Loved this growing up,...and anything Bill Maynard was in , was always worth watching, great character and a nice chap to I've heard,....my particular favs of his were Selwyn froggett and the Gaffer,....he also starred in some cracking dramaa and films,... he was Proper old school and always preformed with great heart and honesty,.....sadly his generation of actor , are so few nowadays...
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?
Loved this growing up,...and anything Bill Maynard was in , was always worth watching, great character and a nice chap to I've heard,....my particular favs of his were Selwyn froggett and the Gaffer,....he also starred in some cracking dramaa and films,... he was Proper old school and always preformed with great heart and honesty,.....sadly his generation of actor , are so few nowadays...
Wall to wall laughs in this.....
RiP Bill
What a great show.
Pat Ashton,she still looked sweet there
Das Gaffer!
His answer he give Ginger when saying something about his car
DEATH DUTIES, HEY !!!
Love bill
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?
The laugh track is horribly distracting 🙁