Royle Family - The Golden Egg Cup
DVDfever
Anthony: "I've been in Congleton all week."
Denise: "I'd love to go to Congleton."
Dave: "*I'd* love to go to Congleton."
Cheryl: "I'd love to *live* in Congleton."
Denise: "Have you ever been to Congleton?"
Cheryl: "No."
Joe: "I was in Congleton once."
Denise: "What was it like?"
Joe: "I don't know. I was meant to be in Crewe."
Other highlights -
1. The fact that Twiggy was in prison every Xmas as the money he saves
on heating bills, he puts towards his summer holidays.
2. Jim getting round to the point that it was Twiggy's Thai bride who
ended up putting Sudocrem on his Jeremy Kyles.
3. The Police: Message in a Bottle.
4. During the quiz:
Dave: "Who was famous for saying: 'I want to be alone.'"
Jim: "Terry Waite."
However, it was a shame that no sooner had the credits begun that they
can't stop instantly crunching the bloody things and shouting over
them, even late on Xmas Day.
I bet during the two-minute silence last month they were chomping at
the bit to get to the mic and fill the gap(!)
middl...@googlemail.com
<pick...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>I PMSL at this, especially early on:
>
>Anthony: "I've been in Congleton all week."
>Denise: "I'd love to go to Congleton."
>Dave: "*I'd* love to go to Congleton."
>Cheryl: "I'd love to *live* in Congleton."
>Denise: "Have you ever been to Congleton?"
>Cheryl: "No."
>Joe: "I was in Congleton once."
>Denise: "What was it like?"
>Joe: "I don't know. I was meant to be in Crewe."
It doesn't feel the same now that Nan and Anthony are no longer in it.
(Yeah, I know Anthony *was* in last night's episode, but it was really
little more than a cameo appearance.)
It still raises a few laughs, but it's not what it was. I hope this
is the last one, as I'd hate for it to go all "Fools and Horses" and
have later substandard episodes tainting the fond memories we have of
it at it's height.
DVDfever
> On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:55:06 -0800 (PST), DVDfever
>
I read on DS that after last year's, they signed for 2 more, hence
we've still got one to come next year.
mick
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Bit curious as to why the next door had such a big personality transplant.
He went from somebody who hardly opens his gob to someone who never
shuts it. Had the actress who played his wife died?
I suppose you could commend them for at least putting in the effort and
making it, but there were a few awkwardly stagey setpieces in it I thought.
Still, compared to most of the rest of the shite it was a decent effort.
Every year I think Christmas TV cant get any worse but staggeringly, those
bods in telly land manage it. It`s an achievment of sorts I suppose.
mick
DVDfever
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Not that I know of, but Joe had never said much while his wife was
around, so perhaps he's one of those blokes who comes out of his shell
when the missus isn't about and lets her do the talking when she is.
I know I'd much rather have a conversation with one person than as
part of a group as in the latter I'm more likely to say not very much.
Still, as the saying goes - some people speak when they've got
something to say, while some people speak because they have to say
something.
xd18911
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> On 26 Dec, 22:05, "mick" <coughco...@privacy.com> wrote:
>> "DVDfever" <pickp...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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>> news:07304294-a979-48c0-84fb-4ba12a5d76a7
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Joe has his moments when he pipes up but they are few and far between.
The singing is particularly poignant and always makes them pause for
thought afterwards. A shame Jim didn't get his banjo out again!