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Phoo Action
Phoo Action is a BBC Three 60 minute TV pilot, one of six drama pilots that were transmitted in early 2008, and was first broadcast on 12 February 2008 at 21:00 UTC. "Phoo Action" is based on the Jamie Hewlett-created strip "Get the Freebies", which ran in "The Face" from June 1996 to June 1997. It stars Jaime Winstone as Whitey Action, Carl Weathers as Police Chief Benjamin "Ben" Benson and Eddie Shin as Terry Phoo.
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transmission Phoo Action polarized the UK's TV critics' opinion. "The Daily Telegraph"'s Michael Deacon hated it, writing - "BBC3 has had a revamp. Judging by Phoo Action, though, the channel remains unwavering in its commitment to diabolical television,". Whereas The Times' Andrew Billen loved it "to an almost indecent degree". Writing in "The Independent" newspaper on Sunday, 17 February 2008 in a review entitled ""Lily Allen and Friends", BBC3; "Phoo Action",