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Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline  Now this was more like it,instead of those re-imagining of sitcoms the Beeb did,( and what a balls up they were) We have three remakes of episodes which were lost in the archives or in the case of Winters Tale is only available as a rather poor B/w copy.
Till Death Us Do Part: A Woman's Place Is In The Home.
Simon Day does a marvelous job of being Alf Garnett,based on a surviving script by Johnny Speight,of course all the comedy snobs have condemned it,but Day does a good job at showing what a idiot the character is,not laugh out funny but solid performances.And the rest of the cast were good.
Hancock's Half Hour: The New Neighbour
Kevin McNally is no stranger at portraying Hancock,as he has made two series of The Missing Hancock scripts for radio.Its probably the best portrayal your ever gonna get simply sublime.Jon Culshaw as Sid James was
ok in parts,but im not sure he nailed the voice. Robin Sebastian as Kenneth Williams was excellent,the voice and mannerisms were spot on.Katy Wix as Hattie Jacques was wasted and had little to do.Again this was original script by Galton and Simpson.
Steptoe And Son: A Winter's Tale
Another Ray Galton and Alan Simpson script,the episode is still available but only as a copy,due to those dimwits at the bbc wiping tapes to save money.
Albert Steptoe was played by Jeff Rawle and Ed Coleman was Harold Steptoe,both were very good,not doing impersonations as such,they managed to give the script a new burst of life,probably the best of the three.
Your never going to catch what ever magic that was filmed at the time but these were good attempts. |
Have to disagree about the Hancocks, I felt that the "impersonation" of KW was HIGHLY insulting.
And breathe. Watched
It Was Alright In The 70s last night, as I like a laugh, and am not a goldfish. Literally pantwettingly funny in places. White hetero men shitting themselves about those flaming pesky women and poofs and coons. And the bit about Punk was priceless. Recommended highly to those who are sane and remember the period. Unlike the racist twits I have to deal with on Book face.