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Isn't it sad?

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Allan

Allan Report 8 Dec 2015 03:47

Well if someone rr's an innocent post about lizards, there's no hope for much else :-|

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 8 Dec 2015 00:20

if you posted some of those AYBS innuendoes here........

They would be RR'd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

;-)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 7 Dec 2015 22:43

innuendo is a wonderful thing..........
but sadly, sometimes misunderstood...........

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 7 Dec 2015 19:12

i love looking at the old Dads Army series and its sad that lots of those actors are no longer with us too .

The same as Porridge with both main characters now deceased

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Dec 2015 17:53

My first job was there - not Grace Bros, but the Store which inspired the programme. Old Mr Grace fitted Mr xx to a tee ;-) :-D

The other parts were wonderful Caricatures’ of the more established staff members.

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 7 Dec 2015 17:22

Ah, but you had to have a dirty mind to understand what they were getting away with. You understood, Rollo. Ergo, you have a dirty mind.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 7 Dec 2015 16:59

ah but they are immortal, people will be laughing at their shows far into the future just as we still watch Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd today.

It took a little while for AYBS to be recognised as top notch classic comedy. If you listen carefully to some of the dialog it is astonishing what they got away with ;-)

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 7 Dec 2015 14:30

Isn't it sad when watching reruns you realise that cast members have died.? Today with the announcement that Nicholas Smith has died (Mr Rumbold) at 81 all the original cast members of Are You Being Served are now dead. Perhaps they're all together laughing at all the fun they had at Grace Brothers.

RIP

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc