They don't like it up 'em!

[4th wilts]

man about the house is also another classic.lee.

[PsyWar.Org]

"Don't tell him your name, Spike" Classic!

[sapper]

Makes me smile having served in the HG. Sadly not much like that mob... Worse luck!
Sapper

[von Poop]

Looking at the poll, is anyone going to dare to admit not liking it?
Excluding 2 of the septic persuasion, who can be forgiven for never having heard of it, we're so far unanimous in our appreciation.

Must be 30-odd years old now and still has the capacity to crease me up, even when it's an episode I've seen a dozen times before. Not that many comedies last so well. (Though a fair few that do seem to be written by Perry or Croft)

[geoff501]

Originally Posted by von Poop

(Though a fair few that do seem to be written by Perry or Croft)

I heard a few weeks back that 'Allo, 'Allo is to be finally shown in Germany. Can't say I ever saw a complete episode of this, but it won't work. A lot will be lost in translation and a good deal more lost since British humour is a genetic thing, as one paper reported and I agree.

[Slipdigit]

Originally Posted by von Poop

Excluding 2 of the septic persuasion

Guilty

[marek_pk]

Originally Posted by geoff501

I heard a few weeks back that 'Allo, 'Allo is to be finally shown in Germany. Can't say I ever saw a complete episode of this, but it won't work. A lot will be lost in translation and a good deal more lost since British humour is a genetic thing, as one paper reported and I agree.

Not sure it's a genetic thing. Both my parents were Polish and I was born in the UK. I had quite a dose of Polish culture at home and British culture at school.

I thought the show was great. My mum even enjoyed it.

[Rich Payne]

What I like about Dad's Army is that whilst the cast are bumbling fools, their motives are never in doubt (well, apart from the Spiv). There is never any doubt that if it came to the crunch, they would have done the right thing.

Mainwaring is a buffoon but the scene where he disarms the German airmen in the vestry has real suspense.

The added benefit is that no-one who has seen the opening titles a few times can ever forget the German sickelschnitt manoeuvre towards the channel coast.

'It ain't arf hot mum' never convinced me that it was real although Michael Bates was good in everything and I always felt that 'allo 'allo belittled the occupation.

Dad's Army didn't make light of air raids or rationing or the risk of invasion at any moment.

[von Poop]

Reckon you're right in the 'pecking order' Rich. 'It ain't arf ot mum' was good, but compared to the mighty dad's army not much more than a stage-play and Allo allo isn't quite in the same league as either to my eye.

[Rich Payne]

Just a thought, but did anyone else who was a lad when it was first shown realise that the vicar was a raving iron ? It's only when I watch it now...

Actually, that was a fairly standard feature of those writers - All of those wartime ones and 'Are you being served ?' had the resident Nancy-boy !