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Old 08-04-2019, 10:31   #27
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Re: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
You don't have to be old to appreciate good TV Den . All that glitters doesn't necessarily have to be in UHD, or indeed in colour. Content, actors and script are everything.

l said that in jest Mr K.

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]Sitcoms in particular, we just don't to be able to do any longer. Thats why Gold is so popular with Dad's Army, Steptoe, Only Fools, Fawlty Towers etc.[/B] The BBC has tried recently with Hold the Sunset (John Cleese), and Warren (Martin Clunes), but they've been awful.
l totally agree.

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The BBC has tried recently with Hold the Sunset (John Cleese), and Warren (Martin Clunes), but they've been awful.
That is because the people the BBC have who are commissioning these new sitcom comedy series seem to think that what is funny and great comedy to them will then appeal to a large section of the TV populace.
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