@chris12dec It's partly a satire of this but more a satire of Love Thy Neighbour. I doubt if enough people were exposed to this to create an impact. The only mistake Spike and Sykes made was casting Spike in that role.
If there was instead an Asian actor with an Irish accent it would have run for years. All the caucasian characters are made out to be idiots. Caucasian actors playing racial stereotypes was already becoming a problem by then. That's why It Ain't Half Hot Mum never gets repeated.
having watched the whole series hoping otherwise to find some laughs amid the non PC contoversy. WHAT A BUMMER! awful script, embarrassing terms esp used by Kenny Lynch the black guy. More a political rant than comedy & not funny apart from a few Spike Milligan bits where he is 100% convincing as an Indian guy & not just a jokey send up. For the amount of known names in this you'd expect it to be much better. AVOID for entertainment, WATCH to see how wrong they were making this & then flog it.
@cccatno1 Nasty stammer you got there cccat no1. Is the pressure getting to you? The no.1 being a self proclamation no doubt, because all c-c-cats think that they're the best of their kind. Always leaving mess: Take Top Cat for example. He thought he was the best cat, and he wasn't even a real cat; he was a stereotype. Accurate one too if you ask me. How do you manage to press the right keys? You're not a cat, are you? You simply wish to be a cat. Well, you leave enough mess to be one. Good luck
You can't beat a good Brummie balti.
MrBluesNumberone 2 months ago
There's a good satire of this in The Day Today.
chris12dec 4 months ago
@chris12dec It's partly a satire of this but more a satire of Love Thy Neighbour. I doubt if enough people were exposed to this to create an impact. The only mistake Spike and Sykes made was casting Spike in that role.
If there was instead an Asian actor with an Irish accent it would have run for years. All the caucasian characters are made out to be idiots. Caucasian actors playing racial stereotypes was already becoming a problem by then. That's why It Ain't Half Hot Mum never gets repeated.
Concreteowl 4 months ago
Eddie Yates! It must have been filmed in the Rovers return.
PhilipPorter 5 months ago
@PhilipPorter or the feathers (local in the royle family )
unclemort1960 3 months ago
@unclemort1960 Does Eddie Yeates go in the Feathers as well? I thought that was his twin brother Twiggy. ;-)
PhilipPorter 3 months ago
@PhilipPorter i like the actor (geoffrey hughes ? ) but he`sa bit typecast inne
unclemort1960 3 months ago
LOL
johnmasterchief1171 5 months ago
having watched the whole series hoping otherwise to find some laughs amid the non PC contoversy. WHAT A BUMMER! awful script, embarrassing terms esp used by Kenny Lynch the black guy. More a political rant than comedy & not funny apart from a few Spike Milligan bits where he is 100% convincing as an Indian guy & not just a jokey send up. For the amount of known names in this you'd expect it to be much better. AVOID for entertainment, WATCH to see how wrong they were making this & then flog it.
cccatno1 1 year ago
@cccatno1 Nasty stammer you got there cccat no1. Is the pressure getting to you? The no.1 being a self proclamation no doubt, because all c-c-cats think that they're the best of their kind. Always leaving mess: Take Top Cat for example. He thought he was the best cat, and he wasn't even a real cat; he was a stereotype. Accurate one too if you ask me. How do you manage to press the right keys? You're not a cat, are you? You simply wish to be a cat. Well, you leave enough mess to be one. Good luck
friendlybees 1 year ago
@friendlybees cccats eat bees for tea
cccatno1 1 year ago
@cccatno1 i think he was pakistani in curry and chips
alonmerlin 7 months ago
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kenfig 1 year ago
Have yiz seen this. AN IRISH PAKI>>> HAHAHA!!!
Johnnyslash1 1 year ago
spike was a genius! any chance you can post some more clips from this series?
johnnyweep59 1 year ago
this is great , ordered my copy from play , speedy delivery and I am chuffed
ladbrokesmafia 1 year ago 2
It was meant to make racists look and sound like fools, and it did a good job. Very funny.
PeteWoodier 1 year ago
Just ordered my copy from Play!
DarkAngel182 1 year ago