ANN DROID REVIEW – DIANE MORGAN AND SUE JOHNSTON’S FRESH, FUNNY ROBOT COMEDY IS JUST WONDERFUL
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It’s silly, singular and occasionally tearjerking: this tale of a mechanical companion to an elderly widow is shot through with love and care The home, warns Jamaican nurse Brianna (Michelle Greenidge), can be a… “You lucky like plucky you never smash your head on the corner of the coffee table, or land teeth first on the iron doorstep!” she says, fatalistically, as Sue (Sue Johnston) tries in vain to explain that she didn’t…
In any case, Sue – widowed two years ago – has wound up in hospital with a sprained wrist and is discharged with her arm in a sling. At least she has her son, Michael (Paul Ready), to rely on. Except that Michael – gutless, whiny and covered in red blotches from a drug trial he’s joined for quick cash (“if it was dangerous”, he says, “do you really think drug companies would do it?!”) – is moving back in…
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- The Guardian: It’s silly, singular and occasionally tearjerking: this tale of a mechanical companion to an elderly widow is shot through with love and care The home, warns Jamaican nurse Brianna (Michelle Greenidge), can be a…
- The Guardian: “You lucky like plucky you never smash your head on the corner of the coffee table, or land teeth first on the iron doorstep!” she says, fatalistically, as Sue (Sue Johnston) tries in vain to explain that she didn’t…
- The Guardian: In any case, Sue – widowed two years ago – has wound up in hospital with a sprained wrist and is discharged with her arm in a sling.
- The Guardian: At least she has her son, Michael (Paul Ready), to rely on.
- The Guardian: Except that Michael – gutless, whiny and covered in red blotches from a drug trial he’s joined for quick cash (“if it was dangerous”, he says, “do you really think drug companies would do it?!”) – is moving back in…
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- Topic: UK — the feed headline centres on DROID, REVIEW, DIANE, MORGAN, JOHNSTON.
- Original feed: The Guardian.
- Published: 17 Jul 2026, 22:00 UK.
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