OT - Are you Being Served?

[S2M]

Molly Sugden and John Inman absolutely rule!!!

Anyone else into this HIGHLY underrated 70s British Sitcom?




Mister Humphries are you free?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCr6KsDYbw

[Don]

John just pasted away last year, what a great actor. I love Frank Thornton Also. I watch all the Britcoms: As time goes by (Judi Dench), Last of the summer wine, keeping up Appearances, etc. I love the ironic humor.
Great British movies I dig are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Death at a funeral.

[Arkansas]

PBS here runs 'Last of the Summer Wine' late nights.
It's very dry...not the wine, but the humor.
Anyha, I love that show.


later~

[DSHinMICH]

I loved that show! Along with Keeping Up Appearances and Absolutely Fabulous!

[Babyblue]

Love it.

[mistiejourney]

Molly Sugden and John Inman absolutely rule!!!

Anyone else into this HIGHLY underrated 70s British Sitcom?




Mister Humphries are you free?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCr6KsDYbw

I have it on DVD!!!!! I LOVE this show!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stevew2]

My mom likes thats show, I dont get british humor, unless itsfrom SusieP

[Since 78]

John just pasted away last year, what a great actor. I love Frank Thornton Also. I watch all the Britcoms: As time goes by (Judi Dench), Last of the summer wine, keeping up Appearances, etc. I love the ironic humor.
Great British movies I dig are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Death at a funeral.

Just watched Hot Fuzz last week. Great movie!!

[Don]

John just pasted away last year, what a great actor. I love Frank Thornton Also. I watch all the Britcoms: As time goes by (Judi Dench), Last of the summer wine, keeping up Appearances, etc. I love the ironic humor.
Great British movies I dig are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Death at a funeral.

Just watched Hot Fuzz last week. Great movie!!

It took me my second time watching to realise that Danny was dropping coins in the swearbox in the backround every time Angel cussed while he was yelling at Andy and Andy in the stationhouse, just hilarious.
An uncredited Kate Winslett is the exgirlfriend of Angel that he is talking to in the beginning of the movie where all you see are her eyes.

[Since 78]

John just pasted away last year, what a great actor. I love Frank Thornton Also. I watch all the Britcoms: As time goes by (Judi Dench), Last of the summer wine, keeping up Appearances, etc. I love the ironic humor.
Great British movies I dig are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Death at a funeral.

Just watched Hot Fuzz last week. Great movie!!

It took me my second time watching to realise that Danny was dropping coins in the swearbox in the backround every time Angel cussed while he was yelling at Andy and Andy in the stationhouse, just hilarious.
An uncredited Kate Winslett is the exgirlfriend of Angel that he is talking to in the beginning of the movie where all you see are her eyes.

I didn't notice that! And Kate Winslett? I watched it on the computer. I think Ill go out and buy it this weekend, definitely worth owning.

[SusieP]

Well, you learn something new every day!
I never knew these old shows were aired over there!
Are You Being Served has to be over thirty years old.

Mrs Slocombe [Molly Sugden] was my favourite.

[SusieP]

My mom likes thats show, I dont get british humor, unless its from SusieP

hee hee.

[mistiejourney]

Well, you learn something new every day!
I never knew these old shows were aired over there!
Are You Being Served has to be over thirty years old.

Mrs Slocombe [Molly Sugden] was my favourite.

Oh yes, "As Time Goes By" and "Keeping Up Appearances" can be found on BBC America and on PBS stations. I have the entire series of both on DVD.

I also have "A Fine Romance" (I love Judi Dench!) from the seventies on DVD and Series one and two of "Butterflies" - they have not put Series Three on DVD here in the states yet.

I adore Geoffrey Palmer!

I have "Are You Being Served" and I also want to get "My Hero" - that show is hilarious. I don't know why they can't make the whole world one-DVD format!

[SusieP]

Wow. I did not know that.
Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer are great actors IMO. Pure class.
National treasures, the pair of them.

Mrs Slocombe's hair [in the pic posted above] looks like the hair on stevew2's avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mikemarrs]

watched the british one on PBS tonight with all the elderly people in it.its not the one above being mentioned but i think it comes on after that,anyway its very funny and one of the older men is cheating on his wife with some tramp.love both of them though and watch 'em all the time.i think its called keeping up appearances but not sure.

[jrnychick]

Molly Sugden and John Inman absolutely rule!!!

Anyone else into this HIGHLY underrated 70s British Sitcom?




Mister Humphries are you free?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCr6KsDYbw

I love this show! I discovered it about 10 years ago on PBS, but I haven't looked for it in recent years. I also watched Absolutely Fabulous. My husband thought Are You Being Served? was OK, but he hated Absolutely Fabulous. My mom is from England, so she tries to watch whatever British shows she can get on DVD. Question for the Brits: Are any of the old soap operas still on? When I was a kid, I watched Coronation Street with my Nana.

[Babyblue]

As time goes by,Keeping up appearances,Are you being served & my fave is The Vicar Of Dibley

Can anyone tell me if it is still on over there?I love the Brit shows there just to funny.

[SusieP]

watched the british one on PBS tonight with all the elderly people in it.its not the one above being mentioned but i think it comes on after that,anyway its very funny and one of the older men is cheating on his wife with some tramp.love both of them though and watch 'em all the time.i think its called keeping up appearances but not sure.

That would be "Last of the summer wine."
Its been running for years and years. Every episode is almost the same but somehow it manages to be funny.

Keeping Up Appearances is the one with Hyacinth Bucket [pronounced Bouquet!] - she tries to be upper class when she really comes from a family of lower class people.

[SusieP]

Molly Sugden and John Inman absolutely rule!!!

Anyone else into this HIGHLY underrated 70s British Sitcom?




Mister Humphries are you free?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCr6KsDYbw

I love this show! I discovered it about 10 years ago on PBS, but I haven't looked for it in recent years. I also watched Absolutely Fabulous. My husband thought Are You Being Served? was OK, but he hated Absolutely Fabulous. My mom is from England, so she tries to watch whatever British shows she can get on DVD. Question for the Brits: Are any of the old soap operas still on? When I was a kid, I watched Coronation Street with my Nana.

Yes Coronation Street is still running. It has never had a break in transmission since it began in the 60's.
We also still have Emmerdale Farm which has been running since the 70's.

I only liked some episodes of Absolutely Fabulous.

[SusieP]

As time goes by,Keeping up appearances,Are you being served & my fave is The Vicar Of Dibley

Can anyone tell me if it is still on over there?I love the Brit shows there just to funny.

Vicar of Dibley is my favourite of all those mentioned so far.
They have stopped making it now, but it is often repeated.

[Behshad]

Its a good show, but I like the following brittish shows more:

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Benny Hill
'Alo 'Alo
Black Adder

[SusieP]

Its a good show, but I like the following brittish shows more:

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Benny Hill
'Alo 'Alo
Black Adder

I am amazed that these shows have been aired over there.

[Don]

Its a good show, but I like the following brittish shows more:

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Benny Hill
'Alo 'Alo
Black Adder

I am amazed that these shows have been aired over there.

Susie,
Most of these are on PBS which is Public television. The stations are funded by grants, the government and donations. Sesame Street is the big show that started up with PBS. You the viewer have pretty much a vote of what shows they will keep on the air. Since there are no commercials the stations really rely on pledge drives to help them keep up their funding. A lot of older retired people provide most of the public donations. I believe cheaper license agreements on the British shows were a reason they started airing them and also they were something fresh to us yanks who had never scene British programing. Dr. Who (with Tom Baker as the Doctor) was one of the great shows they would air in the 7O's. A great staple of PBS is MasterPiece Theatre, which shows literary works translated to film, All the Jane Austin Novels, Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremey Brett), Bleak House, etc. Eastenders and Prime Suspect ( with Helen Mirran ) also get aired guite a bit.

[SusieP]

Its a good show, but I like the following brittish shows more:

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Benny Hill
'Alo 'Alo
Black Adder

I am amazed that these shows have been aired over there.

Susie,
Most of these are on PBS which is Public television. The stations are funded by grants, the government and donations. Sesame Street is the big show that started up with PBS. You the viewer have pretty much a vote of what shows they will keep on the air. Since there are no commercials the stations really rely on pledge drives to help them keep up their funding. A lot of older retired people provide most of the public donations. I believe cheaper license agreements on the British shows were a reason they started airing them and also they were something fresh to us yanks who had never scene British programing. Dr. Who (with Tom Baker as the Doctor) was one of the great shows they would air in the 7O's. A great staple of PBS is MasterPiece Theatre, which shows literary works translated to film, All the Jane Austin Novels, Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremey Brett), Bleak House, etc. Eastenders and Prime Suspect ( with Helen Mirran ) also get aired guite a bit.

A good mix of stuff, then. The BBC always does the classic novels really well.
If they show Cranford - I can recommend that. Judi Dench is in it, and it's adapted from a period novel, of course - and the BBC excelled themselves with that.
Thanks for the info. TV with no commercials is great. We do get that on our BBC here but of course every adult who owns a tv has to pay the BBC a yearly fee for that privilege.

Ha ha what did you all make of Dr Who? Tom Baker is just as eccentric in real life! And those shows were made on a VERY limited budget!
DrWho has just returned with a bit more money spent on it. Not a lot more, but a bit. But maybe you have been getting that too?

[Don]

Its a good show, but I like the following brittish shows more:

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Benny Hill
'Alo 'Alo
Black Adder

I am amazed that these shows have been aired over there.

Susie,
Most of these are on PBS which is Public television. The stations are funded by grants, the government and donations. Sesame Street is the big show that started up with PBS. You the viewer have pretty much a vote of what shows they will keep on the air. Since there are no commercials the stations really rely on pledge drives to help them keep up their funding. A lot of older retired people provide most of the public donations. I believe cheaper license agreements on the British shows were a reason they started airing them and also they were something fresh to us yanks who had never scene British programing. Dr. Who (with Tom Baker as the Doctor) was one of the great shows they would air in the 7O's. A great staple of PBS is MasterPiece Theatre, which shows literary works translated to film, All the Jane Austin Novels, Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremey Brett), Bleak House, etc. Eastenders and Prime Suspect ( with Helen Mirran ) also get aired guite a bit.

A good mix of stuff, then. The BBC always does the classic novels really well.
If they show Cranford - I can recommend that. Judi Dench is in it, and it's adapted from a period novel, of course - and the BBC excelled themselves with that.
Thanks for the info. TV with no commercials is great. We do get that on our BBC here but of course every adult who owns a tv has to pay the BBC a yearly fee for that privilege.

Ha ha what did you all make of Dr Who? Tom Baker is just as eccentric in real life! And those shows were made on a VERY limited budget!
DrWho has just returned with a bit more money spent on it. Not a lot more, but a bit. But maybe you have been getting that too?

I think Tom Baker is the best one out of all the doctors. He has a little of the free american spirit in him, not so much stiff upper lip The new shows are a big hit on our Sci Fi channel.
I am a big fan of the mysteries and to me Jeremey Brett IS Sherlock Holmes and David Suchet IS Hercule Poirot, I have all the DVD's. If Judi Dench is in a new show It will make it to PBS. Her and John Cleese and many other British actors have come over and really helped out on the pledge drives over the years. Cable T.V. has eroded a lot of the viewership but their are diehards like myself who will always support the stations.
I was Stationed at Alconbury in Cambridgeshire in the early 90's and got to go to Yorkshire to see some of the filming for LOSW. What a treat. Now that Brian Wilde has pasted, Peter is the only one of the trio still carrying the torch. I like Frank Thornton but my favorites will always be Foggy, Clegg and Compo from that show.

[stevew2]

My mom likes thats show, I dont get british humor, unless its from SusieP

hee hee.

New Aviatar and all ,you re still up to something. Deen copied your hairstyle it looks better on you of coarse

[SusieP]

Its a good show, but I like the following brittish shows more:

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Benny Hill
'Alo 'Alo
Black Adder

I am amazed that these shows have been aired over there.

Susie,
Most of these are on PBS which is Public television. The stations are funded by grants, the government and donations. Sesame Street is the big show that started up with PBS. You the viewer have pretty much a vote of what shows they will keep on the air. Since there are no commercials the stations really rely on pledge drives to help them keep up their funding. A lot of older retired people provide most of the public donations. I believe cheaper license agreements on the British shows were a reason they started airing them and also they were something fresh to us yanks who had never scene British programing. Dr. Who (with Tom Baker as the Doctor) was one of the great shows they would air in the 7O's. A great staple of PBS is MasterPiece Theatre, which shows literary works translated to film, All the Jane Austin Novels, Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremey Brett), Bleak House, etc. Eastenders and Prime Suspect ( with Helen Mirran ) also get aired guite a bit.

A good mix of stuff, then. The BBC always does the classic novels really well.
If they show Cranford - I can recommend that. Judi Dench is in it, and it's adapted from a period novel, of course - and the BBC excelled themselves with that.
Thanks for the info. TV with no commercials is great. We do get that on our BBC here but of course every adult who owns a tv has to pay the BBC a yearly fee for that privilege.

Ha ha what did you all make of Dr Who? Tom Baker is just as eccentric in real life! And those shows were made on a VERY limited budget!
DrWho has just returned with a bit more money spent on it. Not a lot more, but a bit. But maybe you have been getting that too?

I think Tom Baker is the best one out of all the doctors. He has a little of the free american spirit in him, not so much stiff upper lip The new shows are a big hit on our Sci Fi channel.
I am a big fan of the mysteries and to me Jeremey Brett IS Sherlock Holmes and David Suchet IS Hercule Poirot, I have all the DVD's. If Judi Dench is in a new show It will make it to PBS. Her and John Cleese and many other British actors have come over and really helped out on the pledge drives over the years. Cable T.V. has eroded a lot of the viewership but their are diehards like myself who will always support the stations.

You are in agreement with most DrWho fans, then. He seems to be everyone's favourite. I adore English eccentrics, and he scores twelve out of ten on the eccentric scale for me!

I assume the new shows are still being aired, then? The current series just ended last Saturday.
I agree about Holmes and Poirrot, too.
You are bound to get Cranford then. I try to watch all the BBC's dramatisations of the classics if I can. Bleak House was a good one, but Cranford just beats all! I'm sure you will love it. It is so good it makes you feel you really are living in that English village all those years ago.
The lead actresses wear no make-up - they don't need to. they show what good acting is about. They become the characters.

And good on ya for supporting the stations!

xxx

[mistiejourney]

Oh, and let us not forget "The Goodies" - I remember laughing until I cried when I saw those in the '70s so was THRILLED to find them on DVD!!!!!!!!

PS - Maybe Mrs. Slocombe was one of Steve's inspirations!

[Babyblue]

As time goes by,Keeping up appearances,Are you being served & my fave is The Vicar Of Dibley

Can anyone tell me if it is still on over there?I love the Brit shows there just to funny.

Vicar of Dibley is my favourite of all those mentioned so far.
They have stopped making it now, but it is often repeated.

Rats! I see the shows every Sat nite on PBS and love them. I was so hoping Vicar Of Dibley was still on.What a hoo that show is.

[Babyblue]

I guess everyone loves Dr Who.Love that show too.