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Jan 1, 2018 19:47:18 GMT
Post by Ministrone on Jan 1, 2018 19:47:18 GMT
On ITV4 now. A great way to start the new year. Great indeed. I found this on UYL 63F Link to Drive ArchiveIt hasn't been taxed since May 1987 though
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Jan 2, 2018 14:41:31 GMT
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Post by Andy on Jan 2, 2018 14:41:31 GMT
How weird it must be to discover your car was integral to the first episode of such an iconic and loved programme.
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Post by Bojan Scores on Jan 2, 2018 16:27:14 GMT
There’s a Triumph Vitesse in ‘Placer’ that’s still with us. The Yamaha XS 500 Dennis Waterman uses in ‘Jack or Knave’ still exists too.
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Jan 2, 2018 16:57:14 GMT
Post by Sam Tyler on Jan 2, 2018 16:57:14 GMT
The Yamaha XS 500 Dennis Waterman uses in ‘Jack or Knave’ still exists too. NBY 720P has not been taxed since August 1985 so is unlikely to still exist unless it is sat at the back of someone's garage. It would be good to see it if it did materialise though as they're not the most expensive of classic bikes to buy and I'd shell out for it. Sam.
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Post by Superclassic on Jan 3, 2018 10:03:55 GMT
One of my very,very favourite episodes,Ringer.Some cracking dialogue,and as has already been mentioned,brilliant,believable villains.I particularly like the bit of dialogue between Jack and George where Jack is enquiring what Kemble is like....(is Kemble a South Londoner like George?)....and George replies that he's hard,but you wouldn't know it.Reads a lot.One of the few The Twins left alone......I find that line really believable.
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Jan 3, 2018 10:48:19 GMT
Post by Villain on Jan 3, 2018 10:48:19 GMT
On ITV4 now. A great way to start the new year. Great indeed. I found this on UYL 63F Link to Drive ArchiveIt hasn't been taxed since May 1987 though Nice find that Ministrone, I dare say the car is now long gone, a pity really as bog standard Mk2 Minis are getting very scarce now, they were only made for two years (September '67 to November '69, although the Mk2 Cooper S continued up to February 1970) and quite a few have sacrificed their shells as donors for Cooper and Cooper S restorations. Villain
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Post by Cartman on Jan 8, 2018 9:56:20 GMT
Brilliant way to open the series, interesting that at this initial stage, Jack was falling foul of Haskins, who wanted to split up him and Carter. Loved the yellow Capri in the first scenes
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Jan 8, 2018 19:06:23 GMT
A great series opener! When I got my first series DVD box set in 2003 I couldn't wait to watch the rest of the episode as soon as I saw the trailer! I never know what Dave Brooker calls the other bloke when he's counting the money. Is it "Here Knocker" or "Otto" before he says "When you run out of fingers use your toes!"
After reading the Ian Hendry biography, it seems likely that Hendry probably based Brooker on the cockney flat capped wide boys that he could overhear while he was in the London pubs between acting jobs. It's also a possibility that the yellow Capri he drove in the episode, Hendry owned in reality, as it's also mentioned in the book that he owned a Capri after previously owning a Bentley for a while (during the days when he possibly had more lucrative acting jobs).
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Post by DI Alex Drake on Mar 13, 2018 18:27:00 GMT
Right. Only 43 years late to the party; let's rock and roll. Coming at this with absolutely no background knowledge other than what you boys have told me, I'm now surprised that I'd never come across it before. Obviously I'm watching it with a fascination for things that were originally commonplace (the era - the cars, the locations, the clothes - everything) but the storyline is surprisingly strong and enjoyable; I don't feel like you can say that about lots of TV these days. How young was Brian Blessed! That was a surprise appearance. I don't think I'd want to cross him! I think my favourite line was: "We're the Sweeney son and we haven't had any dinner; you kept us waiting. So unless you want a kicking, you tell us where those photographs are" Hmm now who can I imagine saying that? And the ... I can't remember the exact line but when they catch one of the car thieves and start adding in "assault with a deadly weapon" "and forgery!". I can just imagine Sam, head in hands or eyes to the heavens in disbelief. Wonderful. Speaking of the car theives - "18, maybe 19 but no older" ??? They look more like 30 something to me! Casual threats with an iron to the face ... what's not to like? I'm surprised, and perhaps embarrassed to be surprised, at the variety of shots - like the close up on the ornament on the front of the Rolls. What sort of billing did it have when it was new? Was it prime time? Echoes of a world that's getting less familiar by the day. Oh for that time machine ...
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Post by Gene Hunt on Mar 13, 2018 19:46:03 GMT
Ringer is a fantastic episode to get you into the series Alex. Superb performances from Brian Blessed & Ian Hendry, coupled with the superb John Thaw make it as realistic as possible. Interesting observation about the ages of the car tea leaves. "Stupid" Hawes (Colin Prockter) was indeed 28 a the time of filming. A fantastic episode with a great performance from Thaw near the end as he pulls the gun on Blessed. Classic Sweeney action. Thanks for doing a write up Alex. It's refreshing to hear the views of someone new to the series Gene.
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