Goodbye Nicholas Ball. You did lots of great stuff in your career, but this sketch is the first thing I thought of when I heard you'd passed. Keep bouncing those Gregorys.
I read a post on-line by one of the characters in the skit (don’t recall which) that said much of the slang was made up on the spot. Some of the slang is real. Some is rhyming slang. Mincers is mince pies = eyes. Bounced a few Gregories: Gregory Pecks = cheques ie pass dud cheques. West Ham is West Ham reserves or nerves as in this is getting on my nerves. “Played a few strokes” might be a cricketing reference to being a success as a crim ie making a good shot/putting one “passed the keeper”. One website says Hans Christian Anderson is British slang for a policeman who forges evidence to get a conviction. Hans Christian Anderson is apparently British slang for a liar. North is north and south = mouth. Shell-like as in shell-like ear. Snowman might be a reference to cocaine dealer. Sky is sky rockets = pockets. “Shanks it” is shank’s pony ie on foot. GBH on the ear holes is grievous bodily harm ie he heard some important info. Sky rockets full of Charlie ie pockets full of coke. Slimy on the Bill: hates police. Charlie I believe is heroin. River Ouse may be rhyming slang for booze. Tooled up = armed. Gorilla is British slang for a hired enforcer, a thug. Daffodil is British slang for a naïve and innocent young man. This makes sense eg the police don’t want to have to charge a person who’s simply naive - you don't need a daffodil to waste your time. It would complicate their life charging a small-time crook. “Fitted up like a toff at Tommy Nutters” is a reference to the famous Savile Row suit designer ie he is being “fitted up” with a crime he didn’t commit.
great stuff cheers@@michaelthompson342 !! Favourite line is probably the Tommy Nutter one, which I had to reverse engineer to figure out myself a few years back. Sheer genius.
Anyone help with some of these please?!! "You don't need a daffodil" "Turtles on the melody" maybe Turtles = Hands/Fingers? Melody = Notes (money)? "Shanks with the bubbles down the boozer" Shanks = use your own legs ...with the Bubbles = ? not sure about this, presume another officer or copper I've been deciphering this for years... still going.... cheers :)
@@belverticale ha thanks mate. I wondered if it may have been elephant trunk = skunk, and I believe oedipus means swollen foot in Greek. I'm with yours though cheers
I think it's the late Michael Thomas. Married to Selina Caldell of Doc Martin fame. Just watching him on an episode of Inspector Morse called 'The Ghost In The Machine'.
It's a fairly tale. I was in the pub having a dump the police burst through the door. . They start blaming me for a dealing drugs. I'm in a jam. As soon as he sees my face he is all over Me. . I try and open my mouth to have a word with him and he is stuffing the drugs into my pocket. Then I get arrested the hands are behind my back and the handcuffs are on. This is not my style I'm not a drug dealer I'm a thief. . Thats the jist of the first bit.
I read a post on-line by one of the characters in the skit (don’t recall which) that said much of the slang was made up on the spot. Some of the slang is real. Some is rhyming slang. Mincers is mince pies = eyes. Bounced a few Gregories: Gregory Pecks = cheques ie pass dud cheques. West Ham is West Ham reserves or nerves as in this is getting on my nerves. “Played a few strokes” might be a cricketing reference to being a success as a crim ie making a good shot/putting one “passed the keeper”. One website says Hans Christian Anderson is British slang for a policeman who forges evidence to get a conviction. Hans Christian Anderson is apparently British slang for a liar. North is north and south = mouth. Shell-like as in shell-like ear. Snowman might be a reference to cocaine dealer. Sky is sky rockets = pockets. “Shanks it” is shank’s pony ie on foot. GBH on the ear holes is grievous bodily harm ie he heard some important info. Sky rockets full of Charlie ie pockets full of coke. Slimy on the Bill: hates police. Charlie I believe is heroin. River Ouse may be rhyming slang for booze. Tooled up = armed. Gorilla is British slang for a hired enforcer, a thug. Daffodil is British slang for a naïve and innocent young man. This makes sense eg the police don’t want to have to charge a person this simply naive. It would complicate their life. Tommy nutters: is a reference to the famous Savile Row suit designer ie he is being “fitted up” with a crime he didn’t commit.
I have got the jist of what they are saying but no idea what the context of what the sergeant said at the end lol I have come up with this idea that he is new to that precinct and they are pulling a prank on him on his first day haha Or am I overthinking it lol
Rest in peace Nicholas Ball.
I lost it at 'squeezing the malteser' 😂😂😂
That's the bit that always stuck in m mind too since I first saw this!
Goodbye Nicholas Ball. You did lots of great stuff in your career, but this sketch is the first thing I thought of when I heard you'd passed. Keep bouncing those Gregorys.
This is classic. Thanks for uploading 🤙
Has me in stitches every time. Thanks guys. Love it. May, 2024.
Back when comedy was Comedy!
“Concrete trampoline” 😂😂😂
Hang about, that's worth at least a fiver! LOL - loved these two when they did a show in Wellington, NZ, OMG they were funny.
Lord I miss they guys... we have nothing like this any more sadly......
There's just no funny comedy anymore.
The richest language of all humanity.
I'm not a snowman .....I'm a partridge.
That’s just brilliant.
I nearly parked a tiger clapping me minces on this all these donkeys baked potata.
Not many, uncle.
Simply brilliant 😂😂
"on the River Ouse." Nice one 👍🍺
Cracks me up every fkn time!....Pure gold!...
What a load of Stilgoe! 😂😂😂
Hazels was a great show.loved it
He's a tablecloth
Wonderful, i laughed my head off,
So funny and clever would you adam and eve it geezer
RIP Nicholas Ball :(
Got to be in the top 10 of the greatest ever comedy sketches, along with the channel tunnel sketch - waiting for a skip!
*STRANGLING THE **_W_** **_H_** **_A_** **_T??_*
Does it come with subtitles by any chance?)
Yeah, like the Jive talking in Flying High, cut me some slack, slick!!
I read a post on-line by one of the characters in the skit (don’t recall which) that said much of the slang was made up on the spot. Some of the slang is real. Some is rhyming slang. Mincers is mince pies = eyes. Bounced a few Gregories: Gregory Pecks = cheques ie pass dud cheques. West Ham is West Ham reserves or nerves as in this is getting on my nerves. “Played a few strokes” might be a cricketing reference to being a success as a crim ie making a good shot/putting one “passed the keeper”. One website says Hans Christian Anderson is British slang for a policeman who forges evidence to get a conviction. Hans Christian Anderson is apparently British slang for a liar. North is north and south = mouth. Shell-like as in shell-like ear. Snowman might be a reference to cocaine dealer. Sky is sky rockets = pockets. “Shanks it” is shank’s pony ie on foot. GBH on the ear holes is grievous bodily harm ie he heard some important info. Sky rockets full of Charlie ie pockets full of coke. Slimy on the Bill: hates police. Charlie I believe is heroin. River Ouse may be rhyming slang for booze. Tooled up = armed. Gorilla is British slang for a hired enforcer, a thug. Daffodil is British slang for a naïve and innocent young man. This makes sense eg the police don’t want to have to charge a person who’s simply naive - you don't need a daffodil to waste your time. It would complicate their life charging a small-time crook. “Fitted up like a toff at Tommy Nutters” is a reference to the famous Savile Row suit designer ie he is being “fitted up” with a crime he didn’t commit.
great stuff cheers@@michaelthompson342 !! Favourite line is probably the Tommy Nutter one, which I had to reverse engineer to figure out myself a few years back. Sheer genius.
agree with River Ouse = Booze@@michaelthompson342
Done a Little Richard? Richard the Third: turd? Not sure. Any guesses?😄
This os so funny 🤣
Can anyone attempt to translate this dialogue? 😂
Not many uncle....Terry Sneed
He shouldn’t be allowed to say he “talked to the macaroons in the pub”, it’s disgraceful. It’s Maccas not Macroons.
Not many uncle , it would be “ talked to the silver spoon in the boozer “.
Grow up snowflake...
Anyone help with some of these please?!!
"You don't need a daffodil"
"Turtles on the melody"
maybe Turtles = Hands/Fingers? Melody = Notes (money)?
"Shanks with the bubbles down the boozer"
Shanks = use your own legs
...with the Bubbles = ? not sure about this, presume another officer or copper
I've been deciphering this for years... still going.... cheers :)
Bubbles are Greeks Bubble and Squeak
Daffodil flowers = special powers. Meaning you don't need to be a special detective to figure out that guy is shady.
Bubble bath bubbles is laugh
The Detectives did it better
Metspeak
RIP Nicholas Ball ☹️
The look on Griff's face is perfection!
The muts nuts
3-4 channels and we fought over them as they were all good. Now thousands of channels and f all on
The golden era mate.
RIP Nicholas Ball. Cor blimey!
Brilliant! Jimmy Hazel meets Alas Smith & Jones! Classic!!
Loved Nicholas Ball. He was great as James Hazel...
"Parking his breakfast"! 😂😂😂
I'd like to go back to the beginning...
Squeezin the malteeza 😂😂😂
Elephant all over his Oedipus!
can you explain this one please Simon, I've decrypted many of them except this one ;D
@@aeiouxs Elephant's trunk = junk. Oedipus Rex = Kecks = Trousers...well...that's what I think it means.
@@belverticale ha thanks mate. I wondered if it may have been elephant trunk = skunk, and I believe oedipus means swollen foot in Greek. I'm with yours though cheers
@@belverticale Oedipus Rex = sex.
@@aeiouxs Trunk = drunk.
Brilliant! Unfortunately comedy ain't comedy any more.
Who is the young PC ? He looks familiar
I think it's the late Michael Thomas. Married to Selina Caldell of Doc Martin fame. Just watching him on an episode of Inspector Morse called 'The Ghost In The Machine'.
Luv a duck ....
This is hilarious.
All sub variety of language are important even posh plumb are funny
I wish someone can transcribe this
It's a fairly tale. I was in the pub having a dump the police burst through the door. . They start blaming me for a dealing drugs. I'm in a jam. As soon as he sees my face he is all over Me. . I try and open my mouth to have a word with him and he is stuffing the drugs into my pocket. Then I get arrested the hands are behind my back and the handcuffs are on. This is not my style I'm not a drug dealer I'm a thief. . Thats the jist of the first bit.
I read a post on-line by one of the characters in the skit (don’t recall which) that said much of the slang was made up on the spot. Some of the slang is real. Some is rhyming slang. Mincers is mince pies = eyes. Bounced a few Gregories: Gregory Pecks = cheques ie pass dud cheques. West Ham is West Ham reserves or nerves as in this is getting on my nerves. “Played a few strokes” might be a cricketing reference to being a success as a crim ie making a good shot/putting one “passed the keeper”. One website says Hans Christian Anderson is British slang for a policeman who forges evidence to get a conviction. Hans Christian Anderson is apparently British slang for a liar. North is north and south = mouth. Shell-like as in shell-like ear. Snowman might be a reference to cocaine dealer. Sky is sky rockets = pockets. “Shanks it” is shank’s pony ie on foot. GBH on the ear holes is grievous bodily harm ie he heard some important info. Sky rockets full of Charlie ie pockets full of coke. Slimy on the Bill: hates police. Charlie I believe is heroin. River Ouse may be rhyming slang for booze. Tooled up = armed. Gorilla is British slang for a hired enforcer, a thug. Daffodil is British slang for a naïve and innocent young man. This makes sense eg the police don’t want to have to charge a person this simply naive. It would complicate their life. Tommy nutters: is a reference to the famous Savile Row suit designer ie he is being “fitted up” with a crime he didn’t commit.
West Ham - West Ham reserve: nerve. Charlie (drugs) all over his Oedipus (Oedipus Rex: Keck's (trousers). Tablecloth: spreads all over. 😅
What did griff say near the end
I would very much like to know that. I've gotten pretty much everything else, but the conclusion is still unclear.
If your spanget bag be crammed wi oat bunges, ya ner gusset the pipcock 'til the cordle's high and be out.
@@KeithBurtons Marvellous, thank you. Uuuh... what does it mean?
I have got the jist of what they are saying but no idea what the context of what the sergeant said at the end lol
I have come up with this idea that he is new to that precinct and they are pulling a prank on him on his first day haha
Or am I overthinking it lol