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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24/11/2006 : 00:00:27
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LOOK OUT...For brand new comedy series starting Friday night 9.30pm BBC.
Written by Jennifer Saunders, it has a great, tried and tested cast, including Joanna Lumley, Dawn French and Sue Johnstone ex 'Royle Family'....
Should be a GOODIE...give it a go!..... 
Carole R.
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Littlebylittle
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
449 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 00:04:00
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| Thanks for the reminder. I saw the trailer recently. Might be fun. |
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Clare
Something Special
United Kingdom
1474 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 00:30:09
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The old lady & i were just discussing this earlier. With a cast like that it has to be hilarious
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 00:31:46
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quote:
Originally posted by Clare
The old lady & i were just discussing this earlier. With a cast like that it has to be hilarious
Clare xx
I thought we weren't allowed to use the 'old lady' tag!
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13118 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 19:34:00
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IT'S ON TONIGHT!
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 22:03:54
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What an advertisement for us Devonian gals! 
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Lynn
Wishing And Hoping
225 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 22:14:33
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Watched it, was very good...loved joanna lumley losing her teeth in the dinner and playing the organ at the funeral lol
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Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 22:32:28
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Originally posted by Lynn
Watched it, was very good...loved joanna lumley losing her teeth in the dinner
Reminded me of when I was a youngster and the family took a boat trip on the Devon Princess. My Nan lost her teeth AND her dinner over the side!
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13118 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 23:17:07
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LOL!
Yes, Stupidly though, for some reason, I was 'programmed' to see a Victoria Wood Style 'thing'...So when Joanna Lumley showed up looking like Mrs Overall, it just reinforced my thoughts.
However, there were quite a few amusing scenes/comments and I'm thinking it could/should improve,
once I get my head around it!!
Final Thought...It has potential.
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jonathan
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
474 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 23:31:11
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I thought it was dire! It didn't seem to know what it was, cartoon or real. Might give it a second try though.
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Littlebylittle
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
449 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2006 : 23:39:12
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There was one visual joke which I liked. One of the characters was spinning balls of fire in the church, and she accidently lost control of one ball, and it ignited some weird knitted mobile which went up in smoke.
The rest of it was pretty weak, as I'm not very interested in seeing old ladies attend W.I. meetings. |
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Clare
Something Special
United Kingdom
1474 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2006 : 03:37:13
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Damn! I fell asleep & missed it 
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Katariina
Wishing And Hoping
Finland
637 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2006 : 09:05:20
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I wish they´ll show it in Finnish TV too and I think that they will! British TV series (both comedy and drama) are very popular here up north; we share the same dry sense of humour and not-too-mushy sense of reality.
Love, Kat
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2006 : 10:13:53
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Originally posted by Littlebylittle
The rest of it was pretty weak, as I'm not very interested in seeing old ladies attend W.I. meetings.
It depends which WI meeting you're referring to Nicky - Calendar Girls?!! 
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Littlebylittle
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
449 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2006 : 11:29:45
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
5536 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2006 : 23:13:13
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Calenders girls was great --but then it did have Julie Walters and Helen Mirren in it!
Wasn't very impressed with Fridays prog--may watch it again in case it grows on me!
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Brian
Something Special
United Kingdom
1841 Posts |
Posted - 28/11/2006 : 07:59:12
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I can't help thinking how much BETTER it would have been with Victoria Wood, Julie Walters and Celia Imrie in it!
It may improve, but at the moment it doesn't seem to have that 'magic'
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/11/2006 : 08:18:46
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Thats exactly what I thought, Brian!...
Lets hope that if we can get our heads around the fact, it aint a Victoria Wood 'thing' we can warm to the characters...
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5961 Posts |
Posted - 28/11/2006 : 09:48:34
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IMHO, French and Saunders (as a pair) are now way beyond their sell by date. The last comedy sketch-type programme they did together was equally as dire!
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