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Fawlty Towers rewatch - episodes 1.5 and 1.6
M1795537OCVirn	#41 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:03
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ It's all getting out of control as usual! It didn't take long! "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Cygnus Bazza	#42 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:04
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	'You name it, it's in the bin...' Wonderful line.


M1795537OCVirn	#43 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:05
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Duck Surprise - is it like the 'Sausage Surprise' a friend once gave us - the surprise being there was no sausage? "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Cygnus Bazza	#44 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:05
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Plate-switching - brilliant routine!


Cygnus Bazza	#45 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:06
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Duck Surprise - is it like the 'Sausage Surprise' a friend once gave us - the surprise being there was no sausage? What was there instead? Duck?


OneSparePart	#46 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:06
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Vomit! They obviously couldn't show that on the bbc back then. Edited by OneSparePart on 23-11-2022 20:07 Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#47 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:06
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	I'm glad they decided to edit out the up-chuck!


M1795537OCVirn	#48 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:07
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Plate-switching - brilliant routine! They worked so hard on these! Wish we could have seen the rehearsals where they worked it all out. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Cygnus Bazza	#49 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:07
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	There really was very little technology in a 70s car interior.


trevor travis	#50 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:07
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	What else could go wrong? Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#51 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:08
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	No apostrophe in 'Andres' - criminal!


M1795537OCVirn	#52 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:09
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ No apostrophe in 'Andres' - criminal! Look again. There is one, it's just lying down. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Cygnus Bazza	#53 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:09
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	They get full comic value out of those swing doors in this episode, don't they?


Cygnus Bazza	#54 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:09
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ No apostrophe in 'Andres' - criminal! Look again. There is one, it's just lying down. Good work!


trevor travis	#55 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:09
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ There really was very little technology in a 70s car interior. Or the whole car. Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#56 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:10
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Is this the one episode where Basil can't really be blamed for the fiasco? Or am I being too kind?


Cygnus Bazza	#57 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:10
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ There really was very little technology in a 70s car interior. Or the whole car. That as well!


OneSparePart	#58 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:11
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	I like how they change it up by letting the audience know the duck swap error in advance Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


M1795537OCVirn	#59 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:12
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Is this the one episode where Basil can't really be blamed for the fiasco? Or am I being too kind? He can still be blamed for making everything worse. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


OneSparePart	#60 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:12
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Is this the one episode where Basil can't really be blamed for the fiasco? Or am I being too kind? Trouble IS magnetically attracted to Basil Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


trevor travis	#61 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:12
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Basil has lost it even by his standards! I've shouted at a car when it broke down, but never attacked it with a branch! Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#62 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:13
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Dessert ex machina


M1795537OCVirn	#63 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:13
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Is this the one episode where Basil can't really be blamed for the fiasco? Or am I being too kind? Trouble IS magnetically attracted to Basil It's so painful to watch - he tries SO hard.... "You're not sulking, I hope?"


OneSparePart	#64 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:13
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Duck's off Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


trevor travis	#65 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:13
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Next episode at 20.20 Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#66 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:14
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Basil has lost it even by his standards! I've shouted at a car when it broke down, but never attacked it with a branch! Personally, I'd prefer to flick a misbehaving car with a wet towel


trevor travis	#67 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:14
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Dessert ex machina Your coat, sir? Vote Og.


trevor travis	#68 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:16
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Apologies in advance, but I#m out next Wednesday. Will set uo the thread both both episodes. Vote Og.


OneSparePart	#69 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:16
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Dessert ex machina Your coat, sir? And here's the boot... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#70 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:16
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Dessert ex machina Your coat, sir? I thought I'd hang on for the cheese and biscuits


Cygnus Bazza	#71 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:18
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ trevor travis wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Dessert ex machina Your coat, sir? And here's the boot... While there's a lull, how long did Ruts DC play for?


OneSparePart	#72 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ trevor travis wrote: ↑ Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Dessert ex machina Your coat, sir? And here's the boot... While there's a lull, how long did Ruts DC play for? Originally billed at an hour and 5, they did an encore of 20-25 mins. So about 90 mins. It flew by. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


trevor travis	#73 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Started! Vote Og.


Cygnus Bazza	#74 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	Have we re-started?


trevor travis	#75 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:21
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Unusual start for an episode... we're actually outside the hotel! Vote Og.


OneSparePart	#76 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:21
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	This one is 12 out of 10. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


M1795537OCVirn	#77 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:21
Admin Posts: 14115 Joined: 14.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Have we re-started? I have. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


trevor travis	#78 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:22
Alpha Grade Posts: 8372 Joined: 16.01.22	Cygnus Bazza wrote: ↑ Have we re-started? Yes, second episode started at 20.20. Vote Og.


OneSparePart	#79 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:22
Alpha Grade Posts: 11306 Joined: 16.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Unusual start for an episode... we're actually outside the hotel! And no faulty signage Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Cygnus Bazza	#80 Posted on 23-11-2022 20:23
Alpha Grade Posts: 5419 Joined: 14.06.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ This one is 12 out of 10. It'd only be an 11 if Basil didn't have that bandage round his head in the crucial scene - for some reason, it's perfect!

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