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The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
The 1990s?
Hmmm... I was living in New York for the latter half of
the 1990's so I had little access to British TV shows. But
off the top of my head, the Victor Meldrew sitcom
and "Keeping Up Appearances" would have been a couple of the most popular... maybe "Allo Allo" or "Men Behaving Badly" would be up there
too?
On 2025-09-17 19:11:18 +0000, Blueshirt said:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
...
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Birds of a Feather
A Fine Romance
You Rang, M'Lord?
Brush Strokes
Never the Twain
Hi-De-Hi
May to December
...
The 1990s?
Hmmm... I was living in New York for the latter half of
the 1990's so I had little access to British TV shows. But
off the top of my head, the Victor Meldrew sitcom
On 2025-09-17 19:11:18 +0000, Blueshirt said:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
...
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Birds of a Feather
A Fine Romance
You Rang, M'Lord?
Brush Strokes
Never the Twain
Hi-De-Hi
May to December
...
The 1990s?
Hmmm... I was living in New York for the latter half of
the 1990's so I had little access to British TV shows. But
off the top of my head, the Victor Meldrew sitcom
One Foot in the Grave
Goodnight Sweetheartand "Keeping Up Appearances" would have been a couple of the most popular... >> maybe "Allo Allo" or "Men Behaving Badly" would be up there
too?
"Allo Allo" was mostly the 1980s, although it did end in 1992.
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
...
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
The 1990s?
Hmmm... I was living in New York for the latter half of
the 1990's so I had little access to British TV shows. But
off the top of my head, the Victor Meldrew sitcom and "Keeping
Up Appearances" would have been a couple of the most popular...
maybe "Allo Allo" or "Men Behaving Badly" would be up there
too?
On 2025-09-17 19:11:18 +0000, Blueshirt said:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
...
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Birds of a Feather
A Fine Romance
You Rang, M'Lord?
Brush Strokes
Never the Twain
Hi-De-Hi
May to December
...
The 1990s?
Hmmm... I was living in New York for the latter half of
the 1990's so I had little access to British TV shows. But
off the top of my head, the Victor Meldrew sitcom
One Foot in the Grave
and "Keeping Up Appearances" would have been a couple of the most popular... >> maybe "Allo Allo" or "Men Behaving Badly" would be up there
too?
"Allo Allo" was mostly the 1980s, although it did end in 1992.
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
...
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
Verily, in article <10af956$3ffnc$1@dont-email.me>, did
YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:
On 2025-09-17 19:11:18 +0000, Blueshirt said:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
...
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Birds of a Feather
A Fine Romance
You Rang, M'Lord?
Brush Strokes
Never the Twain
Hi-De-Hi
May to December
...
The 1990s?
Hmmm... I was living in New York for the latter half of
the 1990's so I had little access to British TV shows. But
off the top of my head, the Victor Meldrew sitcom
Ah, The Good Life! What a wacky little show.
I haven't seen most of these. I should check them out.
----
Trustworthy words are not pretty;
Pretty words are not trustworthy.
-Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
On 2025-09-17 21:28:06 +0000, Your Name said:
On 2025-09-17 19:11:18 +0000, Blueshirt said:
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
...
Last of the Summer Wine ... the longest running UK sit-com, that
started in 1973 and ended in 2010.
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Birds of a Feather
A Fine Romance
You Rang, M'Lord?
Brush Strokes
Never the Twain
Hi-De-Hi
May to December
...
The 1990s?
Hmmm... I was living in New York for the latter half of
the 1990's so I had little access to British TV shows. But
off the top of my head, the Victor Meldrew sitcom
One Foot in the Grave
and "Keeping Up Appearances" would have been a couple of the most popular...
maybe "Allo Allo" or "Men Behaving Badly" would be up there
too?
"Allo Allo" was mostly the 1980s, although it did end in 1992.
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes ByGoodnight Sweetheart
...
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
In article <MPG.43346bead06ca64c989964@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Oh, I forgot about Yes, Minister! That ruled. I heard that when
Paul Eddington ([Prime] Minister Jim Hatcher) visited Australia, their
PM received him as a visiting PM.
What about sacking intelligence people?
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
On 18/09/2025 7:28 am, Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
You, sicko, Your Name. How could anybody think "The Young Ones" was
drivel?? Different, sure, but not drivel.
Absolutely FabulousDon't know if I've ever seen "Bottom" .... Ab Fab was certainly different!
Bottom
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 18/09/2025 7:28 am, Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
You, sicko, Your Name. How could anybody think "The Young Ones" was
drivel?? Different, sure, but not drivel.
Agreed. But it could be very variable in quality, with some great
bits and some bits that were drivel. IMHO the good bits were
worth it though.
Absolutely FabulousDon't know if I've ever seen "Bottom" .... Ab Fab was certainly different!
Bottom
Bottom was Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson shouting at each other.
A lot. Think the worst bits of The Young Ones, without any of
the good bits.
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
Goodnight Sweetheart
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years
as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 18/09/2025 7:28 am, Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
You, sicko, Your Name. How could anybody think "The Young Ones" was
drivel?? Different, sure, but not drivel.
Agreed. But it could be very variable in quality, with some great
bits and some bits that were drivel. IMHO the good bits were
worth it though.
Absolutely FabulousDon't know if I've ever seen "Bottom" .... Ab Fab was certainly different!
Bottom
Bottom was Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson shouting at each other.
A lot. Think the worst bits of The Young Ones, without any of
the good bits.
Verily, in article <xn0paxxflfknffi001@post.eweka.nl>, did blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
I liked The Vicar of Dibley. It was an old-style show about a lot of
silly people and one sane person, so I don't know how well it's aged,
but I enjoyed it when I watched.
As show formulas go, one central sane person is probably better than one central jerk.
On 18/09/2025 2:27 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-PAedophile talker noted.
In article <MPG.43346bead06ca64c989964@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Oh, I forgot about Yes, Minister! That ruled. I heard that when
Paul Eddington ([Prime] Minister Jim Hatcher) visited Australia, their
PM received him as a visiting PM.
What about sacking intelligence people?
What about "sacking intelligence people", Binky??
----
Daniel70
On 18/09/2025 7:28 am, Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
You, sicko, Your Name. How could anybody think "The Young Ones" was
drivel?? Different, sure, but not drivel.
Absolutely FabulousDon't know if I've ever seen "Bottom" .... Ab Fab was certainly different!
Bottom
----
Daniel70
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 18/09/2025 7:28 am, Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
You, sicko, Your Name. How could anybody think "The Young Ones" was
drivel?? Different, sure, but not drivel.
Agreed. But it could be very variable in quality, with some great
bits and some bits that were drivel. IMHO the good bits were
worth it though.
Absolutely FabulousDon't know if I've ever seen "Bottom" .... Ab Fab was certainly different!
Bottom
Bottom was Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson shouting at each other.
A lot. Think the worst bits of The Young Ones, without any of
the good bits.
----
solar penguin
On 18/09/2025 10:56 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:Hmm!! Maybe just as well I missed it.
On 18/09/2025 7:28 am, Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
You, sicko, Your Name. How could anybody think "The Young Ones" was
drivel?? Different, sure, but not drivel.
Agreed. But it could be very variable in quality, with some great
bits and some bits that were drivel. IMHO the good bits were
worth it though.
Bottom was Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson shouting at each other.
Absolutely FabulousDon't know if I've ever seen "Bottom" .... Ab Fab was certainly different! >>
Bottom
A lot. Think the worst bits of The Young Ones, without any of
the good bits.
----
Daniel70
Your Name wrote:
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
Goodnight Sweetheart
All of those were poor enough... deffo not in the 'classics'
category for me. Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years
as well:
The Young Ones
That was actually quite good.
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
Those two really were awful... maybe I was just getting old
and not trendy enough to find them funny.
Verily, in article <xn0paxxflfknffi001@post.eweka.nl>, did >blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
I liked The Vicar of Dibley. It was an old-style show about a lot of
silly people and one sane person, so I don't know how well it's aged,
but I enjoyed it when I watched.
As show formulas go, one central sane person is probably better than one >central jerk.
----
Trustworthy words are not pretty;
Pretty words are not trustworthy.
-Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
On 2025-09-18 12:56:46 +0000, solar penguin said:
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 18/09/2025 7:28 am, Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
You, sicko, Your Name. How could anybody think "The Young Ones" was
drivel?? Different, sure, but not drivel.
Agreed. But it could be very variable in quality, with some great
bits and some bits that were drivel. IMHO the good bits were
worth it though.
Bottom was Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson shouting at each other.
Absolutely FabulousDon't know if I've ever seen "Bottom" .... Ab Fab was certainly different! >>
Bottom
A lot. Think the worst bits of The Young Ones, without any of
the good bits.
There were no "good bits" of The Young Ones ... except when they
stopped making it! :-p
On 2025-09-18 15:19:27 +0000, The True Melissa said:
Verily, in article <xn0paxxflfknffi001@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
I liked The Vicar of Dibley. It was an old-style show about a lot of
silly people and one sane person, so I don't know how well it's aged,
but I enjoyed it when I watched.
As show formulas go, one central sane person is probably better than one
central jerk.
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful garbage.
The Minister of Divine
starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the role,
but not in the same format, since all the original actors are getting
too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple of times about a
sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a follow-on to a Comic Relief >charity sketch nthey made a few years ago.
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
...
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
In article <MPG.4335c2d9d2352e2698996a@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0paxxflfknffi001@post.eweka.nl>, did >blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
I liked The Vicar of Dibley. It was an old-style show about a lot of
silly people and one sane person, so I don't know how well it's aged,
but I enjoyed it when I watched.
As show formulas go, one central sane person is probably better than one >central jerk.
Did you the VoD 2021?
In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful garbage.
The Minister of Divine
starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the role,
but not in the same format, since all the original actors are getting
too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple of times about a >sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a follow-on to a Comic Relief >charity sketch nthey made a few years ago.
US remakes never work out.
On 9/17/2025 16:28, Your Name wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Never heard of "Some Mother's...", but Fawlty and Dad's Army were great. >Blackadder was good...didn't care for the third series, though.
And, of course, Monty Python.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
I don't think I heard my mother laugh any louder than when she was
watching "Are You Being Served?"
Also:I know my mom liked As Time Goes By as well. I was an assistant to a
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
...
head band director several years ago who liked Vicar of Dibley. I
didn't think I would care for it because we had different tastes in >things...but he kept on it, and so I gave it a try. Yeah, I liked it.
--
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
Ab Fab? Blech.
--
Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
--Carl Sagan
Verily, in article <10ai69h$vdg$9@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did >doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
In article <MPG.4335c2d9d2352e2698996a@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0paxxflfknffi001@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
I liked The Vicar of Dibley. It was an old-style show about a lot of
silly people and one sane person, so I don't know how well it's aged,
but I enjoyed it when I watched.
As show formulas go, one central sane person is probably better than one >> >central jerk.
Did you the VoD 2021?
I did not. Is it worth seeking out?
----
Trustworthy words are not pretty;
Pretty words are not trustworthy.
-Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
Verily, in article <10ai6c4$vdg$13@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did >doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful garbage.
The Minister of Divine
starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the role,
but not in the same format, since all the original actors are getting
too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple of times about a
sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a follow-on to a Comic Relief
charity sketch nthey made a few years ago.
US remakes never work out.
The Office and Three's Company would like a word. Also Sampson and Son,
and a bunch of others I can't think of off the top of my head.
I didn't like the US Life on Mars, but many did.
----
Trustworthy words are not pretty;
Pretty words are not trustworthy.
-Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
On 9/17/2025 16:28, Your Name wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Never heard of "Some Mother's...", but Fawlty and Dad's Army were great. Blackadder was good...didn't care for the third series, though.
And, of course, Monty Python.
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
I don't think I heard my mother laugh any louder than when she was
watching "Are You Being Served?"
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
...
I know my mom liked As Time Goes By as well. I was an assistant to a
head band director several years ago who liked Vicar of Dibley. I
didn't think I would care for it because we had different tastes in things...but he kept on it, and so I gave it a try. Yeah, I liked it.
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
Ab Fab? Blech.
Verily, in article <10ai69h$vdg$9@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
In article <MPG.4335c2d9d2352e2698996a@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0paxxflfknffi001@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
I liked The Vicar of Dibley. It was an old-style show about a lot of
silly people and one sane person, so I don't know how well it's aged,
but I enjoyed it when I watched.
As show formulas go, one central sane person is probably better than one >>> central jerk.
Did you the VoD 2021?
I did not. Is it worth seeking out?
Verily, in article <10ai6c4$vdg$13@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful garbage.
The Minister of Divine
starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the role,
but not in the same format, since all the original actors are getting
too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple of times about a
sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a follow-on to a Comic Relief
charity sketch nthey made a few years ago.
US remakes never work out.
The Office and Three's Company would like a word. Also Sampson and Son,
and a bunch of others I can't think of off the top of my head.
I didn't like the US Life on Mars, but many did.
On 2025-09-19 00:37:52 +0000, Hornplayer9599 said:
On 9/17/2025 16:28, Your Name wrote:
How about Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder?
BBC 1970's:
Fawlty Towers - Dad's Army - Some Mother's Do 'Av 'Em.
Never heard of "Some Mother's...", but Fawlty and Dad's Army were great.
Blackadder was good...didn't care for the third series, though.
And, of course, Monty Python.
"Some Mothers Do 'Ave" 'Em was Michael Crawford's 'breakout' role and
he did all his own stunts. He later went on to do the Phantom of the
Opera on stage for years.
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069634/>
Open All Hours
Porridge
Are You Being Served?
Man About the House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
To the Manor Born
The Good Life
Lucky Feller
I don't think I heard my mother laugh any louder than when she was
watching "Are You Being Served?"
There was a sequel series called "Grace & Favour" where most of the
store's staff inherited a run-down farm hotel in the countryside. It
wasn't as good as the origin show. (It was renamed "Are You Being
Served? Again?" for US audiences.)
There was an American remake attempt called "Beane's of Boston", which,
as usual, was abysmal.
Equally bad was the Australian version - basically a remake, but with
John Inman's character having gone to Australia to help set-up a new
store. It lasted longer than the American version, but was a pale copy
of the original show.
There was also a TV movie in 2016 with all new cast. "Dad's Army" had a
new movie with new cast as well.
Also:
Waiting for God
The Vicar of Dibley
As Time Goes By
...
I know my mom liked As Time Goes By as well. I was an assistant to a
head band director several years ago who liked Vicar of Dibley. I
didn't think I would care for it because we had different tastes in
things...but he kept on it, and so I gave it a try. Yeah, I liked it.
Of course, there was lots of awful drivel too over the years as well:
The Young Ones
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom
Ab Fab? Blech.
On 2025-09-19 00:52:33 +0000, The True Melissa said:
Verily, in article <10ai69h$vdg$9@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did
doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
In article <MPG.4335c2d9d2352e2698996a@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
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Maybe "The Vicar of Dibley" at a push, which
had its moments. I found it could be hit and miss though.
I liked The Vicar of Dibley. It was an old-style show about a lot of
silly people and one sane person, so I don't know how well it's aged,
but I enjoyed it when I watched.
As show formulas go, one central sane person is probably better than one >>>> central jerk.
Did you the VoD 2021?
I did not. Is it worth seeking out?
No idea what "VoD 2021" is meant to be.
The only thing I know of from 2021 is a documentary with some of the
cast looking back at the show, "The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out".
There was a short series of brief webisodes made in 2020 "The Vicar of >Dibley: In Lockdown". Dawn French's Vicar characer made a series of >Zoom-style calls to her parishoners during Covid lockdown. One of the >webisodes was pretty sad since it about Alice Tinker, after the actress
who played the role died.
There has been a few charity episodes for Comic Relief as well.
On 2025-09-19 00:56:25 +0000, The True Melissa said:
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In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful garbage. >>>>
The Minister of Divine
starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the role, >>>> but not in the same format, since all the original actors are getting
too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple of times about a
sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a follow-on to a Comic Relief
charity sketch nthey made a few years ago.
US remakes never work out.
The Office and Three's Company would like a word. Also Sampson and Son,
and a bunch of others I can't think of off the top of my head.
As the village idiot said, "US remakes never work out". :-p
They're either all awful imitations or completely different / barely >recognisable ... mind you, the same can be said for all "remakes", even
when the same country tries to remake an old show of their own.
I didn't like the US Life on Mars, but many did.
In article <10agt57$3s0c2$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 18/09/2025 2:27 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-PAedophile talker noted.
In article <MPG.43346bead06ca64c989964@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>, did
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BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Oh, I forgot about Yes, Minister! That ruled. I heard that when
Paul Eddington ([Prime] Minister Jim Hatcher) visited Australia, their >>>> PM received him as a visiting PM.
What about sacking intelligence people?
What about "sacking intelligence people", Binky??
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In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>, Your Name
<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful
garbage.
The Minister of Divine starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the
role, but not in the same format, since all the original actors
are getting too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple
of times about a sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a
follow-on to a Comic Relief charity sketch nthey made a few years
ago.
US remakes never work out.
The Office and Three's Company would like a word.
Also Sampson and Son, and a bunch of others I can't think of off the--
top of my head.
I didn't like the US Life on Mars, but many did.
In article <10ainj1$9tgv$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
Those ones, but I have a compilation somewher.
The Dawn Black of Edonton is still waiting.
The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
On 19/09/2025 9:54 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-PAedophile talker noted. >--
In article <10agt57$3s0c2$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 18/09/2025 2:27 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-PAedophile talker noted.
In article <MPG.43346bead06ca64c989964@news.eternal-september.org>,
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0pawjuwe6i5og008@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
BBC 1980's
Blackadder - Yes, Minister - Only Fools & Horses.
Oh, I forgot about Yes, Minister! That ruled. I heard that when
Paul Eddington ([Prime] Minister Jim Hatcher) visited Australia, their >>>>> PM received him as a visiting PM.
What about sacking intelligence people?
What about "sacking intelligence people", Binky??
Still can't answer questions asked of you, ah, Binky??
Daniel70--
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In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>, Your Name
<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful
garbage.
The Minister of Divine starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the
role, but not in the same format, since all the original actors
are getting too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple
of times about a sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a
follow-on to a Comic Relief charity sketch nthey made a few years
ago.
US remakes never work out.
The Office and Three's Company would like a word.
The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
Also Sampson and Son, and a bunch of others I can't think of off the--
top of my head.
I didn't like the US Life on Mars, but many did.
Daniel70
On 19/09/2025 9:23 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <10ainj1$9tgv$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
<Snip>
Those ones, but I have a compilation somewher.The WHAT of WHERE is when??
The Dawn Black of Edonton is still waiting.
--
Daniel70
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The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
It may not have been to your taste, but overall it was more popular than
its British predecessor.
That's what they really care about: ratings. Writers and directors may
try for art, but networks will always value ratings uber alles.
----
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Pretty words are not trustworthy.
-Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
On 19/09/2025 10:56 am, The True Melissa wrote:
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In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>, Your Name
<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful
garbage.
The Minister of Divine starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the
role, but not in the same format, since all the original actors
are getting too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple
of times about a sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a
follow-on to a Comic Relief charity sketch nthey made a few years
ago.
US remakes never work out.
The Office and Three's Company would like a word.
The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
Also Sampson and Son, and a bunch of others I can't think of off the
top of my head.
I didn't like the US Life on Mars, but many did.
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The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
It may not have been to your taste, but overall it was more popular than
its British predecessor.
That's what they really care about: ratings. Writers and directors may
try for art, but networks will always value ratings uber alles.
On 2025-09-19 13:33:39 +0000, The True Melissa said:
Verily, in article <10ajkph$gp39$1@dont-email.me>, did daniel47 @nomail.afraid.org deliver unto us this message:
The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
It may not have been to your taste, but overall it was more popular than its British predecessor.
That's what they really care about: ratings. Writers and directors may
try for art, but networks will always value ratings uber alles.
"More popular"? Probably not. It simply had a much bigger potential audience, and like most American shows,
it was also dragged on for far
longer ... the UK version had two seasons (two too many!) while the US version had nine seasons. Plus, it depends which country you are in -
the UK versionwas more popular in the UK and the US version was more
popular in the US (although whether that is due to each simply being
free / easier to watch in each country is a differnet question). <https://www.tonergiant.co.uk/blog/which-is-better-the-office-uk-or-the-office-us/>
The same is happening with the "Ghosts" comedy. The UK version was five seasons, while the US version is currently six seasons and still going. Although both are silly, the original UK version is the better one,
partly because it doesn't have an awful New Zealand "actress" in the
lead role.
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On 2025-09-19 13:33:39 +0000, The True Melissa said:
Verily, in article <10ajkph$gp39$1@dont-email.me>, did daniel47
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The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
It may not have been to your taste, but overall it was more popular than >>> its British predecessor.
That's what they really care about: ratings. Writers and directors may
try for art, but networks will always value ratings uber alles.
"More popular"? Probably not. It simply had a much bigger potential
audience, and like most American shows,
According to Rotten Tomatoes... "The Office UK receives a rating of
8.5/10 on IMDb and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes compared to the Office US
which receives a rating of 9/10 on IMDb, although it does have a lower
rating on Rotten Tomatoes, scoring 81%."
Looks like critics slightly preferred the American version and viewers somewhat preferred the UK version. It's still worth noting that some of
those US ratings were from people disappointed in later seasons, though. Overall, they're very similar in popularity.
it was also dragged on for far
longer ... the UK version had two seasons (two too many!) while the US
version had nine seasons. Plus, it depends which country you are in -
the UK versionwas more popular in the UK and the US version was more
popular in the US (although whether that is due to each simply being
free / easier to watch in each country is a differnet question).
<https://www.tonergiant.co.uk/blog/which-is-better-the-office-uk-or-the-office-us/>
I stopped watching it quickly, myself, but nine seasons certainly sounds
too long. What kind of documentary takes that long?
The same is happening with the "Ghosts" comedy. The UK version was five
seasons, while the US version is currently six seasons and still going.
Although both are silly, the original UK version is the better one,
partly because it doesn't have an awful New Zealand "actress" in the
lead role.
I haven't seen that, but I do hope to try it at some point. I figure to
try the UK version, simply because it would have access to a greater
variety of ghosts.
On 2025-09-19 13:11:10 +0000, Daniel70 said:
On 19/09/2025 10:56 am, The True Melissa wrote:
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doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:
In article <10ahtju$4j4r$1@dont-email.me>, Your Name
<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
There was an American remake attempt, which as usual was awful
garbage.
The Minister of Divine starring Kirstie Alley
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866440/>
Dawn French has said she would be interested in returning to the
role, but not in the same format, since all the original actors
are getting too old and a some have died. She has joked a couple
of times about a sequel series "The Bishop of Dibley" as a
follow-on to a Comic Relief charity sketch nthey made a few years
ago.
US remakes never work out.
The Office and Three's Company would like a word.
The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
Neither the British nor the American version of "The Office" impressed
me, nor the latest remake called "The Paper". I detest the obnoxious
Ricky Gervais and everything he has ever been in.
Also Sampson and Son, and a bunch of others I can't think of off the
top of my head.
I didn't like the US Life on Mars, but many did.
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The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
It may not have been to your taste, but overall it was more popular than
its British predecessor.
That's what they really care about: ratings. Writers and directors may
try for art, but networks will always value ratings uber alles.
In article <10ajl45$gp39$2@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 19/09/2025 9:23 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <10ainj1$9tgv$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
<Snip>
Those ones, but I have a compilation somewher.The WHAT of WHERE is when??
The Dawn Black of Edonton is still waiting.
You never heard of Dawn Black?
I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
On 19/09/2025 11:33 pm, The True Melissa wrote:
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@nomail.afraid.org deliver unto us this message:
The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!
It may not have been to your taste, but overall it was more popular than
its British predecessor.
That's what they really care about: ratings. Writers and directors may
try for art, but networks will always value ratings uber alles.
----
Daniel70
On 20/09/2025 5:18 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
In article <10ajl45$gp39$2@dont-email.me>,No, Binky, I "never heard of Dawn Black", and a quick cursory glance at ...
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 19/09/2025 9:23 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <10ainj1$9tgv$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
<Snip>
Those ones, but I have a compilation somewher.The WHAT of WHERE is when??
The Dawn Black of Edonton is still waiting.
You never heard of Dawn Black?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Black
... I've still got no idea why I should have ever heard of Dawn Black, >Binky!!
And, as she seems to be a Parliamentarian for British Columbia, what^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
are YOU, Binky, interested in her??
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I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a
manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I >figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably
lead to more variety, though.
--
Trustworthy words are not pretty;
Pretty words are not trustworthy.
-Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
Ever heard of the US version of BBCs Ghosts?
In article <10am03o$12b91$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 20/09/2025 5:18 am, The Doctor wrote:
I "never heard of Dawn Black", and a quick
You never heard of Dawn Black?
cursory glance at ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Black
I've still got no idea why I should have ever heard
of Dawn Black,
And, as she seems to be a Parliamentarian for British
Columbia, what are YOU, Binky, interested in her??
Dawn Black is the wife of Sir Lenny Henry.
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Ever heard of the US version of BBCs Ghosts?
That's what we're talking about. We're comparing the two versions.
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The Doctor wrote:
In article <10am03o$12b91$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 20/09/2025 5:18 am, The Doctor wrote:
I "never heard of Dawn Black", and a quick
You never heard of Dawn Black?
cursory glance at ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Black
I've still got no idea why I should have ever heard
of Dawn Black,
And, as she seems to be a Parliamentarian for British
Columbia, what are YOU, Binky, interested in her??
Dawn Black is the wife of Sir Lenny Henry.
WRONG!
Dawn French is the ex-wife of Lenny Henry.
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I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a
manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably
lead to more variety, though.
On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:
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I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a
manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I
figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably
lead to more variety, though.
The UK version's ghosts are:
- "Robin", a caveman
- Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)
- Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)
- Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)
- Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)
- Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)
- James, a Word War II army captain
- Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)
- Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)
Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two
others that appear briefly during the show's run.
None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died.
In article <10ana3s$1d8ra$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:
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I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a >>>> manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I
figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably
lead to more variety, though.
The UK version's ghosts are:
- "Robin", a caveman
- Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)
- Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)
- Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)
- Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)
- Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)
- James, a Word War II army captain
- Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)
- Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)
Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two
others that appear briefly during the show's run.
None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died.
And in the US version?
On 21/09/2025 11:13 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted ^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
In article <10ana3s$1d8ra$1@dont-email.me>,But YOU, Binky, prefer the U.K. version so YOU, Binky, must already know
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:And in the US version?
Verily, in article <10akvmd$rg6j$1@dont-email.me>, did
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I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a >>>>> manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I >>>> figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably >>>> lead to more variety, though.
The UK version's ghosts are:
- "Robin", a caveman
- Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)
- Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)
- Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)
- Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)
- Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)
- James, a Word War II army captain
- Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)
- Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)
Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two
others that appear briefly during the show's run.
None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died. >>
finding out about the US Version, now, .... which YOU, Binky, already^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
know about!!--
--
Daniel70
On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:
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I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a
manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably
lead to more variety, though.
The UK version's ghosts are:
- "Robin", a caveman
- Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)
- Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)
- Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)
- Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)
- Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)
- James, a Word War II army captain
- Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)
- Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)
Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two
others that appear briefly during the show's run.
None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died.
US remakes never work out.
On 2025-09-19, The True Melissa wrote:
US remakes never work out.
I have a rant related to this, there was a US remake of the IT Crowd. >Naturally, it was not very good, but in such a confusing way... They
remade the pilot episode joke-for-joke, except they cut the best jokes
in the episode. Like this one, for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRPUoz1TYro
spoiler: Gur N-grnz cvpgher erirny
But.. that's an American joke? I get cutting bits that only us Brits
will understand, but why would you cut this one!
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On 2025-09-19, The True Melissa wrote:
US remakes never work out.
I have a rant related to this, there was a US remake of the IT Crowd. Naturally, it was not very good, but in such a confusing way... They
remade the pilot episode joke-for-joke, except they cut the best jokes
in the episode. Like this one, for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRPUoz1TYro
spoiler: Gur N-grnz cvpgher erirny
But.. that's an American joke? I get cutting bits that only us Brits
will understand, but why would you cut this one!
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On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:
Verily, in article <10akvmd$rg6j$1@dont-email.me>, did
YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:
I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a >>>> manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'
there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts
that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I
figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably
lead to more variety, though.
The UK version's ghosts are:
- "Robin", a caveman
- Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)
- Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)
- Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)
- Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)
- Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)
- James, a Word War II army captain
- Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)
- Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)
Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two
others that appear briefly during the show's run.
None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died.
I tried the American one last night (no access to the British one). It
had a decent sampling of ghosts. There's a viking and a Native American
as well as someone from the Colonial era, so there's reasonable
historical coverage.
There are also cholera victims in the basement. At first I thought they
were unable to leave, but they did come upstairs after a few episodes.
The other ghosts are all quite disdainful, constantly reminding them
that they smell bad. Do the other ghosts make them stay down there? That doesn't seem very nice. They can't help how they died.
I think they imported some jokes from the British version without
checking to see if they'd still make sense.
In article <10aodpi$1k82q$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 21/09/2025 11:13 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted ^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
In article <10ana3s$1d8ra$1@dont-email.me>,But YOU, Binky, prefer the U.K. version so YOU, Binky, must already know
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:
Verily, in article <10akvmd$rg6j$1@dont-email.me>, did
YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:
I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a >>>>>> manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live' >>>>>> there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts >>>>>> that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I >>>>> figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably >>>>> lead to more variety, though.
The UK version's ghosts are:
- "Robin", a caveman
- Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)
- Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)
- Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)
- Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)
- Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)
- James, a Word War II army captain
- Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)
- Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)
Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two
others that appear briefly during the show's run.
None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died.
And in the US version?
vvvvv<-Paedophile talker noted
about the US version, Binky, so why would YOU, Binky, be interested in^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
finding out about the US Version, now, .... which YOU, Binky, already^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
know about!!
On 21/09/2025 9:18 pm, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
In article <10aodpi$1k82q$1@dont-email.me>,talker noted
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 21/09/2025 11:13 am, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted ^^^^^<-Paedophile
In article <10ana3s$1d8ra$1@dont-email.me>,But YOU, Binky, prefer the U.K. version so YOU, Binky, must already know
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:
Verily, in article <10akvmd$rg6j$1@dont-email.me>, did
YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:
I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a >>>>>>> manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live' >>>>>>> there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts >>>>>>> that are visted a couple of times.
The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I >>>>>> figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably >>>>>> lead to more variety, though.
The UK version's ghosts are:
- "Robin", a caveman
- Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)
- Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)
- Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)
- Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)
- Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)
- James, a Word War II army captain
- Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)
- Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)
Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two
others that appear briefly during the show's run.
None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died.
And in the US version?
vvvvv<-Paedophile talker noted >>> about the US version, Binky, so why would YOU, Binky, be interested in^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
finding out about the US Version, now, .... which YOU, Binky, already
know about!!
Binky's inability to answer a question asked of him ..... *NOTED* !!
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Daniel70