Jason King

This show rocks - I'm not sure if you can make a show which combines a 70s dandy working in espionage and detection against his will, with a high quota of 70s-pointy-boobed attractive young women without hitting on a classic, but either way, it certainly didn't happen in this case! There is nothing bad about Jason King, from the way he wakes up and has to have a stiff drink before answering the door to his inappropriate ways of seducing women young enough to be his daughters. In fact, the only criticism that I can level is that my sudden decision to buy the Jason King box-set for the Boy Wonder for Valentine's day lead me to discover that it would cost me a whopping £40 which seems a little excessive. It's not that I don't think Jason King is worth it, just that I can't justify its purchase given that the Boy Wonder and I take a 'can't really be arsed' approach to Valentine's day. I did, however discover that Jason King is spin-off from another show called 'Department S', which also sounds great, but unfortunately also costs a prohibitive amount. I can't imagine what they managed to cram into 'Department S' that required the spin-off of Jason King - every episode of Jason King that I have ever seen has had a healthy dose of innuendo, inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues of the opposite sex and a wide range of condescending comments for use when talking to anyone who doesn't fully understand the nature of the extravaganza of espionage around which the story revolves. If Jason King was just one man in a show with other characters of similar calibre, I fear that watching a whole episode could have a lasting impact on our health, safety and expectations of those we meet in real life, leading to inevitable disappointment when they turn out not to have fictional alter egos or say things like 'It's a bit too early for coffee - I'll have a scotch'. Whilst I know people with dangerous drinking habits, people who have done very little of what they are paid to do for a living and people who have charmed their way out of trouble, I don't know anyone whose sartorial style is so uniquely 'of-the-moment' that I can imagine anyone wanting to replicate it for the star of their box office film.