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jon1959
It hit me too. After 3 years as a conductor on the Sheffield buses I was on the dole. For a week. Then I turned up at an interview for a Council Housing Officer in uniform and they decided if I could collect fares I could collect rent. Never looked back!
Do you wear your uniform to reunions or do you go in mufti?:hehe:
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splott parker
Do you wear your uniform to reunions or do you go in mufti?:hehe:
We're all undercover these days - but still have the secret handshake! :hehe:
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splott parker
The advent of ‘pay the driver’ resulting in the demise of the conductor must have hit him as well.
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An unexpected complete lack of sympathy from you Paul re. The fate of a clippie!!!!!!!!!!!
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An ITV comedy, I thought was quite good was Cuckoo’s Nest, with Lewis Collins.
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SOXY BOY
An ITV comedy, I thought was quite good was Cuckoo’s Nest, with Lewis Collins.
Diane Keen ?
She was a sort
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A comedy show that appears to have slipped under the radar is Drop the Dead Donkey, which was brilliantly written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. It spawned some memorable characters and many of the actors involved such as Stephen Tompkinson, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle went on to star in other shows. Gus, played by Robert Preston was, along with Kryton in Red Dwarf, one of my all time favourite comic creations.
After being off air for over 20 years, the show is touring the UK (Inc Cardiff) next year, so that's one for the diary.
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Moodybluebird
A comedy show that appears to have slipped under the radar is Drop the Dead Donkey, which was brilliantly written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. It spawned some memorable characters and many of the actors involved such as Stephen Tompkinson, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle went on to star in other shows. Gus, played by Robert Preston was, along with Kryton in Red Dwarf, one of my all time favourite comic creations.
After being off air for over 20 years, the show is touring the UK (Inc Cardiff) next year, so that's one for the diary.
Let’s run that up the flag pole and see who salutes.
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the other bob wilson
I can’t imagine anyone thinking Eric Morecambe was not funny, but I get that some would feel like you do about Tommy Cooper.
Strangely enough I met Tommy Cooper after a Cardiff game probably about 1973 against Norwich. In the evening it was the street outing to see the Pantomime at the New Theatre. I just remember some big bloke stopped me and my dad as were walking from NP into Cardiff and asked us was there a toy shop near? I remember being starstruck when I realised it was Tommy Cooper. Thinking back now he was probably in need of some props. I’m going to have to look up now which year we played Norwich in January.
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Not sure if it’s been mentioned already but an itv one I quite liked was Hywel Bennett in Shelley. I think it was his girlfriend (possibly Fran) who made the programme for me.
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jon1959
Let’s run that up the flag pole and see who salutes.
See you're cooking with napalm jon, you bet !
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Not sure if mentioned as I can't be bothered to trawl through 7 pages.
One word, Bilko
Or Phil Silvers if you want two.
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jon1959
Let’s run that up the flag pole and see who salutes.
I'll run it up the flagpole, see if the cat wants to lick it.
I've asked Eggy here to fly a few
proposals past the saluting platform,
Filthy, Rich and Catflap
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Not sure if mentioned as I can't be bothered to trawl through 7 pages.
One word, Bilko
Or Phil Silvers if you want two.
7th post, page one but you’ve just reminded me of one of the best cartoons, Top Cat:thumbup:
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Has The New Statesman been mentioned?
A bit hit and miss, but when it hit it was brilliant. The late lamented Rik at his best.
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My back is killing me. I was playing piggy back with my granddaughter last night, and I fell off !!
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Micheal Barry more, Les Dennis , that's old school but crap
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splott parker
7th post, page one but you’ve just reminded me of one of the best cartoons, Top Cat:thumbup:
Called my cat TC and used to refer to Andrew Dibble as officer. Yeah I was a fan
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jon1959
Has The New Statesman been mentioned?
A bit hit and miss, but when it hit it was brilliant. The late lamented Rik at his best.
Exactly my thoughts - Alan B'stard would have been Chancellor in this Government.