Vids
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Vids was a late-night, humorous video review show hosted by peroxide blond Welshman Nigel Buckland and the tall, long haired, bearded Glasgow native, Stef Gardiner.
The show was produced by Ideal World Productions for Channel 4
in the UK, and aired as part of Channel 4's overnight programming schedule, 4 Later.
Series 1 & 2 was directed by Darren Bender
.
-videostore located in Hamilton
, near Glasgow
. Various locations around the city of Glasgow were featured, as the presenters took to the streets and incorporated madcap storylines into the show, padding out the time between film reviews.
Over the course of the various series, Buckland, in addition to appearing as himself, assumed the roles of various other characters, most notably his moustached, cardigan-wearing half-brother Lingus.
At the end of series 2, the Vids videostore was blown up in a storyline, seemingly killing Stef and Nige. The duo would return in episode one of series 3, being resurrected by a Four-Way Arse God and sent back to earth to continue their task of reviewing videos.
Nige always enjoys many a biscuit, with the Garibaldi - being his highly favoured style, although any biscuit is also ok, and in one episode his heaven was a room full of biscuits.
, presenter of 4 Later's similar videogame review show Bits
, made two cameo appearances in series 2 of Vids.
It ran for 6 series (72 episodes) until March 2001. The program was never given a permanent slot on Channel 4 and was frequently aired on different nights/different times from week to week, which was difficult for regular viewers to follow. Despite this, the show gathered a cult following, particularly amongst students, which still exists to this day.
The show was produced by Ideal World Productions for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the UK, and aired as part of Channel 4's overnight programming schedule, 4 Later.
Series 1 & 2 was directed by Darren Bender
Darren Bender
Darren Bender became known in the UK TV industry for launching several long running new film maker's initiatives at broadcaster Channel 4. As commissioning editor there, he encouraged over one hundred drama and documentary film makers to make films inexpensively and often experimentally for late...
.
How It Worked
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-videostore located in Hamilton
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
, near Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. Various locations around the city of Glasgow were featured, as the presenters took to the streets and incorporated madcap storylines into the show, padding out the time between film reviews.
Over the course of the various series, Buckland, in addition to appearing as himself, assumed the roles of various other characters, most notably his moustached, cardigan-wearing half-brother Lingus.
At the end of series 2, the Vids videostore was blown up in a storyline, seemingly killing Stef and Nige. The duo would return in episode one of series 3, being resurrected by a Four-Way Arse God and sent back to earth to continue their task of reviewing videos.
Nige always enjoys many a biscuit, with the Garibaldi - being his highly favoured style, although any biscuit is also ok, and in one episode his heaven was a room full of biscuits.
Guest Appearances / Trivia
Aleks KrotoskiAleks Krotoski
Aleksandra K. "Aleks" Krotoski is an American broadcaster and journalist, currently based in the UK, who writes about technology and interactivity. She presents The Guardian podcast Tech Weekly and contributes to guardian.co.uk...
, presenter of 4 Later's similar videogame review show Bits
BITS
BITS or bits may refer to:* Plural of bit* Background Intelligent Transfer Service, a file transfer protocol* Birla Institute of Technology and Science, a technology school in Pilani, Rajasthan, India, with campuses in Goa, Hyderabad, and Dubai...
, made two cameo appearances in series 2 of Vids.
It ran for 6 series (72 episodes) until March 2001. The program was never given a permanent slot on Channel 4 and was frequently aired on different nights/different times from week to week, which was difficult for regular viewers to follow. Despite this, the show gathered a cult following, particularly amongst students, which still exists to this day.