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denphone 23-10-2016 18:52
RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
One of the true greats at creating classic comedy series has died.:(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37743674

Chris 23-10-2016 19:03
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Gutted. :(

Osem 23-10-2016 19:05
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
So many laughs over the years! RIP

Ps - Don't tell him Pike... :D

denphone 23-10-2016 19:41
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Personally and its only my opinion l think its criminal another one of his classic series It Aint half hot mum has been banned from British TV for years thanks to the politically correct brigade.

Hugh 23-10-2016 19:56
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Well, you can always buy it from the BBC Store.

https://store.bbc.com/it-aint-half-h...ete-collection

RIP Mr Perry.

denphone 23-10-2016 20:02
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Luckily we have it in our DVD collection but its still sad that it ain't ever going to be shown on TV again for others to enjoy but alas that's our PC world we live in now.

Hugh 23-10-2016 20:04
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35865295)
Luckily we have it in our DVD collection but its still sad that it ain't ever going to be shown on TV again for others to enjoy but alas that's our PC world we live in now.
It was of its time.

Mick 23-10-2016 20:21
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
2016 has been the worst year for Showbiz / Music industry. R.I.P Jimmy.

RichardCoulter 24-10-2016 01:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35865303)
2016 has been the worst year for Showbiz / Music industry. R.I.P Jimmy.
Yes, it's been a shocking year for this.

Osem 24-10-2016 11:44
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35865288)
Personally and its only my opinion l think its criminal another one of his classic series It Aint half hot mum has been banned from British TV for years thanks to the politically correct brigade.
Ditto that, if it made fun of anyone it was the British but hey ho...

denphone 24-10-2016 11:48
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35865349)
Ditto that, if it made fun of anyone it was the British but hey ho...
Indeed Osem but as Hugh says times have changed but what does surprise me is Rising Damp is still shown on ITV quite regularly and yet there is much in that that certainly is not PC IMO.

Osem 24-10-2016 12:14
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35865351)
Indeed Osem but as Hugh says times have changed but what does surprise me is Rising Damp is still shown on ITV quite regularly and yet there is much in that that certainly is not PC IMO.
Times certainly have changed when it's deemed necessary to 'ban' and TV series which made fun of the white British establishment... :spin:

daveybm 24-10-2016 12:46
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35865294)
Well, you can always buy it from the BBC Store.

https://store.bbc.com/it-aint-half-h...ete-collection

RIP Mr Perry.
Better still you can get it off Amazon complete series 1 to 8 for £17.99:-
[Admin Edit(Mick): No spamming of Referral ID's!!!]

Dave

Stuart 24-10-2016 13:07
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
I'm not sure it's ever been banned. As Hugh notes, it's available on the BBC store. I suspect it's not shown for the same reason Are You Being Served is not shown. Not so much because of offensive content, more that they are unsure how many viewers it would get. They keep showing Dad's Army because they *know* it'll get a lot of viewers.

That said, I think a lot of people who complain about these "racist" TV shows don't necessarily fully understand what they complain about. Take the various Alf Garnett shows. Various people have complained that those shows are massively racist and the character is. However, as the show's creator Johnny Speight apparently asked in an interview, who is the one person who loses out most as a result of all Alf Garnett's actions and schemes? Alf himself. The show is not so much about criticising various cultures and races of people, more about showing the racist himself being stupid.

Osem 24-10-2016 18:29
Re: RIP Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry
 
Some comment from Jimmy Perry on this topic back from 2003.

Quote:
Why do you think the sitcom is regarded as racist? "Because of ignorance. It's not the British Asians who call the show racist. They called - and still call it - 'our programme'. It was BBC executives who'd never been to India who thought it was racist." In his autobiography, Perry says that he and Croft were trying to explain why so many Asians were living in the UK and how we became a multiracial society. "I think as regards racism it's marvellous," he says.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...stuartjeffries


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