I love the film... John Alderton is hilarious as the well meaning, hapless Mr Hedges or "Privet" as they call him.
Peter Denyer aka Dennis Dunstable has died according to the Stage:
http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/25636/please-sir-actor-peter-denyer-dies
I really enjoy this series, for me it's fantastic. The characters, actors, the setting. It's brilliant. My favourite character is the caretaker Mr Potter, I really enjoy his character and his behaviour. For me it's probably one of the best sitcoms from the 70s. Brilliant. Series 4 was good, but not great, as the cast changes and John Alderton leaving is what killed the series. The movie was very good, probably the best sitcom move there is.
Another one being shown on Rewind TV, which I'm pretty sure is just a renamed channel but good luck to it anyway as seeing these old sitcoms again is always good.
And this one's not bad at all, if very much in the old formula sitcom episode way, and made more enjoyable by the heavily dated clothes and hair fashions. Did we/people really look like that? 🤔 Wonderful.
Rather spoiled by the fact that the "schoolkids" were nearer retirement age than school age I always thought.
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 26th May 2025, 11:10 AMAnother one being shown on Rewind TV, which I'm pretty sure is just a renamed channel but good luck to it anyway as seeing these old sitcoms again is always good.
Rewind is genuinely a new one!
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 26th May 2025, 2:52 PMRather spoiled by the fact that the "schoolkids" were nearer retirement age than school age I always thought.
Yes but then I think the best school age shows usually do have overaged actors, or else it'll look like Grange Hill and won't have the oomph these shows do. I'm going by this, Derry Girls (even older actors) and a few films that have used established actors as school age kids like Brighton Rock etc. I'm not sure a real 15 year old could've filled Sir Dickie's boots in that role.
But the thing was I was at school myself at the time and I couldn't relate to these clearly older actors pretending to be me and my mates. I just found it ridiculous. Maybe now I'm a lot older myself it wouldn't be so noticeable. As far as Brighton Rock is concerned, I don't think "Pinkie" was supposed to be a schoolboy; just (unlike Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers) a juvenile delinquent.
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 29th May 2025, 11:22 AMBut the thing was I was at school myself at the time and I couldn't relate to these clearly older actors pretending to be me and my mates. I just found it ridiculous. Maybe now I'm a lot older myself it wouldn't be so noticeable. As far as Brighton Rock is concerned, I don't think "Pinkie" was supposed to be a schoolboy; just (unlike Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers) a juvenile delinquent.
Funnily enough I too was at school. Yes - especially Duffy did look too old but I didn't think the others did.
