Plymouth College of Art’s competition to make a 60-second film about Boris Karloff had a clear winner, although it may seem rough on students that the prize, of having it shown at a Halloween symposium, should go to someone who has been making television shows for 25 years. Charlie Higson noticed that the competition was open to the public and, like the competitive dad in the Fast Show series he co-created in the 1990s, decided to put youth in its place with an animation. “It took me months,” says Higson. Sponsored“It was a very welcome distraction to lockdown.” While it smacks a bit of the time The Spectator ran a limerick contest and gave the prize to Boris Johnson, Higson’s ego may be dented a

Source: The Times April 26, 2021 22:52 UTC