Sugartown

Quirky town of characters amuck a multiplex story
Zany. Scatterbrained. Misfits. But they all belong to Sugartown, home of the struggling but famous rock candy factory owned by brothers Jason (Shaun Dooley), who wants to save both factory and town, and Max, who initiates a take-over to convert the factory to a casino. Jason pops the question to Emily (Miranda Raison- MI-5), who has a lusty past with Max (Tom Ellis- The Passion). Master plot 2. Emily's dad is Sugartown Mayor, a hippie stuck in the 1960s, played by Philip Jackson, better known as Insp. Jap of Poirot TV legend. He plays a weird part well.

Added romances and secret complications come from other characters. `Sam' (Sally Dexter- also co-writer of this production), an ex-bunny dancer, cohort with Max of casino world, is joined in that effort by daughter Carmen (Georgia King- Little Dorrit), who's on-and-off with the local blowfly, rickshaw driver, Travis. The save-the-candy supporters include worker Margery (Sue Johnston- Clatterford & Little Dorrit) & Anne...

Response
Not entertaining, boring, and the plot just horrible! Not worth twenty dollars ! I thought this to be more of a sitcom!

Could have been SO much better
The premise was good, the actors rocked it, and the setting was ideal. So what the heck let this series down for me?

Well, I bought the Sugartown miniseries on DVD because as a Brit now living in the USA, this is mostly how I get to watch british shows.

The cast is amazing. Shaun Dooley, Tom Ellis, and Sue Johnson. It had to be a decent watch..esp if Sue was in it. Right?

It's set in a cute seaside town. Life's pretty sugar coated until the black sheep of the family, the 'other' brother, returns to town to lay claim on his share of the rock ( rock is a hard candy and is a typical seaside sugary treat similar to the popularity of having Taffy by the seaside in America) and sweets/candy factory in Sugartown. He's also there to open a strip bar. NICE. And he has bigger plans for the town. We've got brother's battling for a company and then, it seems, also the same woman. Along the way, all kinds of family secrets get spilled.

The premise is...

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