简介：UpInTownisasix-partseriesofshort(10minute)monologues,featuringJoannaLumleyasthemiddle-aged,divorcedandlonelyMadisonBlakelock.TheserieswasproducedfortelevisionbyBabyCowProductions,andscreenedonBBCTwo.IthassubsequentlybeenreleasedonDVD. Summary MadisonBlakelockisdelightedtobelivingher'newlife',sinceherexecutiveclasshusband,whoworks'upintown',andshepartedcompany18yearsbefore.Andnowshehasnothingmoretodobutsitbeforehermirror,pickingoverthebonesofherpastwithanoptimismandenergydizzyinglyatoddswithherreality.Astheunrecognisedfailuresofherlifemountup,thelossoflove,friends,money,purposeandherbelovedcat,thecracksinherterrifyinglymaintainedfacadebegintoshow. Criticalreception Theseriesreceivedapositivereceptionfromcritics.TheTimespraisedLumleyandher"rich,darklycomicandbeautifullyobservedperformance".[1]TheGuardiancitedthattheseriesdeservedbetterscheduling.[2] TheserieshasalsobeencomparedtoAlanBennett'sTalkingHeadsseriesofmonologues.…