Recipe for a Perfect Wife

Synopsis

Recipe for a Perfect Wife peeks beneath the glossy veneer of the picture perfect world of the 1950s housewife. Every woman who knows her place wants to be the perfect wife. and what could be better than appearing on a hit television game show 'Britain's Best Housewife' which is putting housewives to the test? The women all know the rules: Never talk politics, wear trousers, speak before their husbands, or appear in the morning without being perfectly made-up, but will they crumble under the pressure? Your television hosts (husband and wife duo Betty and Bertie) are waiting to show you a jolly good time, so come on down to the studio and sing along to your favourite tunes.

Our Review:

Andrew Girvan - 28 August 2010

Taking the form of a 1950's television game show, Recipe for a Perfect Wife brings a touch of glamour to the King's Head as five potentially "perfect wives" battle to take home the title. The 1950's television show is well constructed with husband and wife hosts, sung adverts and a canned laughter track.

Working their way through a series of rounds where the wives compete to demonstrate their domestic superiority, the format wears slightly thin. Each wife tries simply to out do each other, with little more than predictable one-upmanship from the dialogue. So that one of them can be eliminated at the end of each round, a not-so-subtle slip of the tongue generally spelt the end for contestant after contestant.

These sections did give plenty of time for the wives to subtly undermine the practices of the day, their stories included boasting about the length of time they got out of bed before their husband so that he did not have to see her face without makeup and s...

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