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Post by ltd on May 24, 2016 5:07:41 GMT
Obviously the accent from Dennis..., sorry Tim Healy, is completely different to what we are used to. But I've just watched the re-run on ITV4 and for the first time it seems as if its a voice over? Anyone else notice this or it just me getting on a bit!!! I like the bit where he walks into the studio and says "shut it ponce". I know there's nothing clever or witty about it, but it just makes me laugh for some reason. Minder wasn't averse to re-dubbing actor's voices, often with mixed results. Reece Dinsdale in Willesden Suite springs to mind as a particularly egregious example. Mel Smith's manager character isn't a million miles away from the unscrupulous property developer that he played in Muck and Brass.
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Post by ltd on May 22, 2016 18:12:30 GMT
I have to agree with myinspiration that this is a weak episode, but not without its compensations. The plot is pretty poor stuff but the scenes with them driving down to Brighton, the caravan going up in smoke and the seedy aftermath with them sleeping on the beach are well done - better than the script deserve probably.
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Post by ltd on May 14, 2016 18:36:51 GMT
Billy no mates this week - I prefer the second one. The writers of the first one had nothing to do with second one. I don't dislike the second one. William Shatner is a welcome addition and does a good job of mocking his Captain Kirk glory days. The rest of it is very much seen it all before though.
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Post by ltd on May 14, 2016 4:53:53 GMT
Has to be the first one - a real laugh riot. The second one is just a rehash, albeit with some funny moments.
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Post by ltd on May 2, 2016 17:17:08 GMT
Anyone else on the forum a fan of Rocky 8½? I like it - other forum members have illustrated its various qualities on this thread. I think Ian McNeice's gore obsessed promoter is also worth a mention. Top actor who invariably brings a touch of class to whatever he's in: The newsreader in Rome, the amiable Bert Large in Doc Martin or his chilling performance as Gerhard Klopfer in Conspiracy.
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Post by ltd on Apr 24, 2016 18:04:32 GMT
Does anyone remember when ITV chopped the episodes in half and were showing them in 30 minute slots prime time twice a week in a bid to beat Eastenders? What a disaster that was. Complete with some of the more "fruity" language edited out in crassly incompetent fashion.
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Post by ltd on Apr 23, 2016 18:11:08 GMT
All equally dreadful - hence my solitary vote for Joe who? I do like the series though, in spite of the music.
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Post by ltd on Apr 21, 2016 16:44:36 GMT
Agree with Ace, a unique talent for sure. Particularly liked Acorn Antiques, absolutely spot on parody of regional TV from the 70s, although it did ruin watching "Gangsters" for me.
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Post by ltd on Apr 17, 2016 20:31:25 GMT
Californian law said she was under-aged, despite being of legal age in other US states. You are right, falsified ID from her as well. A determined lady. Saw her in mainstream film, Cry Baby (with Johnny Depp) lets just say she was a better actress in her, ahem, previous films. She sang backing vocals on a manic street preachers single as well. Not that I'm saying she was any good mind...a bit flat sounding as I recall.
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Post by ltd on Apr 16, 2016 17:05:28 GMT
Another part of my childhood gone. Loved Blake's 7 as a kid. Children of the Stones was a good 'un as well. RIP Mr Thomas - a very fine actor.
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Post by ltd on Apr 16, 2016 17:00:37 GMT
Apologies to ltd, here's the missing tune from the JAMS (aka The KLF), which I have to say is a right pile of nonsense Which is the point surely?
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Post by ltd on Apr 16, 2016 8:14:53 GMT
Wot no "It's Grim Up North"?
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Post by ltd on Apr 2, 2016 10:11:52 GMT
Just read that Ronnie's widow has confirmed he was suffering from motor neurone disease for 18 months or so up to his sad passing. Sorry to hear that. Motor Neurones always strikes me as a particularly cruel way to die.
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Post by ltd on Apr 1, 2016 6:50:04 GMT
Sorry! always a favourite of mine when I was younger. Ronnie Corbett portrayed the quiet desperation of Timothy really well.
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Post by ltd on Mar 28, 2016 17:35:40 GMT
I've only been to the Sainsburys one in Hereford. Had the breakfast - very reasonably priced, staff very nice.
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Post by ltd on Mar 13, 2016 20:34:53 GMT
I remember not reckoning much to this when I first saw it, but it's definitely grown on me with repeat viewings. Lionel Jeffries is great - his "monstrosity of a gaff" line when he's addressing the funeral goers makes me laugh for some reason. I think it's the lugubrious delivery. Like George Cole he's got the talent for making something relatively innocuous funny just by the way he says it.
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Post by ltd on Mar 4, 2016 19:37:23 GMT
The Sweeney for me - conveys the essence of the show in a brilliantly minimalist fashion. Likewise the music (plus you can sing along to it at home).
The series 4 titles were a step backwards I thought, especially the Police Squad style shaky poses by John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, occasionally supplemented by an unflattering freeze frame of Garfield Morgan. Quite liked the Kaleidoscope effect but prefer the old school blue tinted pics from series 1-3.
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Post by ltd on Mar 3, 2016 19:51:53 GMT
Following my comments above I watched an episode of Bergerac the other day, the one with Susan Penhaligon and her army of disturbed inner city kids. Really enjoyed it. Charlie Hungerford played a blinder outflanking a pair of American con artists. Him and Arthur Daley must be distantly related at the very least.
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Post by ltd on Feb 22, 2016 21:33:54 GMT
OFAH - that's the show everybody remembers him from, but he's had memorable parts in The Full Monty, The Long Good Friday, Boys From the Blackstuff, and perhaps most notably Gangsters. For my money one of the UK's most underrated actors.
Interesting to note that Tania Rogers from Gangsters also appears in Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here in a very different role.
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Post by ltd on Feb 21, 2016 16:50:21 GMT
Nice little review of the episode above. Love the part which mentions George Cole being a clever actor, which I wholly concur with. If there is one thing I have been reminded of whilst immersing myself in the Minder boxset these past few months, is is how good an actor he was. It's his mov ement and expressions which stand out for me, skills that must have been honed whilst treading the boards of many a theatre as a young man. I love the scene where he's cross examining Rycott in the witness box. He's better at it than most professional advocates would be - hence him being the toast of the robing room no doubt. I never saw anyone that good down the magistrates' court back in my days as a solicitor's clerk. Brilliant performance by George Cole.
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Post by ltd on Feb 10, 2016 20:24:21 GMT
This one used to get a fair bit of flak in the past, general consensus being it lacked pace or even much of a plot. I've always liked it, especially the way it brazenly dumps the con man hypnotist storyline in favour of Terry's Confessions of a Door to Door Carpet Cleaner style adventures. Probably a waste of guest star Donald Sumpter's talents though - he's perfectly cast here and perhaps more could have been made of the character. I still prefer it to Fatal Impression.
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Post by ltd on Jan 28, 2016 18:01:58 GMT
The Germans for when he loses the plot. First time I saw it I'd be about 10 or 11 and it had me in hysterics, the build up is quite funny too as he tries desperately not to mention the war but becomes more and more offensive. Gourmet night for when he thrashes the car - I've had motors like that.
The Builders a close run third. David Kelly's character reminds me of an Irish bloke I used to work with - he just used to make it up as he went along.
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Post by ltd on Jan 15, 2016 18:27:59 GMT
That's a shame. I really enjoyed Shoestring when I watched them all a couple of years back. A candidate for shows that should have gone on longer. I liked Bergerac when it first started, quite entertaining, but I suspect it hasn't held up as well as Shoestring. But...two surefire hits and numerous episodes of other quality shows - not a bad CV is it?
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Post by ltd on Jan 11, 2016 19:12:21 GMT
If they did follow through with this Arthur would have been in big trouble, so it all ended nicely with Hambury "swimming with the fishes" down at Southend Pier. As I remember the thing that bothered me about that is we're told Hambury jumped into the swimming pool to save Arthur when he took a tumble during the wake. For a relatively strong swimmer to just disappear into the depths like that seems unlikely. I suppose he could have banged his head on the way down.
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Post by ltd on Jan 10, 2016 20:03:35 GMT
I used to listen to one of his radio shows with my Dad. One of his jingles had some cockney scallywag saying "'ello darling, ha ha ha" - cue Carry On style laugh. Always used to like that one. RIP Ed.
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Post by ltd on Jan 7, 2016 22:33:13 GMT
A few similarities to the Public Eye episode "The Man Who Didn't Eat Sweets" in this one.
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Post by ltd on Dec 31, 2015 18:56:10 GMT
I watched a program where he was riding around his back garden in a tank. He was saying that he never got one for Christmas as a kid,so he bought himself a real one.It was a genuine WW2 Tiger. Priceless. There's some footage here. At the risk of outing myself as a pedantic tank spotter I should say that if it's the same occasion you mention the vehicle's actually a Hetzer tank destroyer. Genuine Tiger tanks in running order are extremely rare (Bovington tank museum has one) but Hetzers are more plentiful on account of comparatively large production numbers and the design being used by the Swiss army well into the post war period.
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Post by ltd on Dec 29, 2015 15:06:32 GMT
I'm not sure there's any point labelling Motorhead's music as punk/metal/speed/thrash or whatever. Lemmy himself was firmly of the view they were a rock n roll band, and that any further labels were superfluous.
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Post by ltd on Dec 29, 2015 11:13:52 GMT
To this day, I think Motorhead's best album was Ace Of Spades - not a duff track on it at all. Another Perfect Day from '83 was underrated IMHO. My favourite is Bomber, the sound of a very angry band spitting bile over anything that moves. Plus it's got Fast Eddie singing. Oddly enough have been listening to Another Perfect Day quite a lot recently. Bought it back in the early 90s and always thought it was an under valued record, but didn't appreciate quite how good it was. Brian Robertson's guitar sounds like it's coming from another planet. Of course he was never going to last but it was worth getting him aboard for that record alone. I love the title track.
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Post by ltd on Dec 29, 2015 6:11:20 GMT
A man who walked it like he talked it. No Sleep Til Hammersmith is a stone cold classic.
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