Cartman
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Post by Cartman on Sept 9, 2015 7:13:06 GMT
Most of the film spin offs from TV series usually werent that good, I think the best were The Likely Lads, Porridge and Rising Damp. All three of these were towards the end of the period of making TV spin offs, presumably they got better as they went along?
If I had to pick which was the best of those three, I would probably go for Porridge, I liked the location filming and it had a nice kind of winter 78/79 feel about it.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Sept 9, 2015 14:45:29 GMT
I watched the Man About The House series a few months ago on ITV 3 for the first time in years, and I enjoyed it a lot better this time around. It's strange but I enjoy a lot of old TV shows now, much more than I did years ago, maybe it's all the new rubbish they put on for us now, making some of us realize how good these programs really were. Nostalgia has a lot to do with it & the 70s sitcoms have a warm, down to Earth quality that is missing in modern comedy.
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Post by Tyne Tees Colour on Sept 11, 2015 9:15:38 GMT
Most of the film spin offs from TV series usually werent that good, I think the best were The Likely Lads, Porridge and Rising Damp. All three of these were towards the end of the period of making TV spin offs, presumably they got better as they went along? Interesting point. The Porridge and Rising Damp films were amongst the better works of the Grade Organisation in its final days. They are probably better remembered than 'Raise The Titanic'. They certainly didn't cost as much money
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Post by Stan on Sept 24, 2015 21:41:06 GMT
...and of course, it has the lovely Sally & Paula in it
Gene.
The writers Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer were responsible for several popular comedies in the 70s. MATH is the best - captures the 70s perfectly.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Sept 27, 2015 21:29:42 GMT
It was Brian (George Roper) Murphy's Birthday on Friday. He is 82. Incidentally, it was 35 years ago last month that Yootha Joyce passed away at 53 years of age.
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Post by Steve Austin on Sept 27, 2015 21:44:51 GMT
Thanks for sharing that Gene. I hate it when "stars" from my youth pass away, you somehow want to believe they never die. Silly I know but there you go.
Glad to know that Brian is still going strong, shame Yootha died at such a young age.
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Post by Stan on Sept 27, 2015 21:48:17 GMT
Key reason why MATH was so popular was the George and Mildred interactions.
Mind you, all 5 main characters were perfectly cast.
Strong support too - I liked the Larry character played by Doug Fisher.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Sept 27, 2015 22:02:54 GMT
Key reason why MATH was so popular was the George and Mildred interactions. Mind you, all 5 main characters were perfectly cast. Strong support too - I liked the Larry character played by Doug Fisher. Agreed
MATH was littered with Sweeney actors. John Lyons, Michael J Jackson, John Flanagan, Roy Kinnear, Karl Howman, Norman Eshley & Dennis Waterman to name but a few.
Gene.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Sept 27, 2015 23:40:14 GMT
B Murphy & Y Joyce appear together as panellists in an episode of the Thames show "Whodunnit?" as do Richard O'Sullivan & Paula Wilcox in another ep. Thought I would mention it as Whodunnit? stars many faces from shows like The Sweeney. Well worth buying the Network dvds, it's very entertaining stuff.
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Post by Stan on Sept 28, 2015 19:28:23 GMT
There's a classic line in the episode with Dennis Waterman playing the part of a German.
George Roper asks what part Dennis' character played in the war.
Explains he was exempt on medical grounds.............................'I wasn't born!'
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