Gorillaz Creator Does TV
The artistic guru behind the virtual success that is the Gorillaz has created a television show called 'Phoo Action' to be aired this month.
Jamie Hewlett - who formed the Gorillaz with former Blur icon Damon Albarn - is famed for his incredible animated band members 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel and is now turning his hand to a non-animated 60 minute TV show.
Hewlett - whose previous comic strip 'Get The Freebies' from The Face is the basis for this project - revealed to Publishers Weekly:
“I think it’s the most weird and radical thing that the BBC have taken on since the Young Ones first aired in the early Eighties."
Revolving around the lead character Terry Phoo ("a hapless, kung-fu cop") the show is set in 2012 when London is in the (presumably incapable) hands of a bunch of mutant criminals called The Freebies.
'Phoo Action' will be aired on BBC 3 on February 12.
You can check out the trailer of the show - featuring Rocky's Carl Weathers and Ray Winstone's actress daughter Jaime - at the 'Phoo Action' myspace page right here.
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