Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
Bill Maynard has been in several shows and films and is completely different in each one. A tribute to his acting abilities.
RIP Bill Maynard, Selwyn Foggit The Gaffer & Claude Greengrass!
Inspector Haskins has fallen on hard times since he left The Sweeney!
Great sitcom.classic bill Maynard 💙
The hat looks almost exactly like Greengrass 🎩
Quality writing and great delivery!
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
😂 Dialogue is right. Programme is wrong.
@@njeriweru1980 NO IT'S NOT !
Operating a metal turning lathe without wearing safety goggles. The factory safety officer will have kittens.
The parking ticket at the beginning is for a completely different reg. to the one he's driving.
Badly needs to be repeated. Forces tv should try go for it
Don't know what a 'gaffer' is so it's lost on me.
THE BOSS.👍
Maggie kill work