Two will-they-won’t-they potential lovers are united in unusual and humorous circumstances: ah yes, a good old-fashioned meet-cute! The plot contrivance that brings Ashley (Harriet Dyer) and Gordon (Patrick Brammall) together in the very enjoyable Colin from Accounts reminded me of an episode of Seinfeld, when George hits a squirrel with his car and is horrified to discover he must pay veterinarian surgery fees and take care of the animal.
Similarly, Ashley and Gordon need to cough up $12,000 to save a dog – including buying wheels for its back legs – that, Gordon insists, he barely even struck. “It was more of a nudge,” he says. Ashley is partly liable because she flashed Gordon one of her breasts seconds before the moment of impact, in an early scene that jokes around with this strange occurrence before making both lead characters pay for it. The pair spend considerable time squabbling, in amusingly testy dialogue exchanges that also have notes of genuine tension – imparting a feeling that, if any kind of friendship or romantic union does materialise (no spoilers), it will feel hard-earned rather than inevitable.
