The Jillon: A Bizarre and Surreal British Comedy Short

The Jillon is one of those things, like car crashes, large buildings falling and public assassinations - in as much as you cannot tear your eyes away from it. No matter the fact that you have more than an inkling how it’s going to end for everyone involved (and maybe that’s why we can’t turn away), you just keep on watching. While crashes, falling and assassinations have variable results and rewards, I do have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of The Jillon, even though at times my shoulders were shrugging as wildly as a zebra foal trying to escape the clutches of a hungry lion. The Jillon tells the story of an elderly couple, Jill and John (oh, I get it) who met late and so could not have children of there own. That doesn’t stop Jill in particular wishing that she could and so, thanks to a more than a little intervention, a magical package is left on their doorstep. Yes, that is the Jillon of the title – and it’s like Mr Blobby had entered a massively radioactive zone and…

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