Only Fools and Horses

Rodney: Trigger what are you doing here?
Trigger: Well Dave, Del Boy said he'd give me a lift down the pub.
Rodney: Oh I suppose that's... Hold on, you live closer to the pub then we do?
Trigger: Yeah I know, but Del Boy said he'd give me a lift down the pub.
Rodney: But Trigger, you've had walk past the pub to get to our flat!
Trigger: I know, but Del Boy said he'd give me a lift down the pub.

I quite liked the Royle Family. Surely that counts as northern.

But yes, OFAH is my favorite of all time and I am the forum expert on it. Others will attest to that.

The who, the stones, pink floyd, the kinks, david bowie..... The history of rock and roll was written down south.

Saw Bewes on one of the cookery programmes last year, cannot remember which one  but he was invited within a group of people for an afternoon tea may well have been masterchef, but he looked so ill & extremely old & frail

Treble... How many episodes did they go overseas in?

Good shout treble. The Royle Family is presumably set in Liverpool or Manchester.

Early Doors is popular but never seen it myself

The Royle Family is hardly in the class of OFAH,Fawlty Towers et al

The royle family was ok.  The office, fawlty towers, ofah, dads army, alan partridge were great.  That is the difference.

Snap

sorry but the royle family, the liver birds and bread were all fecking awful like

Saw Bewes on one of the cookery programmes last year, cannot remember which one  but he was invited within a group of people for an afternoon tea may well have been masterchef, but he looked so ill & extremely old & frail

Didn't see that. Can't remember seeing him in anything after WHTTLL

There was a whole thread about that masterchef appearance.  He is pretty old tbf, but there is a difference between looking old and looking unwell.... And he looked unwell.

He was within a group of people being fed by someone in some competition, I don't think he was even mentioned by name but it was a shock to see him, looked like he had aged 40 years since I last saw him

Come to think of it Rob I remember posting on a thread about how bad he looked

one of my all time favourites was Steptoe & Son

5.

It never rains (Spain)
To Hull and Back (Holland)
The Unlucky Winner Is (Spain)
Miami Twice (Oh to be in England), (USA
Strangers on the shore (France)

Yep found the thread

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http://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/28977333/rodney-bewes?post_id=517309667

Sorry. 6.

They are shown in France in If they could see us now.

ttt'd the Rodney Bewes thread

I think til death us do part is hilarious, shame the beeb wont show it anymore.  Some comedies dont pass the test of time imo, men behaving badly is a case in point, loved it as a youngster, but not now.

Early Doors' quiz episode is hilarious..

Showbiz Question 20..The answer is John Leslie.
Questions 21..the answer to that is John leslie again.
Question 22..Tricky one, bet you thought it was John Leslie..But your wrong..Stan Collymore.
Question 23 Ulrika Johnson
Question 24 Cruising
Question 25 Kevin Spacey

Question 34 Rent Boys
Question 35 The answer is Fred Elliot

Well done treble, no idea if it is right, just thought the other day it would be a good quiz question.

Another good quiz question.

At one time or another, what 5 cars/vans did Del Boy own during the show?

Fella at work says its rubbish, we all say stfu IDIOT!

Robin reliant, capri gear.  Dont know any others.  That one with the dodgy gears he sold to the aussie later jumbo.

Yep you've got 3. The one sold to Jumbo is a mini convertible with automatic windows and 1 speed wiper

Did we ever see the capri gear?  I love ford capris, if money wasnt an issue it would be my car of choice.

Didnt they buy a rolls royce in the last 1996 christmas special?

Yes, there's one more.

The capri ghia is shown when it's bought and Rodney cleans it in He aint heavy, hes my uncle. It's also shown in Time on our hands, parked up in front of Dels mansion.

Get your own one if you like

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http://www.wizbitentertainment.co.uk/images/Corgi-Only-Fools-and-Horses-Capri-and-Reliant/1229/2.jpg

John Sullivan would have no chance against Treble in an OFAH Quiz

Probably not seeing as he's brown bread

Struggling for the fifth now.

wasnt it a cortina he sold to the Aussie?

The bus in trotters ethnic tours doesnt count surely?

He wouldnt.

Considering the poor bugger is dead.

Dont question him tommy.

No, he sold the mini to the aussie and the bus garage borrowed the bus to Del in exchange for Rodneys services as a night watchman.

I'm sure it was a cortina convertible in one of the first episodes

Yes you're right. My apologies. Why the hell did I think it was a mini Silly mistake for me.

There's still on more though.

oh dear , 2 years ago , had forgotten or had not heard that

Just started watching the first series, made me think a good quiz round would be the first lines of famous sitcoms.  Go on then treble... What is the first line of the first episode of ofah?

Was the other car a Vauxhall Velox ?

That Sidney Potter's a good actor, ain't he Rodney? He was marvellous in Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.

PUMPHOL SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!

Owns a Velox in Cash and Curry.

You are an expert for sure treble.   They were defo finding their feet in the first series.  Half not sure what they were trying to do, half trying to put a marker down.  Series 2 to five are almost faultless though imo.

There you go

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http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_563543-Vauxhall-Velox-PB-1964.html

Well done pumps

I think treble corrected me once on a sitcom quiz, del boy was a millwall fan, but i claimed he was chelsea iirc.

Cheers guys

It is now my birthday so I better get some beauty sleep as I am out for the day tomorrow.

Nite guys

Did you instinctively know that about number of times they were in foreign countries treble?  Or did you have to think it through?

Happy birthday pumphol.

seconded

Yeah, series 1, particularly Big Brother, was weak. Everything seemed too wooden and as you say, they seemed to be forcing their lifestyle down the viewers throats. To me, and many fans, Series 6 was amongst the strongest.

So many classic moments. Fall through the bar, blow up dolls, The Groovy gang, The seance and more.

For second to second laughs, Friday 14th was a very solid episode. Every other line was funny.

Wtf is an emperor burger ffs?  Is this some early eighties culinary delight that didnt reach bedfordshire

Instinctive. I've watched each episode at least 50 times, probably more.

I just watched series six, have to disagree treble.  Casandra turns up and ruins it.  The middle episodes were the best Imo.  Two to five,

Did you know that Racquel was in the Big Brother episode?

yes the appearance of cassandra ruined it for me

as for raquel and damian

Relationships do sitcoms no favours at all.

If you speak to Friends fans, many will agree that it went downhill badly when Monica and Chandler got together.

It wouldn't have been so bad if the women had comic talent, but thy didn't. Marlene miles above them in sitcom acting stakes.

Series seven was worse, every episode involved rodney and casandra arguing, not great tv imo.  But still had its moments... Like alberts pretend shock three times, or was that a christmas special?  Still think John Sullivan had a touch of genius about him, i mean some sitcoms are inevitable insomuch as sooner or later there was bound to be a sitcom made about it... The office,(the office), fawlty towers(hotel), porridge(prison).. Etc.  who would have thought up a young kid and a flashy market trading older brother living with their grandad in a council flat in south london... And done it so well.

Yes marlene is the best woman actor in it.  Racquel is ok.  Cassandra(character and actor) is diabolical.

Yes marlene is the best woman actor in it.  Racquel is ok.  Cassandra(character and actor) is diabolical.

Rob. Albert's pretend shock was in the xmas special Rodney Come Home.

Funnily enough, those 3 comedies you mention being based in a certain setting are actually very funny.

Also, did you know that the bloke who plays a grown up Damian in Heroes and Villain's is Racquels real life husband.

Yes they are very good treble, but it was kind of inevitable that they would be made sooner or later, I fall short of calling them formulaic.  Ofah is totally different imo.  And genuine family tv unlike any other sitcom I can think of in the last twenty years.

Wo was raquel in big brother?

As Del walks in the pub, a bird says hello to him. He says are you alright and she replies "Fine thanks".

Thats Racquel.

Early Doors and Only Fools are my favourites ,they are the only ones i look up on Youtube.

I love early doors. That writing above the urinal in the gents.

"Susan, if you're reading this, it's over"

Paddy. Do you like circuses

Early doors is ok, perhaps even decent.  Never understood why some people put it on a pedestal though.

Ive just rewinded to that raquel scene treble... You dont even see her, just hear her.

It's extremely cleverly written. Making such a quiet, sullen atmosphere so funny takes a hell of a lot of skill.

You do see her. Look closer.

Only in the shadows, cant see her properly.  I wouldnt mind a bit of raquel, reckon she would be quite tidy with a wash and some make up.

First episode landlord Ken singing "you can't take away my dignity "whilst cleaning the toilets.Classic,not to mention the Coppers this really is a great show.Early Doors every episode is on youtube,2 series each of 6 episodes.I keep coming back to it,brilliant writing .

Northern comedies are crap - southern comedies are great. Apparently.

THE NORTH
Phoenix Nights
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
Royle Family

THE SOUTH
Terry and June
Birds of a Feather
Gimme Gimme Gimme

seems so coz I hated royles, likely lads and in particular phoenix nights , that guy just is not funny

provincial northern nostalgia has never been funny for me

fawlty towers is the funniest, every episode just perfect, shame there's only 12

Steptoe also excellent, brilliant pathos, great acting, ruined harry h though

Good to see judorick come out in support of Terry and June there. Well done, lad.

The point is , a list of the Top 20 that most would agree with ,would be about 17-3 to the south

There have been plenty of dire sitcoms certainly . Duty Free or Never The Twain certs for The Top 10 Worst . 'Allo 'Allo must be up there too.

I like all comedies, from the ones that make me smile, to the ones that make me lol.

Not too fond of canned laughter though, it spoils a lot of shows.

My favourites were Flowery Twats, OFAH, Steptoe and Dads Army. 

Just Good Friends was about a cockney wide boy who drove a Jaguar, worked for a bookie, as well as lived in a flat the bookie owned, and had a nice bird... Where do they get these stupid ideas from

One that was very popular that I didn't think much of was Porridge.

I think Porridge was superb, but then I also like My Family and the Thin Blue Line so I should be ignored.

Since when have "the most" been right?

"Most" people who watch TV on a Saturday evening in the run-up to Christmas watch the X Factor. That doesn't mean it's any fúcking good.

And although I posted about some great northern comedies and some dire southern ones, why does it matter? And more importantly, who is to determine what is northern and southern? For instance, Perrin and Rising Damp were set down south, but Leonard Rossiter (the main character in both programmes) was a Scouser. Porridge was set in a prison in Cumbria, but Ronnie Barker (surrounded by prisoners and prison officers from the north and Scotland) was a southerner.

Rising Damp was great . Agree hard to categorize .

Love OFAH.

My fave was the one where they went on holiday and Rodney had to pretend he was 14

best sitcom ever made

In the gold chains episode, one of the restaurants they are shown exiting after Arnie has a "Connery" is Tandoori Nights, which is at the Hammersmith end of Chiswick High Road. Used to smile every time I passed it. It closed down only last year.

Of the top twenty sitcoms as voted on britains best sitcom show about a decade ago,only... Last of the summer wine, the royle family and open all hours could be called proper northern.  And open all hours had two southerners as the main actors.

I'm not trailing through 4 pages to check, but if this line is missing it is a shocking omission

Del and Rodney chatting two birds up in the "one speed wiper" episode, which I believe was the second ever

"What do you prefer Rodney, astro-turf or grass?"

"Oh I don't know, I've never smoked astro-turf!"

ps The little blonde one of the two birds, was a tomboy mechanic in Crossroads

Del chatting to two birds in a nightclub..
he comes back and says..
DEL''Come on Rodders we're going'',

Rodney.''Why they a couple of goers'',

DEL..''No they're a couple of geezers,we're going ''..

Also,To Hull and back..
they're lost at sea, and looking at uncle albert for hope,
thinking he can navigate using the stars..he says..

ALBERT..''Look up there''
DEL..''What ,what you found'',
Albert..''Its concord'',
DEL..''And'',
Albert..''Nah.i'm just saying,Concord''...
brilliant..

What is Trigger's real name? ie the character, not the actor

Dunno, but on his birth certificate his father is listed as "Some soldiers"

Colin Ball was his real name

WD AR

Trigger's broom.

"It's had 17 new heads and 14 new handles"

I love that bit in "to hull and back" where they ask albert to find their way by the stars because he is an ex sailor.  Theyre all looking up and then del and rodney look to him for a solution and he says..." Theyres thousands of them aint there". Also the best bit of the handgliding episode(only found out last night that the girl in that was Rosie Miller from eastenders, she didnt age well") was when del boy says "they dont know do they".

Saw Trigger at a fish and chips quiz night at the village hall in Hindolveston in North Norfolk a few months ago. He lives there apparently and makes no effort to treat it as a secluded hideaway. Scruffiest-looking bloke you could wish to see but seemed a decent down to earth sort of bloke who fitted in well in the community.

That sounds suspiciously like TGM.