Derek Special (2015)
Pregnant again, Hannah is back with Tom, now working on the bins, and they are shortly to marry, with Derek giving the bride away. Derek himself spends the night in the home's caravan with girlfriend Tracey though it is unclear whether they did anything except sleep. Days before the wedding Hannah gets so annoyed with Kev that she throws him out and he is next discovered in hospital, suffering from alcohol poisoning. However, at Derek's request, she lets him back in on condition he gives up the drink and allows him to give her away at the wedding instead of Derek. Despite a bizarre speech from Kev the day goes well and some months later Hannah gives Derek her new-born baby to hold.
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When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
I'm a 'Derek' fan, and enjoyed this greatly. Not as carefully focused on Derek himself as you may expect from a 'Ricky Gervais Christmas Special', but that's OK - I for one had anticipated that this episode would mostly revolve around Kev.Some strong messages came out of 'The Special' as you would expect, but I did feel that some aspects were a little rushed: The time between Kev's ejection from Broad Hill and the police arriving to inform Hannah of his hospitalisation was an obvious example. OK, maybe most people watching were aware that Kev was going to end up in a bad place, but some relatively unconnected scenes after his dismissal by Hannah and before the arrival of the police would perhaps have added to the impact?Despite this the performances were fine, and it's quite possible that a second viewing will improve my impression.'Derek' as a whole has been a noteworthy creation by Ricky Gervais, breaking new ground as always. I respect the work that has gone into this series.