Autopsy: the Last Hours of George Best, Channel 5 - TV review: Depressing, barrel-scraping viewing
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Like the previous instalments in this misjudged series re-examining celeb deaths, the premise was paper thin at best, ridiculous at worst. No one in the reconstructions looked like the people they were supposed to, and frankly, aside from a horrible vomiting blood incident, the faux Best was too healthy. When we were fleetingly shown pictures of the former Manchester United footballer as he really looked during his final days– jaundiced, tubes taped to his face, dying –that was truly shocking.
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