Season 1: (1985)
Genre:Comedy
Women with conflicting personalities have to share a tiny flat together. Will they be able to learn to live in harmony?
Girls on Top was written by Dawn French, Tracey Ullman, Jennifer Saunders, and Ruby Wax who also star as the lead characters of the show. It ran from 1985-1986 for a total of 13 episodes over 2 seasons.
Analysis:
Editing:
This show is edited using the classical Hollywood continuity technique, meaning that the scenes are cohesive creating a uniform sense of space and time between shots. Also, the 180 degree rule is never broken as there is no need in the narrative of the show's episodes to confuse or disorientate the viewer, but instead it is filmed as if the viewer is watching from the point of view of someone inside the world of the text, much like other sitcoms.
Sound:
Sound is used to simulate reality, therefore it is mostly diegetic aural narrative, but there is also a theme song which is non-diegetic as well as a laugh track. However, this also fits with the codes and conventions of other sitcoms.
Review:
I found the first season of Girls on Top was clever in the way that each episode developed the relationship between the characters but also showed more about each of their individual personalities. It was funny but I did not enjoy it as much as I do other sitcoms from this decade such as Only Fools and Horses (1981), as there were no serious moments, only comic ones which did not really give this show any other purpose except for to entertain. My favourite episode from this season was the third episode, as it showed more of the character of Jennifer, who before this episode had only been there to aid the narratives of the others. The ending of this episode was the moment I enjoyed most because it was so unexpected but fit with Jennifer's personality. After this season, I would like to watch season 2 to see what the characters do next and how this affects their relationship with each other considering their different personalities.
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