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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 8:37:02 GMT
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Post by barrythebook on Mar 9, 2015 21:24:48 GMT
I've always liked this one a lot.
A more comedy led episode but not farcical.
From the opening scene of Arthur and Yorkies rendition of Slow Boat To China, there's plenty of golden moments.
Terrys confrontation with the grubbiest Hotel chef in London.
Arthur suffering a hangover whilst Er' indoors hoovers the house.
The Jaguar being put through it's paces outside the Church and Arthur squaring up to the Groom "Go on Ricky, Drop 'im!"
Arthur being rudely awakened from his doze by a football slamming into the car window and then being roundly abused by the young lad...
and a contender for the funniest Minder moment ever...Arthur running onto the rugby pitch and hijacking the game,
"Don't you speak to me like that! I used to play for the All Browns!"
All based around a half decent storyline of Arthur entertaining his mate from National Service days who's innocently visiting from Rotherham but ends up arriving at a 'part-time models' house in the middle of the night, courtesy of a one armed mini cab driver.
I recoreded this episode off the telly in the mid 80s and watched it over and over again.
Still love it to this day.
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Post by daz on Oct 13, 2015 7:04:30 GMT
Watched this last night, one of 4 episodes on the bounce as the Wife is away.
Some very good comedy moments in this one mainly due to Mr Cole and also Brian Glover. George Cole stole the episode for me when he tried to stop the game of rugby.
I liked this episode a lot.
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Post by VAT on Oct 13, 2015 18:59:15 GMT
"...With Yorkies snapdragon caning it down the M1..." Class  |
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Post by newishminderfan on Oct 13, 2015 19:12:38 GMT
"He's got more cars than Leyland Motors!"
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 1, 2015 20:42:42 GMT
Watched this on ITV4 today and whilst some of the funnier and poignant moments were lost to the editors knife (I pity anyone who hasn't seen the full version) there was a couple of scenes which stood out to me for the first time in countless viewings.
Renee sneaking a couple of swigs of Gin straight from the bottle (which is hidden amongst her houseplants) whilst Yorkie gives his betting shop staff a b#ll#cking over the phone is great, especially after she's denied Yorkie a Light Ale to "Get rid of the taste of Gaaarlic!"
...also Arthur, Yorkie and the 'Snap Dragon' singing 'Little Lambs Eat Ivy' is hilarious. The look of concentration on Arthurs face in such a comic moment is genius and Terrys look of "Oh my God - I can see this turning into another night like last night!" is great too.
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Post by albert on Dec 2, 2015 12:02:59 GMT
Enjoyed this one again the other day. Georgina Hale did explain why she had to re-voice her part at a Sweeney meet up once. I think at first it was either too over the top - or not over the top enough!
Forgotten about the 'snapdragon' term though - might start using that! hehe.
Can't help wondering why when Terry confronted Trev about who was working the previous night in the Ria, Trev didn't realise he'd been rumbled!
Anyways, bit of a slang in this one I can figure out.
Terry says to Arthur while munching his sarnie in the Winchester "And what was all that Sainsburys you give me about seeing the VAT man...?", it's clear what he means. But where does Sainsbury's come from? It was all whole year before Chas & Dave came out with "you got more rabbit than Sainsburys..." so was "Sainburys" as a term for talk around before then? Or does mean "ballcocks"? I've never heard it used in that context anywhere else. Discuss! :-)
P.S. I just read George Cole's autobiography and he says that in the script when he catches the ball in the rugby game the game was just supposed to stop. The kids chasing after him and tackling him was completely improvised. Not sure how true that is watching the finished programme... but that's what he says!
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 2, 2015 13:55:13 GMT
Ps. I just read George Cole's autobiography and he says that in the script when he catches the ball in the rugby game the game was just supposed to stop. The kids chasing after him and tackling him was completely improvised. Not sure how true that is watching the finished programme... but that's what he says! Could have happened that way. There was a lot of adlibbing between Arthur and Terry that was kept in the episodes because the directors thought it was too good to waste so maybe this little bit of action was kept as well.
Or maybe the boys were told to give chase without GC knowing?
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 2, 2015 14:00:42 GMT
Anyways, bit of a slang in this one I can figure out. Terry says to Arthur while munching his sarnie in the Winchester "And what was all that Sainsburys you give me about seeing the VAT man...?", it's clear what he means. But where does Sainsbury's come from? It was all whole year before Chas & Dave came out with "you got more rabbit than Sainsburys..." so was "Sainburys" as a term for talk around before then? Or does mean "ballcocks"? I've never heard it used in that context anywhere else. Discuss! :-)
The only snippet of information I can find on this is - Sainsburys used to sell large quantities of Rabbit meat and the rhyming slang 'rabbit and pork' means to talk.
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Post by pr1 on Feb 23, 2016 9:50:10 GMT
Gee, imagine casting Brian Glover as a Yorkshireman!  So many great Arthur moments in this episode. Bragging about his military service...stopping the Rugby game...getting told off by the kid with the football..my favorite is when he tells the groom 'I does King Fu!' Lots of good Terry stuff as well. I like that we aren't told why he has a bunch of telephones in his flat. His run in with the hotel chef...making the excuse to the married couple that Arthur is a nutter...plus all his comments and reactions to the crazyness he's caught up in on a Saturday afternoon. |
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Post by onmygrannieseyesight on Mar 23, 2016 22:10:33 GMT
Clock all the rank wallpaper at Renee's gaff. Each room more migraine-inducing than the last. Was this a real home?
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Post by barrythebook on Mar 23, 2016 22:22:56 GMT
Clock all the rank wallpaper at Renee's gaff. Each room more migraine-inducing than the last. Was this a real home? I would say it was someones house. It certainly doesn't look like a studio set and the programme was generally filmed on location. There's some interesting information on this aspect from NickP within the forum 
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Post by bensonrad on Mar 25, 2016 19:56:08 GMT
I pass through Victoria every day for work, nice seeing what it used to look like.
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Post by onmygrannieseyesight on Apr 3, 2016 12:54:42 GMT
Anyone know the name of the bit part actor who plays the linesman in the rugby game - posh with glasses who gets narky with Terry.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 3, 2016 18:05:46 GMT
He doesn't seem to be credited and I don't recall seeing him in anything else.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Nov 7, 2016 7:44:48 GMT
I watched this the other night. Georgina Hale's brilliant in it. Really funny.
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Post by Zimbo on Nov 11, 2016 18:07:29 GMT
Another great episode. Outstanding performances from all concerned. Dennis and George are obviouslyy enjoying it so much.The scene with Arthur running off with the ball should be one of those iconic TV moments like Del Boy and the bar hatch. Was it improvised? Well the lads are close to him on the first scene, then when it cuts back, he seems to have put some distance from them, so either Arthur had a quick burst of speed or there was more than one take.
Only gripe is whether a Yorkshireman would drink lager. He'd be much more of a bitter man.
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Post by leaveitoutjohn on May 11, 2017 20:00:15 GMT
The bride and groom don't get a mention in the credits even though they had a speaking part
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Post by barrythebook on May 11, 2017 20:39:48 GMT
The bride and groom don't get a mention in the credits even though they had a speaking part Seems a little odd that. Noticed a continuity error on this one. Arthur - in his kip, says to Terry "Meet you at the Winchester at one." When we see Arthur and Terry at the Winch, Terry is chomping a Ham salad roll because "I didnt get any dinner!" A couple of lines later, Arthur looks at his watch and says "It's 11-33...." |
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Post by jno on May 12, 2017 7:09:20 GMT
The bride and groom don't get a mention in the credits even though they had a speaking part The groom in particular looks very familiar but the jury is out - I have yet to find out who he is. I think he LOOKS a lot like actor Pete Lee-Wilson ( www.imdb.com/name/nm0498523/ ) but not entirely sure - he did start acting around this time. Here's a pic of him from 1984 in 'The Bounty':  |
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Post by felixdeburgh on May 13, 2017 10:54:19 GMT
I voted 'good' on this one but only because of the acting of GC and the interplay between Arthur, Terry and Yorkie. The story is a bit limp (an old friend comes down to London and loses his trousers?) and it really needs a decent back story to elevate it. Having said that, there are some wonderful exchanges and seeing Arthur 'Brahms' is always a joy. Not one of my favourite from S2 but certainly worth watching.
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Post by barrythebook on May 13, 2017 17:55:52 GMT
seeing Arthur 'Brahms' is always a joy. Absolutely, nobody does it better  |
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Post by gra966 on Jul 15, 2017 5:12:01 GMT
A good comedy episode , with some great scenes Both George Cole & Brian Glover do "acting drunk " very well here A brilliant line , but would probably be edited out today , is when Arthur asks Terry , if he was sure the night porter was a different bloke & he replied "What do you think I am , colour blind ? the second one was West Indian ! " When the Spanish guy on the hotel reception , describes Yorkie as looking like a large monkey , I couldn't help thinking this was based on Manuel s "hideous orang-utan " routine with "Bullit Baxter" Talking of which , where was he on the rugby field ? A brilliant scene here , with Arthur coming into contact with the mud again ! A vehicle we see in this episode , I think still holds the land speed record , a National Express Leyland Leopard coach These things virtually attached themselves to your rear bumper , if you were doing less than 80mph in the outside lane ! The infamous blue MK3 Cortina , MLD803P , puts in another appearance , this time as a wedding car It was also a regular , in Butterflies , belonging to Wendy Craig s long suffering neighbour , played by Milton Johns , who was always being hit by the sons frisby when it flew in through the sunroof The guy on the coach , that Yorkie s wife tells to turn his radio down , looks a bit like a young Adam Ant
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 15, 2017 21:48:14 GMT
Great points as usual gra |
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Post by pr1 on Jul 31, 2017 1:28:04 GMT
Very good comedy episode. It was mentioned that the comment 'lemonade' is edited out of modern broadcasts of this episode. I presume it's something derogatory but what does it mean?
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jul 31, 2017 5:30:30 GMT
Lemonade or Lucozade = spade = as black as the Ace of.....
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Post by pr1 on Jul 31, 2017 12:47:54 GMT
Lemonade or Lucozade = spade = as black as the Ace of..... Thanks. Now it makes sense. |
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Post by westldner on Nov 18, 2017 16:02:19 GMT
A nice episode. Starts of very slow but really builds up towards the end. It really amazed me how George Cole was running with the rugby ball on the field.
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 18, 2017 21:33:37 GMT
A nice episode. Starts of very slow but really builds up towards the end. It really amazed me how George Cole was running with the rugby ball on the field. In his 50s at the time, so yes he did a good job. |
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Post by root on Nov 24, 2017 13:02:18 GMT
Always loved Arthur's attempts to do the crossword!
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