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dirky dirk

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3,277 posts

185 months

Sunday 17th May 2020
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Im watching the repeats of this
Its so good,
The subtle humour, the way the germans are made out to be fools.

Every scene really well written.

lost in espace

6,381 posts

222 months

Sunday 17th May 2020
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Which channel please? I went to the stage production in about 1988!

TEKNOPUG

19,787 posts

220 months

Sunday 17th May 2020
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dirky dirk said:
Im watching the repeats of this
Its so good,
The subtle humour, the way the germans are made out to be fools.

Every scene really well written.
Everyone is made out to be fools. That's the point.

It's very good though. A couple of series too many of course.

It's a great theme for parties as so many characters and costumes are pretty easy to acquire.

anonymous-user

69 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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lost in espace said:
Which channel please? I went to the stage production in about 1988!
Same here, also in 1988... With my parents, and I was 8 at the time!

anonymous-user

69 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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I like it but "The subtle humour"???

It's about as subtle as smacking someone in the face with a turbot.

ajprice

30,736 posts

211 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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"The bummers were being chased by farters when they drooped their bums on the London dicks"

itsnotarace

4,685 posts

224 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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Its on UKTV a lot, unfortunately it's not available on-demand yet

https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/allo-allo/where-...

Classic tongue-in-cheek comedy

Darth Paul

1,654 posts

233 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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Arthur Bostrom has been reviving his officer Crabtree character for the Covid generation!

https://www.facebook.com/100000447668210/posts/320...

Simpo Two

88,999 posts

280 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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I remember seeing a documentary about comedies, which discussed the various things that comedies needed to be good. 'Allo 'Allo had all of them!

Went to a local amdram version of it a few months ago!

dirky dirk

Original Poster:

3,277 posts

185 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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Its been on yesterday channel


Those two waitresss still do it for me after all those years

anonymous-user

69 months

Monday 18th May 2020
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ajprice said:
"The bummers were being chased by farters when they drooped their bums on the London dicks"
Superb.

Gretchen

19,445 posts

231 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Lord Marylebone said:
Same here, also in 1988... With my parents, and I was 8 at the time!
I was 16. My best friends’ Dad had just come out and he and his new partner had a fabulous New Years Eve party with an ‘Allo ‘Allo theme. I was dressed as a waitress, my friend as an Airman, another as Madonna with the big boobies. It was brilliant fun. If I can find a the photo of us all I’ll post it. You’ll be pissing yourself (by the doorway).


Dogwatch

6,322 posts

237 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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On a more serous note the fatality rate in the wartime French Resistance was reckoned to be about 25% so the real Renee and his family and staff really were dicing with death.

Still enjoy watching the odd repeat though.

thebraketester

15,016 posts

153 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Good moaning.....

Europa1

10,923 posts

203 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Dogwatch said:
On a more serous note the fatality rate in the wartime French Resistance was reckoned to be about 25% so the real Renee and his family and staff really were dicing with death.

Still enjoy watching the odd repeat though.
True, but the RAF pilots they sheltered in their attic faced 40+%death rate, and the guys in the U-Boats were facing 75%, which I really struggle with.

FlossyThePig

4,133 posts

258 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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dirky dirk said:
Its been on yesterday channel

Those two waitresss still do it for me after all those years
Slightly off topic but who can remember Vicki Michelle as Sally O'Brien?

Halmyre

11,920 posts

154 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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dirky dirk said:
Its been on yesterday channel


Those two waitresss still do it for me after all those years
True, but no-one strips down to their scanties quite like Kim Hartmann.

majordad

3,627 posts

212 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Sally O’ Brien and the way she would look at you. An advert for Harp Larger IIRC.

FourWheelDrift

90,935 posts

299 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Dogwatch said:
On a more serous note the fatality rate in the wartime French Resistance was reckoned to be about 25% so the real Renee and his family and staff really were dicing with death.

Still enjoy watching the odd repeat though.
Rene did face a firing squad and was killed once. It was his twin brother who took over wink

Bacardi

2,235 posts

291 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Lord Marylebone said:
lost in espace said:
Which channel please? I went to the stage production in about 1988!
Same here, also in 1988... With my parents, and I was 8 at the time!
Same here, saw it at the Palladium, as I remember, it was much ruder and very funny. Also worked once with Vicki Michelle when she was still modelling in about 82.