One of my favourite pieces of slapstick

[Crackle]

This gets me chortling every time: I'm a simple soul. Beautifully constructed with a cast of fantastic British actors/comedians

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[accountantpete]

Outrageous - that's the remake!!!!

 

[Archie_tect]

Malthouse Passage.

 

[Crackle]

Outrageous - that's the remake!!!!

I never knew that. Was the original French by any chance?

 

[accountantpete]

I never knew that. Was the original French by any chance?

No- it was Eric Sykes. But instead of the useless Capt Mainwaring it had Tommy Cooper and a host of class cameos.

See

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[Crackle]

Ah! I remember it now. I thought Tommy Cooper was in it.

 

[Archie_tect]

Always a shock to see how 'modern' the houses still look compared to the cars... shows how building hasn't advanced at all in 50 years!

 

[Shaun]

Was that a much younger Joanna Lumley in the cab of the tranny?