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Post by xanady on Apr 15, 2019 8:01:01 GMT
New sit-com on BBC,sounds like Rentaghost for adults.Done by the Horrible Histories lot.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 8:02:23 GMT
I can't wait personally. I haven't been so excited about a new show for a long time.
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Apr 15, 2019 10:58:25 GMT
Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 15, 2019 10:58:25 GMT
Mat Baynton can haunt me any time etc.
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Apr 15, 2019 11:04:16 GMT
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Post by xanady on Apr 15, 2019 11:04:16 GMT
Creatives etc were on BBC Breakfast earlier talking about it.Sounds like super fun!
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Apr 15, 2019 11:54:24 GMT
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 15, 2019 11:54:24 GMT
Yep, adore the Horrible Histories gang. If anyone hasn't seen their Shakespeare film Bill, it's a treat, silly and irreverent whilst managing to be surprisingly historically accurate
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Apr 15, 2019 12:13:30 GMT
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Post by learfan on Apr 15, 2019 12:13:30 GMT
Nothing to do with Ibsen then?
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Post by crowblack on Apr 15, 2019 12:22:01 GMT
Shame they axed Quacks, but hopefully this will be along similar lines.
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Apr 15, 2019 12:43:49 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Apr 15, 2019 12:43:49 GMT
I love the clip they show with a ghost just saying get out, get out, get out!
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Post by Jon on Apr 15, 2019 14:11:15 GMT
The reviews have been good, they did Yonderland for Sky1 ages ago which was also good
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Post by alece10 on Apr 15, 2019 15:28:49 GMT
The reviews have been good, they did Yonderland for Sky1 ages ago which was also good Oh I loved Yonderland it was bonkers but very clever |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Apr 15, 2019 17:30:44 GMT
New sit-com on BBC,sounds like Rentaghost for adults.Done by the Horrible Histories lot. Horrible Histories does Ibsen? |
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Post by drowseychap on Apr 16, 2019 0:16:59 GMT
At first seeing the trailer it reminded me of ghosts of moteley Hall  Anyone ? Have to be of certain age Sheila Stefel ? Arthur English ? I think 🤔 Must say I quite enjoyed it love the ghosts in the cellar just pleased to see someone |
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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 16, 2019 7:36:28 GMT
The army guy's little "ah!" when the plague girl appeared next to him set me off. Brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 7:41:26 GMT
At first seeing the trailer it reminded me of ghosts of moteley Hall That's what I thought too! Seems like a very similar premise. Although to depress us both, that was over 40 years ago  so fair enough |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 7:42:17 GMT
I was too young to watch The Ghosts Of Motley Hall, but not too young to find the companion novel at a car boot sale and read it repeatedly. Glad to see other people had the same thought!
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Post by crowblack on Apr 16, 2019 10:53:50 GMT
I though this was sweet, but what's with the BBC scheduling (again)? It seems perfect for a family teatime Sunday slot, no more gory or risque than a Carry On or Dr Who. 9.30pm on a Monday (and opposite Game of Thrones) is burying it.
Btw, the location is the house Bamber Gascoigne inherited in similar circumstances and was in the news a couple of years ago.
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Post by longinthetooth on Apr 16, 2019 15:01:31 GMT
I hate Horrible Histories, so why I put myself through this I have no idea. Loathed it.
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Post by alece10 on Apr 16, 2019 16:07:30 GMT
I rather enjoyed it. Silly enough to be amusing and agree that it would make a good Sunday teatime programme for the family.
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Apr 16, 2019 16:14:25 GMT
Post by crowblack on Apr 16, 2019 16:14:25 GMT
I've just looked again at the Bamber Gascoigne story - as described in the press, it's very like the scene in the show, called into the solicitor's to be told his 99 year old great aunt had left him a huge, decaying country house.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 16, 2019 20:13:40 GMT
Really enjoyed and I will be tuning in again next week
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 18:08:01 GMT
Liked it a lot and looking forward to watching more. Not sure I can agree with it being potential family viewing though, considering Simon Farnaby's character is walking around in his pants (I have a strong if unsubstantiated feeling that he died the same way Stephen Milligan did).  |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 17, 2019 18:21:44 GMT
Liked it a lot and looking forward to watching more. Not sure I can agree with it being potential family viewing though, considering Simon Farnaby's character is walking around in his pants (I have a strong if unsubstantiated feeling that he died the same way Stephen Milligan did). He walked around in his pants in Yonderland too and that was on about 6pm. He must have a thing for not wearing trousers when acting. |
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Apr 17, 2019 18:34:20 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 18:34:20 GMT
Oh, was he playing a sleazy dead politician in Yonderland too? |
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Post by crowblack on Apr 17, 2019 20:01:26 GMT
considering Simon Farnaby's character is walking around in his pants (I have a strong if unsubstantiated feeling that he died the same way Stephen Milligan did). Yes, but Carry On films have a lot of 'adult' content, though I notice ITV have now censored Barbara Windsor's tits and the c-t joke has gone from an early Midsomer Murders, so maybe schedulers have become more risque-averse (sorry). |
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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 18, 2019 8:56:35 GMT
Ben Willbond in that army uniform will keep me coming
back for more.
Oh ho ho etc.
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Some more thoughts so this post isn't just a cheap joke:
- I see that Martha Howe-Douglas has whacked out her generic posh woman acting. Bless her.
- The caveman is the best character in it. "KILL THEM" indeed.
- I like the speed of plot development, I feel like this sort of thing needs to be snappy in order to avoid being stale.
- Still felt like Horrible Histories-lite and given that the best things in that were the songs, I think this'll suffer from the comparisons. I didn't like Bill either for the same reason - their acting isn't strong enough to carry a whole vehicle.
- The time slot is the most bizarre thing. I would stick it in the Doctor Who slot - the humour is pretty stupid for post-watershed.
In conclusion - I can't say I loved it but I have hopes for it.
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Anyone ? Have to be of certain age Sheila Stefel ? Arthur English ? I think 🤔 
so fair enough 
