The curse c4, also known as the Curse of C4, is a popular urban legend that has circulated for many years. This curse is said to be associated with the explosive material C4, which is commonly used in military operations and demolitions. According to the legend, anyone who comes into contact with C4 or has it in their possession will be cursed. The curse is said to bring misfortune, bad luck, and even death to those who are affected by it. It is believed that the curse is so powerful that it cannot be lifted or removed. There are various versions of the curse c4 legend, with some claiming that the curse is passed on through physical contact with the C4, while others believe that simply being near the explosive material can result in the curse taking effect.

The Curse star Tom Davis says season 3 will be the last

Davis spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com about where the comedy series is heading.

As Channel 4 comedy The Curse returns for its second season, one of its creators and stars has opened up about how long the series could last - and it seems they have a very clear structure in mind.

The series, which first debuted in 2022, follows a gang of small time crooks, who in the second season are now hiding out in the Costa Del Sol in 1985. It comes from Tom Davis, Steve Stamp, Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin and when asked about the show's future Davis had a firm answer.

"It's always been three series for me," Davis told RadioTimes.com in an exclusive interview. "I think you’ve really got to know when to pull your chips. You try not to eke things out."

He continued: "I think you've got to try and have a vision of where it begins and where it ends and we've always, as a collective, seen it as a three-piece structure."

In the new season, Davis's character Mick is in prison, separated from the rest of the gang who have fled to Spain. Davis said that while he "misses them slightly", he's "actually quite enjoying being the main man in prison".

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He continued: "I think he's actually having quite a good time and he sort of sees it as a bit of a social club. And actually, out of sight out of mind. The thing he’s really torn up about is Phil’s death, that’s the thing that’s hit him hardest. But I think Mick is enjoying it. He thinks he's going to be there for a while, so he's making the most of that.

"There’s a threat against his life and then all of a sudden, it all gets a little bit real for him. He thinks he's almost a bit untouchable in prison and then it comes to fruition, that everybody's gettable."

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Davis's co-stars and creators Stamp, Mustafa and Chegwin are best known for their work on People Just Do Nothing, while they also starred in last year's three-part BBC Three series Peacock.

Mustafa previously compared his characters in both Peacock and People Just Do Nothing, saying: "It’s playing on that male ego with both characters, but Grindah hides it a lot more and, Andy, it's a lot more to the surface. He's a lot sweeter, I think. His heart is in the right place but he goes about things the wrong way."

The Curse season 2 begins at 10pm on Channel 4 on Thursday 27th April 2023. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide and Streaming Guide, or visit our dedicated Drama hub for the latest news.

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The Curse review – a sublime crime caper with an unfeasibly brilliant cast

I t’s worth prioritising The Curse (Channel 4) just to hear the voice Tom Davis does in it. He has written himself the part of hulking weirdo Mick, a grimy, pie-stealing cartoon of a man whose tank tops are four inches too short and whose anecdotes about sparring with George Foreman (“They call me into the ring, my old Aristotle’s going like a rabbit’s nose … you ever been kicked by a ’orse?”) are clearly fraudulent. But the voice! A fruity back-of-the-throat baritone with loose consonants bouncing off a lolling lower lip and splashing everywhere, like a cockney Bernard Ingham – it’s a thick extra layer of funny on an already very funny script, and it’s the sound of a man at the top of his character-comedy game.

Davis and his long-term collaborator, co-writer/director James De Frond, are in a run of form that suggests they can do just about anything. After the cleverly marshalled absurdity of innovative BBC Three meta-comedy Murder in Successville, they skipped through one series of spy spoof Action Team on ITV2 before landing on BBC One with the perfectly formed suburban sitcom King Gary. Now, still insisting on launching each new project via a different channel and in a different genre, they switch to Channel 4 for period crime caper The Curse.

Set in a gorgeously rendered 1980s east London – a place of magnolia Formica, peeling paint on corrugated fencing, some beautiful painted signage and pints served in thick, dimpled glass mugs – The Curse tracks a gang of idiots as they conceive, plan and execute a heist for which they are drastically under-qualified. At the end of episode one, the incident that gives the rest of the series its narrative impetus takes place. Before that, this little world is lovingly constructed.

Davis’s character Big Mick is merely an ensemble player. First we meet cafe owners Tash (Emer Kenny) and Albert (Allan Mustafa): her in the kitchen doing all the work; him front of house, forgetting customers’ orders and failing entirely to assert himself when visited by imposing local villain Joey (Abraham Popoola). Then Tash’s brother Sidney (Steve Stamp) brings news of his employment as a security guard in a warehouse where booty worth as much as £50,000 is apparently begging to be nicked. Over a few jars, Albert, Sidney and Mick, along with their other mate Phil (Hugo Chegwin), decide to go for it.

For viewers who did not see People Just Do Nothing on BBC Three, it must look as if The Curse has somehow surrounded Davis with an array of skilled unknowns, all of them unfeasibly brilliant at playing deluded weaklings whose bravado cannot hide how adorably ineffectual they are. Albert is smart but too timid to speak up for himself, while Sidney means well but is a fragile man (“Yes, I can do pressups! I do 50 a week!”) who does not know when to stay stumm. Phil, meanwhile, is a wannabe gangster who entirely lacks the necessary air of authority. He’s got himself a trilby, but his boss Joey keeps knocking it off his head, and his effort to rebrand himself as “the Captain” hasn’t caught on. “No one calls you that, Phil,” Tash wearily tells him. “You can’t just give yourself a nickname.”

Those who did see People Just Do Nothing, who know that Mustafa, Stamp and Chegwin all wrote and starred in it together as deluded weaklings running a shambolic pirate radio station, will know that the trio have spent five seasons of their show honing the dynamic that powers any number of great sitcoms: men whose opinion of themselves is hopelessly at odds with obvious reality. Davis, himself a master at offsetting his chunky 6ft 7in frame by playing fretful softies, has spotted kindred spirits and formed some kind of sitcom supergroup. The scene with the four of them around the pub table is just sublime: while the People Just Do Nothing trio do their finely calibrated routine about blokes who are endlessly peeved by their friends’ foibles while being unable to see their own, Davis enjoys himself hugely as the random factor Mick. “I’m in! I’m all over it! Fifty thousand grand!”

In its execution, though, The Curse is less traditional sitcom and more swinging Britflick, with De Frond deploying kinetic split screens, shiny old cars rolling vertically through shots, and Camille Coduri as a reflective, all-seeing narrator. There’s a lovely nod to the old Reservoir Dogs/Taking of Pelham One Two Three motif where criminals assign themselves colours – based on snooker balls, in this case – and all the right tunes by the Cult, Talk Talk, Talking Heads and the The on the soundtrack. Davis and De Frond seem primed to move on to movies before too long – with The Curse, they continue to make fabulous TV comedy look easy.

The Curse strikes again on Channel 4

Channel 4 has recommissioned crime-comedy caper The Curse for a second series. Written by the combined multi-BAFTA award-winning partnership of Tom Davis and director James De Frond (Murder in Successville, King Gary), along with Steve Stamp, Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin (People Just Do Nothing) and Emer Kenny (Pramface). The series is produced by Shiny Button, a Banijay UK company.

The second season of The Curse joins the gang eighteen months on from the dramatic airport escape, arrest, and murderous ending of the season one finale. It’s 1985 with Albert (Allan Mustafa), Tash (Emer Kenny) and Sidney (Steve Stamp) now residing in the sunny Costa Del Sol, recently dubbed the Costa Del Crime, a safe haven for UK criminals during this period due to the lack of extradition treaty between British and Spanish governments meaning they were totally untouchable. Albert and Tash have invested the money from the gold in a dream restaurant and hotel business, whilst Sidney under the new alias ‘Andrew’ runs a bar on the beach. Meanwhile, Big Mick (Tom Davis) is in prison awaiting trial, very much enjoying the fame that follows now being officially associated with the biggest gold heist in history and Phil ‘The Captain’ Pocket (Hugo Chegwin) is dead. In the shadows, frustrated Detectives Saunders and Thread, who are powerless to make arrests, have no choice but to go deep undercover in Spain to gather evidence on the whereabouts of the golden haul.

What becomes quickly evident is that Spain isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The stakes are higher, the gangsters are scarier, and the vultures are beginning to circle. Behind the cocktails around the pool and the paradise façade the calamitous gang have very much got out of the frying pan and into the fire. The Curse takes hold in the Spanish heat and it’s a guessing game who will get out alive.

Joe Hullait, Commissioning Executive at Channel 4 said: “We’re so excited that this comedy supergroup are returning for another instalment of The Curse and cannot wait to see what exile in Spain looks like for the gang. It’s going to be comedy gold.”

Tom Davis added: “We’ve been blown away by the response to the first series. Excited to be upping the ante and heading back to the 80s for some fun in the sun. ESPANA BABY.”

Steve Stamp commented: “Taking these idiots to Spain is going to be incredible. Hopefully we’ve got a decent budget cos we’re gonna need A LOT of factor 50.”

The Curse was commissioned for Channel 4 by Charlie Perkins, Head of Comedy, Joe Hullait, Commissioning Executive for Comedy, Fiona McDermott, former Head of Comedy and Jack Bayles former Commissioning Editor. The Curse is Written by James de Frond, Tom Davis, Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, Hugo Chegwin and Emer Kenny. Executive Produced by James de Frond, Tom Davis, Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp and Hugo Chegwin. Producer is Richard Webb (King Gary). The series will be directed by James de Frond and is a Shiny Button production, a Banijay UK company. Banijay Rights are distributing internationally.

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There are various versions of the curse c4 legend, with some claiming that the curse is passed on through physical contact with the C4, while others believe that simply being near the explosive material can result in the curse taking effect. Some even claim that the curse can be transmitted through photographs or videos of C4. The curse c4 legend is often associated with stories of individuals who have experienced tragedy after coming into contact with the explosive material.

These stories range from accidents and injuries to mysterious deaths and unexplained disasters. Many believe that the curse is a result of the dangerous nature of C4, and the power and destruction that it represents. Despite the prevalence of the curse c4 legend, there is no scientific evidence to support its existence. C4 is an explosive material that is widely used by military and law enforcement agencies around the world, and while accidents and injuries can occur when handling it, there is no evidence to suggest that a curse is responsible. The curse c4 legend is likely a product of imagination and folklore, similar to other urban legends and superstitions. It serves as a cautionary tale and a reminder of the inherent danger associated with explosive materials, but should not be taken as fact..

Reviews for "Confronting the curse of c4: Stories of personal encounters"

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