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Post by billyfarmer on Apr 17, 2018 10:38:50 GMT
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Deus est regit qui omnia.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 11:52:14 GMT
OTB was a great comedy series.
RIP
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Post by daz on Apr 17, 2018 19:43:07 GMT
I read that a little earlier, a real shame, but a very good innings. Whilst it is very easy to ridicule the shows he wrote all those years ago, there is no denying they were very popular and attracted huge audiences, I am sure there are many comedy writers who could only dream of the success he achieved.
I like watching OTB, dated badly, but still has a charm of a long lost era.
RIP
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Post by ace5150 on Apr 17, 2018 20:03:57 GMT
I think OTB hasn't dated at all well. Certainly of its time.
Holiday On The Buses DOES hit the spot though.
Daz is correct, whilst some like me sneer at its limited merits, plenty of other writers would have given their left ball to come up with a hit series like that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 12:26:35 GMT
I think anyone that could create the character of Arthur Rudge (played brilliantly by Michael Robbins) and keep him fed with a never ending line of really funny sarcastic put downs deserves a lot of credit.
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Post by thewoodster on Apr 19, 2018 8:47:05 GMT
I agree mias,comedy writing at its best.
Rip
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Apr 19, 2018 9:48:10 GMT
I think anyone that could create the character of Arthur Rudge (played brilliantly by Michael Robbins) and keep him fed with a never ending line of really funny sarcastic put downs deserves a lot of credit. Well put MIAS - Arthur (and Blakey) were always my favourite characters. I know its often regarded as heresy to admit you like OTB but I do and I still watch it today. Thanks for the laughs Sir :-) |
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Post by billyfarmer on Apr 23, 2018 17:21:01 GMT
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Post by Portland Road on Apr 25, 2018 7:53:17 GMT
R.I.P. Ronald Chesney. I always like that scene (IIRC in the first OTB film) where the child's potty has a 'Standing Room Only' notice on it....  |
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Post by Portland Road on May 8, 2018 7:52:08 GMT
Just read his obituary in The Daily Telegraph.
Didn't realise he had been a successful harmonica player for some years as a younger man, before turning to writing in middle-age.
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