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Post by barrythebook on Dec 15, 2015 19:10:58 GMT
Can I vote for St.Winifreds School Choir 5 times?
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 13, 2015 22:06:18 GMT
Enjoyable episode but Arthur being 'skint' is a little hard to swallow. Daffyd's darts action is horrible too! I didn't like seeing Arthur with money troubles either - didn't suit the concept of the programme at all.
I always found the ending a little baffling too. I can't remember the exact figures off the top of my head but I know that every time I watch this one, I work out how much Arthur won on the darts tournament, how much he already owed and by the time he'd settled up with everyone he wouldn't have very much left over,however Arthur acts like a man who's escaped the hangmans noose and all his money troubles are over.
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 13, 2015 21:30:25 GMT
I voted for Animal,I can't imagine seeing a character like him on todays kids tv, aggressive and obviously out of his head on drink and drugs.
My other vote was 'Other' and goes to The Count - he was coolness personified with forked lightening filling the sky behind the upturned collar of his ghoulish cape. He was like a cross between Vincent Price and Emperor Ming - "HAH-HAH-HAH!"
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 13, 2015 21:20:43 GMT
I was discouraged from watching that program as a child for that very reason! Some of my older siblings said it was too Americanised and that it annoyed them, so they would turn it off! As a result I was aged 26 before I learnt how to count to 12 and tell the time!! I suppose they didn't buy you a Mickey Mouse watch to help you learn how to tell the time ? Apparently, Mickey Mouse has got an Arch Stanton watch
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 12, 2015 22:14:51 GMT
Could well have been and would have made logistical sense for the production team, to use a familiar location. Good spot G
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 8, 2015 21:29:48 GMT
This actress had quite a career and was more recently best known for playing Edna in Emmerdale. I was reading a little about her today and didn't realise she was married to Don Henderson from 1979 until his death in 1997. A quick read of imdb shows that she appeared in three episodes of 'Strangers', the first time in 1978, so possibly working together on this production led to their marriage>
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 7, 2015 22:34:57 GMT
There was a very decent episode of 'Hammer House of Horror' on last night starring AV, certainly one of the better offerings from this series.
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 4, 2015 19:57:42 GMT
Just looked at his imdb listing. AV started his career in 1949 and didn't really stop until 2011. Absolute stalwart of the British film/tv industry.
RIP.
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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 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 13:50:32 GMT
Either option still leaves me asking "why wasn't the scene taken again?" As you say it looks very unnatural so I'm surprised it was left in the final episode.
If it was an extra, at first glance, I thought it looked like one of the gunmen that crashed into Sayeens house in 'Tethered Goat'.
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 1, 2015 22:58:53 GMT
I watched this episode tonight and it was so obvious I thought it was part of prcduction but after I couldn't work it out Whilst they are stood at the door there are two separate shots of a guy who suddenly stops and stares at The house. On the next shot he acts nervous and jogs on by. Just watched the scene and it is a bit weird. The shot where you say he acts nervously, I think he's looking at someone (a member of the crew) on the pavement to the right of the house and they tell him to move on which gets him walking again Whether he's a member of the public merely walking by or an extra who fluffed is a mystery. In either case he was obviously noticed so why wasn't the scene filmed again? Was it some kind of in joke or bet to get a crewmember into a shot?
I also noticed - a guy leaning out of his window a few doors up from Lady Ingraves, watching the filming taking place. the orange VW bus in the adjacent street as Arthur and Terry get out of their car, further up the road are two Bentley/Rolls Royce limos double parked?
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 1, 2015 21:08:54 GMT
Who is the guy in the street looking suspicious when Terry and Arthur go into Gilpins girlfriends house? ...can't say I've ever noticed, would you say he's part of the production or a passer-by?
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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 barrythebook on Nov 27, 2015 0:19:44 GMT
Don't mind Brucie. Not too keen on Wogan. Remember someone saying Wogan is not a very nice person.mis there anyone on forum who can confirm this? ...I only know David Icke ain't too fussed. Wogan apologised to Icke at a later date iirc for the way he belittled him on his crappy, thrice weekly show.
Ickes' beliefs are a little off mainstream I know but 'Wiggon' ( nice one MIAS) played for laughs and cheap popularity with the, probably selected, audience and tried to make Icke look like a nutter, rather than do the job he was meant to be there for - the impartial interviewer.
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 26, 2015 23:58:08 GMT
"OOOpen up Terry! Very important! Ssssh! Bill, shush!" Very good scene
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 16, 2015 22:48:11 GMT
Quite a career - RIP.
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 15, 2015 21:35:55 GMT
Alf Garnett was an extraordinary comic creation of his. Took the words out of my mouth gus. The venom and determination which WM put into some of Alfs rants made them wonderful viewing. His performance in 'Innocent Bystanders' as mentioned by mias was excellent too with a couple of lines that made me laugh out loud but only, I think, because WM delivered them. Very sad news, RIP.
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 10, 2015 22:16:37 GMT
Great episode capped off with Arthur pushing the boat out and falling in. Very funny. One of the funniest things I've seen on TV - very well done
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 8, 2015 12:38:50 GMT
Also the lock up is by a river! During the last scene of 'Poetic Justice...' when Terry is telling Arthur exactly what he thinks of him, it's a boats air-horn that drowns out Terrys final expletive.
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 5, 2015 20:11:22 GMT
Bit confused over this one. It says Callahan's 'Best Shootout' on the top of the thread... Then 'Best Film to feature Callahan' on the poll... In the end I went with the shoot out idea and voted for Sudden Impact..! Love the opening diner scene, very amusing. Underrated movie.
If we're talking 'shoot-outs', I'm going for 'Magnum Force' and the firefight at the docks. From the bad guys eating Chinese takeaway, "Nobody's here! Come back tamarra!" through the young motorcycle cop being blasted through the door, then the big shoot 'em up and finally Clint taking a ride on the bonnet (or should I say 'hood') before the the crane decapitates the limo driver as he's trying to get away. Brilliant!
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 5, 2015 20:01:15 GMT
I'm finding it difficult to decide between 'Dirty Harry' and 'Magnum Force'. They're both top drawer,very cool and slick thrillers. Both contain some stand-out scenes and dialogue, with the right amount of action and suspense.
We all like Harry Callaghan for his no-nonsense attitude toward dealing with low-life criminals and the way he bucks ridiculous rules and regulations by standing up to superiors.
My vote's going to 'Dirty Harry' purely because it was the first in the series and the character of Harry Callaghan must have hit the movie scene like a brick.
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 4, 2015 22:09:34 GMT
...and when you do finally get served the rush is on to get your victuals back in the trolley or bag it as the cashier is under instruction to beep beep like crazy which is very very annoying. We have a little a trick here in Austria to stop this - tear/rip a barcode half way down the conveyer. As the cashier struggles to get a beep you play catch up and put your stuff in a bag or in your trolley at YOUR OWN leisurely pace! Tactics Will try this one myself
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 4, 2015 21:17:14 GMT
Very sad news, a good addition to any production he appeared in. Does anyone remember an early-mid 80s series he was in called 'Cowboys'? CW was the foreman of a gang of bumbling builders iirc.
RIP.
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 2, 2015 22:14:01 GMT
I haven't been in Aldi more than half a dozen times (only because there isn't one in my town) but Lidl is just down the road and is a very decent shop imo. They have a lot of brand name products at very good prices and some of the products brought across from mainland Europe are excellent, namely the cold meat/sausage selection, chocolate, muesli, beer, tinned fish and pastries. Only gripes I would have is the amount of time you spend at the checkout as they never seem to open enough tills for the amount of shoppers present and the fresh veg section isn't chilled which does impact on the produce's shelf life once you get it home. Overall 8/10
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 25, 2015 19:39:10 GMT
No Bond fan here, but voted anyway: Craig is the coolest. Mrs Book would agree with you wholeheartedly Terry
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 25, 2015 19:38:01 GMT
Probably best to leave what Arch does with pussy out of this MIAS. Especially whilst he's formulating cunningly in St.Day!!
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 22, 2015 21:42:23 GMT
Roger Moore for me. I think he carries off the quintessential English gent. part of the role perfectly, keeping his cool in times of peril and spouting cheesey one liners with ease. He's also more convincing as the intelligent, experienced, wordly wise traveller than any of the others imo.
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 20, 2015 20:48:06 GMT
It's a pity Harry (Thompson) wasn't written in to the episode as a bit of a hardnut. He could have been more convincing when he called at Terrys flat looking for George, setting the scene for some real tension and in the final scrapyard scenes he could have stepped in to help Terry. I think he could have pulled this role off after seeing him in 'Long Good Friday' and 'Wild Geese 2'.
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 18, 2015 22:01:27 GMT
I've never noticed whilst watching this episode but in the pics above you can see that some type of furry animal has obviously landed on Robbie Coltranes bonce
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