Published by Mason Oldridge, 8 October 2024
CONTAINS SPOILERS!
There’s a stolen football trophy, a hungry crocodile, an insatiable ex and more death than ever before in the sixth season of the Lancashire-set comedy.
It at first appears strange that the first episode is set three months after last season’s finale whereas the second episode jumps back to follow on, though it becomes apparent this was probably to highlight it as the funniest episode. It opens with the hilarious scene in which the gang catches Shirley performing a rather private activity in their weed farm. Later, the group travel to Ireland to Ash and Carol’s aunt and uncle, a sialoquent woman and her closed husband with a giant facial wart, providing further hilarity.
The second episode picks up where the Season 5 finale left off. Manolito holds the gang at gunpoint before an accident results in him shooting himself in the head. Here comes the best line of the season when, looking down at the Italian criminal’s disfigured face, Ash remarks “he might not be dead”. As the group move to plant his body at his house, there are funny occurrences aplenty as they are forced to deal with an unwanted delivery man, housemaid and Manolito’s pet crocodile Lola, who begins to devour her newly deceased owner. Meanwhile, Erin and Carol embark on torching the getaway car from the robbery, but a series of mistakes sees them having to hilariously keep returning to the petrol station.
JJ and Sugar get married in the finale, another truly comedic moment as the celebrant has facial tics causing him to gurn throughout the ceremony. However, the happiness is short-lived as a stranger turns up with news that Dylan has died in an accident. A heartbroken Vinnie sets about planning a funeral with his friends, based on plans he and Dylan made as teenagers, in a fitting end to the season. During the firework display, Davey has McCann murdered in prison and confirms this to Vinnie. Gone are the days of petty crimes, Vinnie is in the big leagues now and owes his life to Davey. The season ends with the group on a bus suspended over a cliff, mirroring the accident Vinnie and Dylan had as teens, a (literal) cliffhanger ready for the already commissioned seventh season.
Brassic 6 offers up a nice sprinkling of comedic moments nicely balanced with the drama element of Davey, Manolito and McCann.
7/10