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Mackenzie Crook, Collaborative board games, Janey Godley, Zing Tsjeng's party choice

Mackenzie Crook discusses taking on the character of Worzel Gummidge, best board games to play collaboratively, Janey Godley's video short for the National Theatre of Scotland.

Mackenzie Crook talks about Saucy Nancy, the latest episode in his festive revivals of the children鈥檚 TV series Worzel Gummidge, which originally aired in the late 1970s. Saucy Nancy sees the children visit a scrapyard, where they meet Worzel's old friend Saucy Nancy. She's a carved ship鈥檚 figurehead, and wants their help to get back to the sea.

As tensions run high in houses all over the country where people are cooped up over the Christmas period, writer and board gamer Natasha Hodgson reveals the world of cooperative board games: games where the players work together towards a goal, rather than trying to crush or bankrupt your dear mum. With many titles and styles to choose from, are the days of shouting over the Monopoly board over?

In May, comedian Janey Godley was one of the Scottish actors and writers who took part in the National Theatre of Scotland鈥檚 project Scenes for Survival. Janey鈥檚 video short featured her as a character called Betty whose difficult relationship with her husband came to a head under Lockdown. It was one of the most viewed in the series and led to a follow-up. Now for Christmas and New Year, Janey revisits Betty.

As festive party season is well and truly cancelled this year, Front Row is celebrating the best parties in culture. Today it鈥檚 Vice鈥檚 Zing Tsjeng on Euphoria and the dark side of teen parties.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Main image: Mackenzie Crook as Worzel Gummidge
Image credit: 大象传媒/Leopard Pictures/Amanda Searle

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Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook
The Saucy Nancy episode of聽 Worzel Gummidge is on 大象传媒 One at 5.55pm on 24 December 2020, and on the 大象传媒 iPlayer.
Images:聽 Main image above: Mackenzie Crook as Worzel Gummidge聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽Image credit: 大象传媒/Leopard pictures/Amanda Searle.聽 聽聽
Image to the left: John (Thierry Wickens) Saucy Nancy (Shirley Henderson, Susan (India Brown, Worzel Gummidge (Mackenzie Crook)聽 聽 聽 聽Image credit: 大象传媒/Leopard pictures/Amanda Searle/Matt Burlem.

Janey Godley

Janey Godley
The National Theatre of Scotland's Scenes for Survival: are available to view online - Part III on 26 December 2020, and Part IV on 31 December 2020.
Image: Janey Godley as Betty and Bobo the Dog in the National Theatre of Scotland's Alone Part III and IV.

Parties: Euphoria

Parties: Euphoria

Image: Zendaya as Rue in聽 HBO's TV series Euphoria.
Image credit: Eddy Chen/HBO

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