/chivalry-review-steve-coogan-comedy-skewers-hollywoods-everyday-sleaziness\/","title":{"rendered":"Chivalry review: Steve Coogan comedy skewers Hollywood\u2019s everyday sleaziness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Flora Carr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 21 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"&quot;editorial-rating-summary\" editorial-rating-summary--=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;ratings-stars\"> <div class=\"&quot;ratings-stars__icons&quot;\"> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-fill=\"\"\/> <i data-grunticon-embed=\"\" class=\"&quot;icon-rating-star\" icon-star-outline=\"\"\/> <\/div> <span class=\"&quot;ratings-stars__value&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;sr-only&quot;\">4.0 out of 5 star rating<\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <p>\u201cTatiana, that\u2019s from Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u2026 Bottom\u2026 Titty\u2026 <em>Titiana<\/em>, not Tatiana,\u201d rambles film producer Cameron O\u2019Neill in\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/chivalry-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Chivalry<\/a>, shortly after meeting the intimacy co-ordinator hired in the wake of MeToo.<\/p>\n<p>Ill-judged, inappropriate comments like these are the bread and butter of the Channel 4 comedy, which sets out to skewer the everyday sleaziness of the film industry \u2013 but with a deft, light touch from co-creators and series leads\u00a0Steve Coogan (Cameron) and Sarah Solemani.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s trick is eliciting a laugh from its viewer even as it poses uncomfortable questions. For example, the stink of Cameron\u2019s verbal diarrhoea temporarily distracts us from the issue that indie-filmaker Bobby Sohrabi (Solemani) faces.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted in to help reshoot the distasteful\u00a0sex scenes in Cameron\u2019s big-budget movie, Bobby wants an authentic, raw, feminist approach\u00a0\u2013 but at the same time, she\u2019s sick of the interfering intimacy co-ordinator\u00a0Tatiana (Aisling Bea), who halts production when the male stand-in says he feels unsafe opposite film star Lark (Sienna Miller).<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Steve-Coogan-and-Sarah-Solemani-Second-Look-a4f1724.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Bobby and Cameron in Chivalry<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Impatient, Bobby resorts to asking a very smug Cameron for help in distracting Tatiana (\u201cI don\u2019t care how that sounds,\u201d she tells him), flipping our expectations.<\/p>\n<p>The same is the case when the young, muscled stand-in later bursts in on Bobby in her cramped trailer, seeking professional advice and seemingly blocking her exit. The viewer\u2019s sudden (short-lived) expectation is that he will cross a line, and we fear for her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/70243_2_S1_Ep2_Chivalry-EP2-1-a764cfd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C198,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/70243_2_S1_Ep2_Chivalry-EP2-1-a764cfd.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C198,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/70243_2_S1_Ep2_Chivalry-EP2-1-a764cfd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C234,\" https:=\"\" 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icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Sarah Solemani plays Bobby and Sienna Miller plays Lark in Chivalry<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>But instead, Bobby (dressed in a T-shirt emblazoned with \u2018Unite Women\u2019) dismisses his acting dreams and tells him he should seek out a different career path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo something else. You\u2019re a good-looking guy, you\u2019re a confident guy. Help some people,\u201d she says.<\/p> <p>Chivalry revels in these grey areas, or unexpected scenarios where our lead characters buck pre-conceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron, the movie producer dating his 24-year-old assistant, may have the clearest emotional journey from the show\u2019s outset \u2013 but it could well be Bobby\u2019s arc that proves the most interesting and challenging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chivalry is available to watch now on <a href=\"\/\/www.channel4.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">All 4<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a look at what is on tonight with our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">TV guide<\/a> or visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\">Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news and features.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. 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