* You MENTALIST.
― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― mark s, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I know Rossiter was a right wing monster but somehow that's part of the appeal. Leftie actors are so dull.
― N., Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
frances dlt [heh] shd have been in the CPGB(ML) IN rising damp imo (and discussed cornelius cardew non-stop)
― Robin Carmody, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Billy Dods, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I like it a lot, but it's not as good as "Porridge" or "Rising Damp". "Rising Damp" is prob my favourite TV comedy.
― Norman Phay, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
also he is not chubby
― mark s, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Simon Harte., Sunday, 3 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― a-33, Sunday, 3 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― John Perry, Monday, 4 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Jonnie, Monday, 4 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― JohnPerry, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
WHTTLL = classic, belated btw, for reasons already mentioned upthread.
― Jeff W, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 00:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Monday, 11 August 2003 06:59 (twenty years ago) link
bob ' hello terry'terry : 'ello kidder...i'd give yer a drink but i've only got six cans' *
bob : 'in the chocolate box of life the top layer's already gone...and someone's pinched the orange cream from the bottom'terry : 'bloody hell'
*
hated each other in real life y' know.
― piscesboy, Monday, 11 August 2003 10:51 (twenty years ago) link
― chris (chris), Monday, 11 August 2003 11:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Revivalist (Revivalist), Monday, 19 July 2004 11:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― piscesboy, Monday, 19 July 2004 14:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Monday, 19 July 2004 16:53 (nineteen years ago) link
... they died. Well Rodney Bewes has:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42067506
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
RIP Rodney. Never understood what happened to this guy's career, he was so brilliant in "Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads", but maybe that's all he could do, he could only ever be Bob Ferris?
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
I don't think Bolam has spoken to him since the 70's after falling out with him, even after his wife died a couple of years back. That is one long falling out.
― calzino, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
Have never seen this series but have long appreciated the theme tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn8eBbopYAM
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:51 (six years ago) link
― calzino, Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:48 AM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i was just thinking this.
and tom otm. i don't think I've ever seen him in anything else
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:51 (six years ago) link
i was just thinking about this show the other day, specifically terry’s immortal line ‘i’d offer you a beer but i’ve only got six’what a great show this was, really need to watch it again at some point
― It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes. (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:13 (six years ago) link
It's being repeated on Yesterday on Fridays at the moment, although it looks like the evening repeat isn't on this Friday for some reason, only the 5:20pm one is on. I watched it last Friday night.
Odd that Bolam is the one moaning about being typecast by it, when he had the more successful career afterwards. Seems like a bit of dick tbh.
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 12:54 (six years ago) link
predates WHttLL? (and tLL too) but rodders was in BILLY LIAAAR! RIP
― conrad, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 13:10 (six years ago) link
Bolam comes across as an...interesting...character but I love him to bits, maybe When the Boat Comes In even more than the Likely Lads.
― faked potato (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 13:47 (six years ago) link
Acquaint yourself with Rodney's Hendrix story...
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:04 (six years ago) link
http://metro.co.uk/2012/08/24/richard-herring-jimi-hendrix-on-a-british-sitcom-quite-likely-550135/
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:05 (six years ago) link
James Bolam would be a good fit thesedays for "Bargain Hunt" and so on, but he's immensely private it seems.
He's notably absent from the tributes, but then I doubt he's on Twitter and so on.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:08 (six years ago) link
So, not *that* theme tune (clue: No guitar on it), but.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:12 (six years ago) link
hendrix played the sax on ‘baker street’ iirc
― It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes. (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:14 (six years ago) link
and bob holness played kazoo on ‘crosstown traffic’
― It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes. (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
https://doctorwhofromthestart.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/resurrection-of-the-daleks4.jpg
― mark s, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 18:37 (six years ago) link