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Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story: Season 1
  • Network: BBC-2 , BBC Two
  • Series Premiere Date: May 28, 2008
  • Season #: 1
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72 out of 100

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  • Summary: The life of Mary Whitehouse, the British activist who fought the BBC over television decency standards, is explored in the latest installment in the Masterpiece Contemporary series.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Adam Markovitz
    83
    The plot--based on a true story--drags, but Walters is a hoot as a prig who thinks she can stave off the swingin' '60s with a wagging finger.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    80
    Brilliant acting propels this slight satire about Mary Whitehouse.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    60
    Filth too often comes off like a strained attempt at reversing the dynamic of a Marx Brothers movie, with Whitehouse the silly, charming agitator and Greene the insufferable aesthete foil with steam blowing out of his ears.

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  1. KevinC.
    9
    Great performances and a fair portrayal of the real concerns that traditionalists have in the on-going culture wars. Still a timely issue 50 years on.… Expand
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