Thou Art Awful ... But I Like Thee. Dick Emery. Copyright: BBC
Thou Art Awful ... But I Like Thee

Thou Art Awful ... But I Like Thee

  • Radio documentary
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2001
  • 1 episode

Tim Brooke-Taylor presents an examination of all things bawdy in comedy. Features Tim Brooke-Taylor, Nicholas Parsons, Graeme Garden, Melvyn Hayes, Robert Ross and more.

Thou Art Awful ... But I Like Thee trivia

The title is a play on the catchphrase of Mandy, a character created for television by comedian Dick Emery. Played by Emery, Mandy was a busty middle-aged woman whose repressed nature was usually betrayed by a sudden affectionate and hefty slap and a cry of: "Ooh, you are awful. But I like you!".

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