Tag Archives: 1990′s tv

Comedy DVDs for sale – The search for “Bread” has resulted in the following items

Posted on 2 May, 2010 by admin

A user has recently been looking for Bread. If you remember this was an eighties phenomenon. Written by Carla Lane the show lasted for seven series on the BBC between 1986 and 1991. It featured an extended Catholic family in … Continue reading →

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Comedy DVDs for sale – The search for ‘Last Of The Summer Wine’ has yielded the following choices

Posted on 20 April, 2010 by admin

One of our users was looking for Last Of The Summer Wine. Do you remember these grumpy old men? When I first became aware of it in the late 70′s / early 80′s they were Foggy, Compo and Clegg. Their … Continue reading →

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Rowan Atkinson

Posted on 4 September, 2009 by admin

Rowan Atkinson was born in Consett Co. Durham in 1955 and is perhaps best known worldwide for his portrayal of rubber faced and feeble-minded Mr Bean. However, as this is a comedy website (sorry, but I don’t get it), I’d … Continue reading →

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Caroline Aherne

Posted on 4 September, 2009 by admin

Caroline Aherne was born on Christmas Eve 1963 in South London to an Irish railway worker and his wife. Presumably travelling by rail the family soon upped sticks and landed in Wythenshawe, Manchester. She is the main writer and performer … Continue reading →

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Comedies on DVD – Father Ted, Series 1, Episode 4 ‘Competition Time’

Posted on 20 August, 2009 by admin

‘Competition Time’, also known (by me) as the Elvis Episode. It’s the annual all priests look-a-like competition, loosely based upon Stars in Their Eyes, and Ted is going as Elvis. Trouble is, so too are Dougal and Jack! Ted was … Continue reading →

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Comedies on DVD – Father Ted Series 1, Episode 3 ‘The Passion of St Tibulus’

Posted on 6 August, 2009 by admin

Ah, ‘The Passion of St Tibulus’.  This is my favourite one of the lot.  It’s the one when for me you can best see the authors’ tool marks.  Fathers Crilly, McGuire and Hackett are hosting a Cuban Priest, Fr. Hernandez.  … Continue reading →

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Comedies on DVD – Father Ted. A few more random thoughts.

Posted on 6 February, 2009 by admin

Thoughts on Hell (series 2, episode 1) This episode contains that priceless bit in the caravan, when Dougal is confused about the relative sizes of the toy cows in the caravan and the real ones out in the field. Ted’s … Continue reading →

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