Old TV Comedy Series

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Fresh Fields / French Fields
Man About The House
Shelley
A Sharp Intake Of Breath

[marhay70]

Wasn't Fr.Ted a Channel 4 production? As for Mrs.Brown's Boys......aggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Yeah, but much the same concept. You'd think any prospective producer would run a mile from the storyline.

[678904673]

On a slightly different note. Have RTE ever managed to produce a decent sitcom. Of the top of my head I can't think of one

[95438756]

^^^^ there was a series based on two fellas in a CIE signal box. 1960s.
Can't find much about it though on YouTube

[Del.Monte]

A post on the WTF thread about a possible neo-Nazi coup in Germany reminded my of my uncle who served there after the last war and how he maintained that he never met anybody that had liked Hitler. Then I remembered a similar line from Arthur Lowe about how he wondered how Hitler mustered a platoon let alone an army given his unpopularity. I couldn't remember what comedy show it was in - still can't - but instead found "Potter" which I had forgotten entirely and will now be revisiting. Arthur Lowe was a comedy genius.

[Dec A Wash]

A post on the WTF thread about a possible neo-Nazi coup in Germany reminded my of my uncle who served there after the last war and how he maintained that he never met anybody that had liked Hitler. Then I remembered a similar line from Arthur Lowe about how he wondered how Hitler mustered a platoon let alone an army given his unpopularity. I couldn't remember what comedy show it was in - still can't - but instead found "Potter" which I had forgotten entirely and will now be revisiting. Arthur Lowe was a comedy genius.

Obviously not Dad's Army then? The only comedy with him that I was really familiar with.

[Del.Monte]

No, I reckon that it might be somewhere in "Potter" and I'll have watch them all in the interests of research!

[nlgbbbblth]

Man About The House was first broadcast by ITV on 15 August 1973.

50 years on. Still hilarious.

[678904673]

Nothing like a bit of casual 70's racism

[678904673]

Upwardly Mobile. Another disastrous sitcom attempt by RTE. How this debacle ran for a number of series is nearly a greater sandal then the Tubridy payments

[Apelles]

On a slightly different note. Have RTE ever managed to produce a decent sitcom. Of the top of my head I can't think of one

Know what you mean, but RTE do deserve a little credit for this series, even if I'm not sure it falls under the category of an actual sitcom.



Over the years, I must've watched the whole series several times and it still makes me laugh, especially the Pat Kenny redubbing for the Christmas special which PK gave his blessing for them to do.

[Fratello]

I never heard of that one. Thanks for posting.

[DeletedUser]

Nothing like a bit of casual 70's racism

We've come really so far - a sitcom just advertised on Channel 4 called The Neighbourhood - basic premise, a white family moves into a black area and they take the absolute piss out of him.

At least LTN was funny.

[nlgbbbblth]

I watch an episode of Love Thy Neighbour on DVD every Monday evening. A great way to start the week.

[jmayo]

Nothing like a bit of casual 70's racism

Have you ever seen Mind Your Language ?

I actually loved it as a kid, different times indeed.

[Norman Breaks]

Red Dwarf

[nlgbbbblth]

Have you ever seen Mind Your Language ?

I actually loved it as a kid, different times indeed.

It's hilarious
Miss Courtney was strangely sexy.
The stereotypes were spot on.