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Who remebers THIS classic programme?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:25 am
by Ace
Scared me shitless as a kid, just ordered them from Amazon.




Re: Who remebers THIS classic programme?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:32 am
by mart
Beat you to it Ace.
Collected my order last week. Waiting now for "The Year of the Sex Olympics" and "The Stone Tapes".

Mart

Re: Who remebers THIS classic programme?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:40 am
by Ace
I'm eagerly looking forward to this Mart, I DO recall seeing a rude episode where 2 jack-the-lads pull a couple of skanks with big tits, get them drunk and weigh their tits on kitchen scales.
The BFI originally planned to include a couple of episodes of "Beasts" as extras for their release of Nigel Kneale's "The Year Of The Sex Olympics". This plan fell through due to prohibitive costs. Given that so little of Kneale's work now remains unavailable on DVD, you should count yorself lucky you have Year of Sex Olympics as well!!


Re: Who remebers THIS classic programme?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:12 am
by Pervert
I got Beasts a few months back. One of the six is still a classic, two more are incredibly good, one almost works, another doesn't but still scares the bejesus out of you, and the remaining episode needs to be approached with a degree of caution.

Some excellent acting, and Simon "Shouty one-tone" McCorkindale.

Oh, it also includes a Nigel Kneale episode from another series.

Re: Who remebers THIS classic programme?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:54 pm
by steve56
I got mine last year from play the best 2 are During Barty"s Party& the supermarket one with shirley cheriton.

Re: Who remebers THIS classic programme?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:08 pm
by Pervert
During Barty's Party is chilling, with Elizabeth Sellars and Anthony Bate perfect, and Pauline Quirke is remarkable in Special Offer. What Big Eyes is an acting masterclass, with Michael Kitchen and Patrick Magee. Buddy Boy tries, but doesn't quite get there---and contains some posing brooding by Martin Shaw. Baby has some awful acting, but contains a hell of a shock. And as for The Dummy----well, no one can get things right all the time.