Accidents Can Happen
Accidents Can Happenis a television series produced byTwofour,which was broadcast on daytimeBBC Onein three series from 2004 to 2006.
Presented byNadia Sawalha,Accidents Can Happenfollows what happens when disaster strikes a home – from floods and fires to crashes and explosions. Sawalha meets families as they pick up the pieces and navigate the process of re-building their homes. The stories featured in the show include families caught up in theCarlislefloods, a family business destroyed in the2004 Boscastle floodand people who have lost everything in horrific fires.
Reception
[edit]The programme received mostly negative reviews from critics. Kim Bunce inThe Observerdescribed it as "the most boring piece of programme-making yet to come out of the BBC".[1]A reviewer inThe Northern Echowrote it was "awful", particularly the frequent recaps, stating that "the makers seem to think viewers at this time are unable to remember facts for very long".[2]Nadia Sawalha was later critical of the programme, stating in a 2012 interview: "I depressed myself just being on it, let alone watching it".[3]
The programme, however, was popular with daytime audiences, leading to a further two series being commissioned.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Bunce, Kim (11 July 2004)."Family misfortunes: Accidents Can Happen".The Observer.
- ^Pratt, Steve (16 July 2004)."Last night's TV – Delighting in disasters".The Northern Echo.
- ^"'My life's cooking on gas!' – 5 mins with... Nadia Sawalha ".Huddersfield Daily Examiner.25 August 2012.
- ^"Second series of domestic disasters".Western Daily Press.26 August 2004.
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