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Post by billy1972 on Oct 18, 2019 7:00:24 GMT
Hi, so does any know where the White Porsche 911 is now living? According to the DVLA it's still MOT'd and Taxed with low annual mileage so someone is looking after it and taking care to keep it on the road as the failures on the previous MOT's are minimal.
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 19, 2019 9:52:20 GMT
Hi, so does any know where the White Porsche 911 is now living? According to the DVLA it's still MOT'd and Taxed with low annual mileage so someone is looking after it and taking care to keep it on the road as the failures on the previous MOT's are minimal. Maybe worth searching the 'net for Porsche owners clubs etc. Sounds like the current owner is an enthusiast so he may well be a member who's posted photos.
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Post by pr1 on Apr 16, 2020 16:00:09 GMT
Watched this last night for the third time and still enjoyed it a great deal.
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Post by heredia1 on May 10, 2020 16:50:31 GMT
I find many of the up market hotels like the one in this one quite basic and grotty by todays standards. Not that I was staying in any of them back then, the 80s were hard for me, like many, starting off in the world on the job market etc.
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Post by BMW on Jun 19, 2020 14:15:04 GMT
Arthur and Terry reading the leaflets in the bank... “We are even open, when we are closed....” then see Arthur trying to suss out how that would work. Really clever how they can make seemingly trivial things into a couple of minutes of comedy gold.
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Post by logie on Jun 21, 2020 11:50:10 GMT
Arthur and Terry reading the leaflets in the bank... “We are even open, when we are closed....” then see Arthur trying to suss out how that would work. Really clever how they can make seemingly trivial things into a couple of minutes of comedy gold. I assume that is a reference to the hole-in-the-wall cash machines that were springing up all over in the early 80s (as pioneered by Reg Vardy); I also suspect Arthur was a bit wary of them in those days too...
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Post by kelotoph on Aug 1, 2020 20:02:00 GMT
Watched this today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Previous posts have covered all the high points, although one thing that made me laugh that hasn't been mentioned is Arthur's unintentional spoonerism when he's talking to Terry about Chinese porcelain early on in the episode in the Winchester. He refers to punters not knowing a "Ding Mynasty" when they see one. Another thing that made me think is that the Episode Locations page shows Arthur and Terry driving Ernie from the Scrubs and turning into Lower Terrace/Upper Terrace NW3. At this point in the dialogue Ernie is asked where he wants to go and he replies "Hampstead", which is a little strange since they're almost there!
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Post by barrythebook on Aug 2, 2020 15:54:15 GMT
Good observations and locations knowledge kelotoph, all useful information
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Post by Twin2 on Dec 7, 2020 10:55:41 GMT
Just watched this again and I'm glad I did. All I could remember before it came on was how rude and nasty Ernie Dodds was but there are some great lines and I loved Terry and Arthur in the bank.
Rula Lenska's hair was far more noticeable than the white car to me, it looked beautiful!
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Post by ramone on Dec 8, 2020 11:29:43 GMT
Watched this last night, thought Max Wall was good and Rula did look very nice.
Arthur to Terry when he is looking at the receipts for the clothes bought for Ernie:
AD “Where did you get these ?” TM “Liberties” AD “ You can say that again”
Some great lines
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Post by gustav on Dec 8, 2020 13:21:42 GMT
This is such an enjoyable episode. Watched it on ITV4 the other day. So many good lines and strong characters.
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Post by McCann on Feb 2, 2021 20:32:50 GMT
Some things about the Ronnie Corbett character in this BL ad from 1979 reminded me of old Ernie. The ad was probably fresh in the memory when this episode was filmed in 1981
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Post by barrythebook on Feb 2, 2021 22:47:22 GMT
Some things about the Ronnie Corbett character in this BL ad from 1979 reminded me of old Ernie. The ad was probably fresh in the memory when this episode was filmed in 1981 Very good. Spot on McCann, there's definitely some similarities, from the clothes to the monotone voice and the shifty looks. Great to see that range of cars too. My Dad had a couple of 2200 Princess's and I reckon they'd still hold their own on the road today - good car.
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Post by gra966 on Feb 3, 2021 19:09:52 GMT
Yes , you can certainly see & hear similarities . I wonder which model had " four candles " on its options list !!
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Post by jno on Feb 4, 2021 5:56:40 GMT
Press photo for this episode with a certain Miss Lenska:
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Post by denzel on Feb 5, 2021 2:49:32 GMT
Press photo for this episode with a certain Miss Lenska: Awesome jno.. Flattering picture of Rula, whose hair looked great as it ever could, in this episode.
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Post by kettle on Mar 31, 2021 1:45:43 GMT
You know right from the beginning there will never be any money
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Post by bigaitch on Apr 11, 2021 21:43:19 GMT
Really good episode, very enjoyable and particularly enhanced by Max Wall for his part and Rula Lenska for, well....other reasons.
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Post by steve74 on Jul 23, 2021 20:01:44 GMT
Another fine episode from series 3, this one sees Arthur searching for a little earner by looking after Ernie a released bank robber whose money has been stashed away somewhere. Unfortunately for Arthur a few other people want to get their hands on Ernie's loot as well. Max Wall plays Ernie brilliantly, not many can steal a scene from George Cole but he gets a run for his money here. It's funny to see Arthur having to put his hand in his pocket to keep Ernie sweet - flash suits, expensive hotel rooms, dressing gown - "Where did you get that stuff" - "Liberty's" - "You can say that". Lots going on in this episode and the banter and acting is spot on. A special mention goes to the scene where Ernie releases the bird - very poignant and beautifully acted. Great music score as well. 4.5 out of 5.
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 6, 2021 19:34:30 GMT
The Winchester, which seems very surreal without Dave in it's scenes here. Talking of which, after watching this one many, many times, it only occurred to me on todays viewing that whoever the barman was when Spencer walks in for the first time, he certainly wasn't 'one of our own.' Spencer heads straight for the bar and obviously asks the barman if he knows Arthur or if he's in the building and the barman points Arthur out immediately! Very poor show for an employee of an establishment like the Winch which caters for a certain type of clientele.
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Post by ontheslate on Oct 7, 2021 10:39:15 GMT
Recently talking pictures showed a documentary about Max Wall thinking it was going to funny I watched it, it was actually fairly sad how Max didn’t really see his children and it looked like he spent the last years of his life living in a bed sit in Lee. In Minder he as others have said was excellent a really enjoyable episode, I suppose the level of luxury then and now in hotels is miles apart
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2021 20:30:52 GMT
£250K doesn't sound much money today. Certainly not worth doing fourteen years bird for. If Ernie was out in 1982 then the robbery must have taken place in 1968. Using my inflation calculator £250K in 1968 was the equivalent of £1.2 million in 1982 and is the equivalent of £4.45 million in 2021. Maybe worth a fourteen year stretch? I mean, bank managers are honest these days. Aren't they?
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 7, 2021 20:47:57 GMT
£250K doesn't sound much money today. Certainly not worth doing fourteen years bird for. If Ernie was out in 1982 then the robbery must have taken place in 1968. Using my inflation calculator £250K in 1968 was the equivalent of £1.2 million in 1982 and is the equivalent of £4.45 million in 2021. ...in which case, Ernie paid ( in todays value) something like £400,000 for plastic surgery which, " made me look more like me than I did before!".
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 7, 2021 21:00:47 GMT
Recently talking pictures showed a documentary about Max Wall thinking it was going to funny I watched it, it was actually fairly sad how Max didn’t really see his children and it looked like he spent the last years of his life living in a bed sit in Lee. In Minder he as others have said was excellent a really enjoyable episode, I suppose the level of luxury then and now in hotels is miles apart I watched this too ons. As you say, it wasn't all about laughs but then, I've watched a few of these type of interviews/documentaries based on comedy actors/presenters and behind the façade of the cheeky, chirpy, happy go lucky personality front, there's very often an unhappy, unfulfilled and discontent human being who's longing for some normality in their life.
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Post by McCann on Jan 17, 2022 14:17:13 GMT
I always wondered about Terry using the line 'and did he say anything about a pot of paint' when talking about finding the widow of the Bank Manager when they are sitting in the hotel after Ernie realises the money is gone. While listening to the Barry Cryer podcast with Danny Baker they discuss Tommy Cooper, and one of his more famous sketches went like this: So this would seem to be what Terry is referring to here, and the joke was obviously expected to be fairly well known at the time. More Cooper gags here: link
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Post by coyote on Mar 9, 2022 23:25:27 GMT
I quite enjoy that they're "off the manor" for a lot of this one in the hotel, the pet shop, Hampstead Heath and so on. And the way the poignant scene with releasing the bird is punctured by Ernie telling Arthur birds don't have names!
I wasn't so keen on the ragtime music which is present in a few episodes. I guess it's meant to give it a feeling of criminals/cons like 'The Sting' but I don't think it's necessary and comes across as really quite dated. 70s programmes like The Pros and The Sweeney feature it occasionally too.
The ending was rushed and implausible, it's like they had a really good plot but couldn't work out how to end it. The whole bit about the bent screw going to sell the story to the papers and Tel and Rula chasing him has a faintly ridiculous feel about it. I really can't see any of the old fellas giving a monkey's.
I thought all 3 old guys were good and stole the show from A&T. A 4/5 from me.
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Post by myinspiration on Jul 10, 2022 14:39:26 GMT
George Cole: never funnier than showing us Arthur drunk, or doing a court appearance (the former in this episode)!
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 10, 2022 21:27:15 GMT
George Cole: never funnier than showing us Arthur drunk, or doing a court appearance (the former in this episode)! GC playing a drunk Arthur was always a pleasure to watch - a masterclass in acting with many examples to choose from throughout the series.
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Post by c79 on Jul 29, 2022 10:22:24 GMT
I quite enjoy that they're "off the manor" for a lot of this one in the hotel, the pet shop, Hampstead Heath and so on. And the way the poignant scene with releasing the bird is punctured by Ernie telling Arthur birds don't have names! I wasn't so keen on the ragtime music which is present in a few episodes. I guess it's meant to give it a feeling of criminals/cons like 'The Sting' but I don't think it's necessary and comes across as really quite dated. 70s programmes like The Pros and The Sweeney feature it occasionally too. The ending was rushed and implausible, it's like they had a really good plot but couldn't work out how to end it. The whole bit about the bent screw going to sell the story to the papers and Tel and Rula chasing him has a faintly ridiculous feel about it. I really can't see any of the old fellas giving a monkey's. I thought all 3 old guys were good and stole the show from A&T. A 4/5 from me. A very good episode, but I agree about the silly chase at the end - bit of an afterthought. Max Wall plays the bitter old ex-con very well. GC adding lovely little touches when buying Ernie's clobber, some seem ad-libs. A blooper in the pub where Rula Lenska is playing Space Invaders - she clearly stops playing when she chats to Ernie but the sounds of her spaceship firing continue.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Jul 29, 2022 11:19:00 GMT
I caught a few minutes of this on ITV4 yesterday and the picture quality was awful - particularly the scene where Ernie releases the bird. I could hardly see what was happening on screen.
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