Jens Meurer’s Seaside Special follows Brexit-divided Cromer as town prepares for annual variety show
“It was a great relief to discover that despite such politically charged times, Britain having slammed the door on the EU so loudly, a quintessential Britain that we love that is decent and funny, eccentric and compassionate, still exists,” he said.
German audiences who had struggled to understand the motivation behind Brexit warmed to Lee, said Meurer. “He is honest. He helps them understand how you can be pro-European but anti-EU. They respect him even if they don’t share his views.” Paul Eastwood, an erstwhile standup comic at Ukip events, holds the show together as its quick-witted compere.In the film he ruminates about the outcome of Brexit.
German media has said that just like the pier show it features, the film offers a “safe place of refuge from Britain’s political and societal fragmentation”. The German broadcaster ZDF, which visited Cromer to report on Seaside Special, said the film showed “what happens when complex issues and British stubbornness collide”.