The third in the live series, based on the hugely popular BBC TV series, Bottom 3 - Hooligan's Island takes the stage show to a new level - away from the flat. This time around Richie (Rik Mayall) and Eddie (Ade Edmondson) are marooned on a desert island and have been for three years. The reason they are there is because they were trying to evade the police by taking a job on a cruise ship. As you can imagine, things don't go to plan and they end up on the island. The biggest problem is being bored, or at least they thought that was the biggest problem.

Filmed at the Bristol Hippodrome, this is again in the same vein of humour as the previous two installments. There is the usual toilet humour; the endless references to their sexual deficiencies and, of course, the violent physical humour. There is great usage of some very clever props as well as sound effects from a sound engineer with bad timing. The stage set is superb, with many parts of it conforming to create extra items needed for the show. There are quite a few references to English events and TV personalities, but you can get the feel of the jokes regardless of this. The interaction with the audience is there again with the locals getting quite a decent serve. The locals are not the only targets here though; the French, Japanese and Liverpool residents are also in their sights.

Filmed on a night when Rik Mayall was having trouble remembering the script, the laughs are continuous. These two have worked together for years, from their time on The Comic Strip and The Young Ones right through to the present and this liking for each other comes across. Bottom fans will love this show and will no doubt add it to the others in the series. Fans of this type of humour should also enjoy it and it may enlist them in the ranks of Bottomania.

The transfer is of the usual standard for this series and is more than adequate. Presented in full frame, the picture is very good and sharp throughout. Being a live stage show and taking into account the effect stage lighting has, the colours are true with good skin tones and very little over-saturation or bleeding. Pixelisation is not a problem and shadow detail is good. There is a little bit of aliasing and although distracting, it is only on a couple of occasions. There are no signs of artefacts and the blacks are reasonably deep.

Audio supplied is again Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. This is very good and is quite sufficient. The separation is used well across the front for directional sound effects and audience noise. Dialogue is clear at all times and audio sync is spot on. While the sound and video are nothing spectacular, they do the job well.

Yet again there is little in the way of extras. All that is supplied is a scene selection - whoopee!

This stage show is more of the same and fans will love it. The laughs are continuous, not only from the script but also from the adlibbing. This would also be a good DVD to introduce people to these nut cases and their unique style of humour. Definitely worth a look for the diehard fans and a great way to convert the uninitiated.

Right on!!!!!!!!!!