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Fawlty Towers rewatch - episodes 1.3 and 1.4
OneSparePart	#41 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:00
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Love her name ... mrs Peignoir Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#42 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:01
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Basil's pathologically incapable of not looking/acting guilty.


M1795537OCVirn	#43 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:01
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Love her name ... mrs Peignoir Doesn't that mean 'dressing table' or something? The French are strange. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Cygnus Bazza	#44 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:02
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Love her name ... mrs Peignoir What does it translate as?


OneSparePart	#45 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:02
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Love her name ... mrs Peignoir Doesn't that mean 'dressing table' or something? The French are strange. I think it is a negligeé Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#46 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:03
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Ah - the cravat! I'm getting terrible 'nam-style flashbacks to those family gatherings!


Cygnus Bazza	#47 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:04
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Does anyone know why hats are de rigeur at weddings?


M1795537OCVirn	#48 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:04
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	I like the way the landing is higher than any of the stairs! "You're not sulking, I hope?"


OneSparePart	#49 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:04
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Basil's on top maniacal form tonight Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#50 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:05
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ I like the way the landing is higher than any of the stairs! Makes you wonder what they keep under the floorboards


trevor travis	#51 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:05
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Basil making mountains out of molehills! Vote Og.


M1795537OCVirn	#52 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:06
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Tonight's WORD: Peignoir is the name for the long, sheer or chiffon outer-garment, worn over by ladies over their negligee. To say it is only a light dressing gown diminishes the frivolous beauty of this translucent garment, worn by women in the privacy of their boudoir. You can thank me later. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Cygnus Bazza	#53 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:06
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Love the brolly sticking out of the laundry basket with the feet


Cygnus Bazza	#54 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:07
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Tonight's WORD: Peignoir is the name for the long, sheer or chiffon outer-garment, worn over by ladies over their negligee. To say it is only a light dressing gown diminishes the frivolous beauty of this translucent garment, worn by women in the privacy of their boudoir. You can thank me later. Thanks. But don't call me 'later'.


M1795537OCVirn	#55 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:07
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Basil making mountains out of molehills! As a wise President once said, 'Never presume anything..." "You're not sulking, I hope?"


trevor travis	#56 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:08
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Basil must scare some of the guests half out of their wits. Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#57 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:08
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Basil making mountains out of molehills! The brilliance is that he does it shovel-ful by shovel-ful - not in one big leap. A Basil trademark!


OneSparePart	#58 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:09
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	This is the excruciating side of funny. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


OneSparePart	#59 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:11
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Love the brolly sticking out of the laundry basket with the feet He no draaaahnkkk. He is from Barcelona Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#60 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:11
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	[quote name=OneSparePart post=16243]This is the excruciating side of funny.[/quote Cringe comedy at its best. Has it ever been bettered? 'Not Going Out' still ploughs that furrow, often with a reasonable measure of success.


Cygnus Bazza	#61 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:12
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	I often wonder how much John Cleese put up his blood pressure filming these episodes.


M1795537OCVirn	#62 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:13
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Warm nights they have in Torbay - the front doors are wide open again. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


OneSparePart	#63 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:13
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ [quote name=OneSparePart post=16243]This is the excruciating side of funny.[/quote Cringe comedy at its best. Has it ever been bettered? 'Not Going Out' still ploughs that furrow, often with a reasonable measure of success. The king is perhaps alan partridge. The king of cringe not GB.... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#64 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:14
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Warm nights they have in Torbay - the front doors are wide open again. Do the hotels in the Lake District shut their doors early to keep out intruders?


trevor travis	#65 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:14
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	I can guess where this is going... Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#66 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:15
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ [quote name=OneSparePart post=16243]This is the excruciating side of funny.[/quote Cringe comedy at its best. Has it ever been bettered? 'Not Going Out' still ploughs that furrow, often with a reasonable measure of success. The king is perhaps alan partridge. The king of cringe not GB.... Good shout. Haven't watched him for years, though


OneSparePart	#67 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:15
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Warm nights they have in Torbay - the front doors are wide open again. Do the hotels in the Lake District shut their doors early to keep out intruders? No just you...? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#68 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:16
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Warm nights they have in Torbay - the front doors are wide open again. Do the hotels in the Lake District shut their doors early to keep out intruders? No just you...? Eminently reasonable


OneSparePart	#69 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:17
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ I can guess where this is going... In the fires of hell surrounded by hysterical demons? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#70 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:18
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Some of these scenes out-Ayckbourn Ayckbourn


trevor travis	#71 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:18
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Great episode - see you in a couple of mins! Vote Og.


OneSparePart	#72 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:19
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Spent most of this ep head in hands. So funny. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#73 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:19
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	And another physical assault to round off the episode. All together: "Thye wouldn't allow that now!"


trevor travis	#74 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:19
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Og's marks out of 10: A Touch Of Class 10 The Builders 8 The Wedding Party 9 Vote Og.


M1795537OCVirn	#75 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:19
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Warm nights they have in Torbay - the front doors are wide open again. Do the hotels in the Lake District shut their doors early to keep out intruders? It's because of the midges. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


trevor travis	#76 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	STARTED! Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#77 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Og's marks out of 10: A Touch Of Class 10 The Builders 8 The Wedding Party 9 It' a 9 from me too


OneSparePart	#78 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:21
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Warm nights they have in Torbay - the front doors are wide open again. Do the hotels in the Lake District shut their doors early to keep out intruders? It's because of the midges. So we're back to cygnus bazza.... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


trevor travis	#79 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:21
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Bernard Cribbins! Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#80 Posted on 16-11-2022 20:22
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Hotel Inspectors is my second-fave FT episode. I love the way they double down on the old 'mistaken identity' staple.

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