side effect 9:59 Sat Apr 18
Love thy neighbour
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Just watching series 6 and Bill Reynolds said he supports West Ham..
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mentor
3:46 Sun Apr 19
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And all because we ran to the aid of an Eastern European country when Germany invaded them. If only, eh?
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ted fenton
2:27 Sun Apr 19
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Blossom 2:25 Sun Apr 19
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Takashi Miike
2:26 Sun Apr 19
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I loved the theme tune
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Blossom
2:25 Sun Apr 19
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I loved this as a kid. I could never understand why it is not shown on TV these days.
So I bought the series 1 box set. Watching this confirmed (to me at least) that every time the male leads indulged in racist behaviour they got their comeuppance in some way, thereby giving the message that racists are losers. That's how I always saw it as a kid!
The sexism, however.....deary deary me!
The humour has dated of course, but I loved it at the time. Don't forget that this ran for several series and was one of the most popular comedy series of the 70s. Viewing figures were much higher than anything gets these says,although of course, there wasn't much choice then. Still mostly isn't mind, predominantly either terrestrial TV or terrestrial TV repeats on cable/satellite....
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Crassus
1:31 Sun Apr 19
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No racism knicker wetting here
It was just a shit programme
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icwhs
11:18 Sun Apr 19
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it was funny,
everyone getting their knickers in a twist about racism, see the funny side as it was meant.
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Big Tel
11:18 Sun Apr 19
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Ron
Yes. I am.
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mentor
11:17 Sun Apr 19
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A comedy which satirised the racist attitude of the white Eastender but unwittingly has become more important as a window into the prelude of the destruction of a community.
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Ronald_antly
11:15 Sun Apr 19
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Tel
I think you're confusing Eddie (the "honky") with Bill (the "nig-nog").
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Big Tel
11:08 Sun Apr 19
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And just in case anyone hasn't noticed, the black bloke is now Patrick in Eastenders.
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Big Tel
11:07 Sun Apr 19
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He was Man United.
I also have the box set and there's an episode of him and his mates from the pub going on holiday to Spain and he's pissed in a bar, wearing a Manchester United t shirt and talking to the barman about Bobby Charlton.
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Private Dancer
10:55 Sun Apr 19
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stoneman 12:45 Sun Apr 19
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My missus brought me the box set for Christmas'
Never again will getting socks seem so shit after reading that.
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Ronald_antly
10:17 Sun Apr 19
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I can't understand why you snowflakes have such a problem with this show.
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HairyHammer
4:19 Sun Apr 19
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Well at least it was not the horrid racist for once that supported West Ham.
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Gavros
3:55 Sun Apr 19
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Like rising damp with a modicum of the talent
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Hammer and Pickle
2:52 Sun Apr 19
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The irony is not lost on WHO stomp.
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stomper
2:50 Sun Apr 19
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No Alfs. It tried to be Alf Garnett but failed and always went for the cheap racist laughs
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Hammer and Pickle
2:38 Sun Apr 19
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It's a good moral not a fucking TV series.
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Alfs
2:37 Sun Apr 19
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It's misconceived as being racist. Yes, the main character was racist but if you look at it, the black guy got the better of him every time, and the wives got on very well.
It was more to show how ridiculous racism is.
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deanfergi
1:16 Sun Apr 19
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You've got to be kidding, Eddie!
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Crassus
1:00 Sun Apr 19
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Of its time and a comment of current thinking and antagonism
Utterly shite programme mind - complete and total lack of humour, a piss poor bucket of filth
And I am rather inclined to an odd race/religion jape too
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