Edwardian Fred

UK Gold have started repeating the fabulous "Big Train". [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clapping.gif[/img]


Any other fans out there?

If you've not seen it - where have you been? It was written by Matthews & Linehan - the writers of Father Ted and stars among others Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon and Julia Davis.

The best sketch show in the past 10 years - including the classic sketch in the style of a David Attenborough wildlife documentary where herds of jockeys are gathered on the plains of the Serengeti only to be stalked and preyed upon by the Artist Formerly Known As Prince!

Delightfully wonderful silly stuff indeed!

arty-dave

7 posts since November 2005 - where have you been? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Steve Crook

It's been running for a few weeks now, on UKTV G2, not the main UK Gold channel.

My favourite is episode 4 of the first series. That has a superb spoof of my favourite film, A Matter of Life and Death. But it's done with a lot of knowledge of and obvious affection for the film.

Doomed airman nursing a burning plane homewards, manages to get radio contact with Helen, a lovely radio operator. (Lighting on half her face, red lights burning in the background). He starts to tell her his dying wishes and declare his love when she says "Sorry Eric, I have to put you on hold. I've got another doomed airman on the other line."
Quick circuit round the other doomed airmen, then the lines get crossed and they start declaring their love - but to each other instead of to Helen.
One of them asks if Helen can be put back on the line but she doesn't seem to be available.
"Oh well," says Eric, "we'd better start screaming I suppose."
So they all start screaming as their burning planes plummet.

Very cleverly done.

Steve