Three of the best scenes from iconic british comedies!
Three of the best scenes from iconic British comedies.
As you will see in a post later on this week, I absolutely love comedies from what I like to call the golden age of British comedy, the sixties through the nineties. Shows like Father Ted, Dad's Army, Open All Hours, 'Allo 'Allo... they don't make 'em like that anymore! In this post, I'm going to share three of the all time best scenes from shows made in the Golden Age!
'Don't Tell Him, Pike!'
Is there anything more memorable than this scene from the Dad's Army episode 'The Deadly Attachment.' In this episode, Captain Mainwairing and his motley crew are tasked with guarding a German U-Boat crew until they can get a military escort sorted. Classic!
And for an added bonus - the phrase I use every time Gaz does something dim...
Don't mention the war!
Ah, Fawlty Towers. A TV show that would never be made now, can you imagine the complaints! It's hard to believe that this larger than life comedy only had twelve episodes made! But with every episode being packed with moments that had you rolling on the floor laughing, it seemed more. The relationship between Basil and Manuel was... interesting... how many laws and bad management practices can you break in twelve episodes...
But the best scene from this show HAS to be when the hotel receives German guests. All the awkward hang-ups about history...
Priests in an underwear department.
Ah. Father Ted. I love it. Of course, it wouldn't be so great without Father Jack, the alcoholic priest who puts Gareth's language to shame! I'm just going to leave this here...
What made this show for me, was a group of priests getting lost in a department store, in the lingerie department! The impending doom and embarassment ... 'there's no way out!' Turning something relatively innocent into something side splitting.
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As you will see in a post later on this week, I absolutely love comedies from what I like to call the golden age of British comedy, the sixties through the nineties. Shows like Father Ted, Dad's Army, Open All Hours, 'Allo 'Allo... they don't make 'em like that anymore! In this post, I'm going to share three of the all time best scenes from shows made in the Golden Age!
'Don't Tell Him, Pike!'
Is there anything more memorable than this scene from the Dad's Army episode 'The Deadly Attachment.' In this episode, Captain Mainwairing and his motley crew are tasked with guarding a German U-Boat crew until they can get a military escort sorted. Classic!
Don't mention the war!
Ah, Fawlty Towers. A TV show that would never be made now, can you imagine the complaints! It's hard to believe that this larger than life comedy only had twelve episodes made! But with every episode being packed with moments that had you rolling on the floor laughing, it seemed more. The relationship between Basil and Manuel was... interesting... how many laws and bad management practices can you break in twelve episodes...
But the best scene from this show HAS to be when the hotel receives German guests. All the awkward hang-ups about history...
Priests in an underwear department.
Ah. Father Ted. I love it. Of course, it wouldn't be so great without Father Jack, the alcoholic priest who puts Gareth's language to shame! I'm just going to leave this here...
What made this show for me, was a group of priests getting lost in a department store, in the lingerie department! The impending doom and embarassment ... 'there's no way out!' Turning something relatively innocent into something side splitting.
Ah... Perfect!!
What comedies do you guys love? Let me know in the comments!
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