TATTIEST, NOISIEST, hammiest and blusteriest thing BBC2 has ever shown. You all know what went on here. Suffice to say age hasn’t treated it well, but the special effects still look good. And that bit with THE GOOD LIFE titles is ace. It was contractually obliged that everyone who was in it went on to be famous, which alas meant stardom beckoned both for PAUL MERTON *and* CHRIS BARRIE.
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The Legendary Bing Crosby
Tuesday, 23.00, Sky Arts 2Doubtless Sky Arts have shown this a thousand times, and probably another channel before that, but we’re a bit quiet this week so it gets in. It’s Bing with all his mates, including Dino and Frank and Bob and of course Dame David, suitably seasonal for this time of year. We don’t know if it’s got him being impressed by Pan’s People, though.
Peace and vegetable rights, the University Challenge episode is the best one. Also check out some of their live work like the Bastard Squad and a memorable appearance on Comic Relief. What are you doing, Mike, snogging Kate Bush? ( This was also a very rare live appearance by the high pitched one).
It’s a funny thing, but the Young Ones is to kids of the 80s what the Goodies is to kids of the 70s – great at the time, shite now. Because I was born in ’74, I was too young to remember the Goodies first time around and I absolutely love them to shreds now, whilst my older brothers – who did watch them first time around – think it’s all a bit embarrassing. I loved the Young Ones when I was eight (ten for series two), taped them, watched them over and over…then just lost interest. Seeing Bottom live in ’93 was the final straw.
Thank heavens for Habitat sofa coffins.
I was too young to see TYO first time round & only really remembered them for Living Doll, odd clips permitting.
In 1995 the whole lot was repeated & I managed to watch most of them recording a few.
They are very of their time, but plenty of the humour stands up well.
I’ve never really undestood the surreal bits that have next to no connection to the main plot, such as the old Russian couple & the bussinessmen holdaying on a raft in the cellar.