Graeme of Thrones

I have to admit I was a little sniffy about Game of Thrones when everyone on Planet Earth was fully into it a few years back. It just looked like tits and swords to me, and although a lot of humans like nothing better, neither element has particularly floated my boat in the past. However, I have recently started binge watching it for the first time, right from the beginning and am absolutely caning it. I'm midway through Season Five and can't get enough of it. I take it back. Yes there are a bevy of tits and swords, but the power plays and relationships, as well as the settings and humour of it all delights me. I am converted.

Therefore, a show called Graeme of Thrones couldn't have arrived (slung over the back of a horse with one hand) at a better time for me. It's a very funny show. It's clever beyond belief, hugely tongue in cheek, and cheeky, messy, chaotic and innovative, and I loved it. There were only a couple of times when jokes fell slightly flat or the timings went off for the audience, but considering there are only three actors, and a lot of basic homemade props and costumes, it went off excellently. I don't want to give too much away, but their recreation of the opening credits involving swirling umbrellas is a genius move, as is Bran's unfortunate accident, done with a puppet. Sansa becoming a woman is a glittery moment that will never be forgotten, and the grand finale is hilarious.