Ask the Family: reverence for the Reverend

[rednotdead1976]

Good God- that's Ken Ward, one of my lecturers when I was in university. He used to tell us he wrote his books on a computer won on "Ask the Family"- now we know he was telling the truth!

[radarvank]

@rednotdead1976 Ken says hello; it's also documented in the introduction to his book on Mass Communications and the Modern World

[jonchandler27]

Hello.

[henryhill86]

Having just started... I hope the Wards win

[Widmerpool99]

Your Anus!!!!



[Lytton333]

I suppose it was inevitable that smug satirical comments could be made at the expense of their appearance.

[MisterSimnock]

Caroline Baynes looks spookily like Rosemary West. Hubby Simon doesn't much resemble Fred, I admit, although we all know the camera can lie and that many clergymen are rapists and murderers. And then there are Dan and Colin's gauche teenager smirks, which could easily be reinterpreted as the reflection of their shared knowledge about what's under the patio back home. If only we had read the signs earlier.

[vanillaorchid]

They should have given them a button each, they all look so uncomfortable touching hands like that.

[MikeTeaveeJr]

I knew D was the skate from watching FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman.

[teflontdgr]

You've got to recognise the fish... in their uncooked state.

[geffel]

Eileen Ward is kind of sexy.

[sadlersinengland]

When they played the track by the Police, the two dads were looking around for inspiration. As if they had ever heard it before?

[igswonderworld]

I LOVE that the music they make them listen is the Message In a Bottle by The Police :))

[Secretaryboy]

I LOVE LOOKING AT THESE PEOPLE THEY WERE SO SENSIBLE BACK THEN, I USE TO LAUGH AT THE FASHIONS AS I HAD A ROD STEWART HAIRCUT AND PEOPLE LIKE THIS WAS UNCOOL. BUT THIS LOOKS ALTERNATIVE NOW.

[fremsley001]

These families procreated by having sex with wardrobes.

[Montywhittle]

I actually didn't know you could get people so dull, and boring.....

[andy73100]

It was 'Maple Leaf Rag' by Scott Joplin - and a very fine tune it was too.

[davidh0117]

what's the name of the of the music theme tune at the start

[andy73100]

It was 'Maple Leaf Rag' by Scott Joplin - and a very good tune it was too.

[PhilipPorter]

Even the kids sport comb-overs!

[Feverwitch]

Todays family would consist of a Mother aged 14, her two kids and a man she met in a pub. He's not the kids' father as they've neither known or, indeed, shared a father.

To even get on the scoreboard questions would have to be about Soaps, Z list celebrities and how many Cuba Libras you can drink before the average person throws up.

[stormmine]

How many poindexters can you fit in the one studio?

"You've go to recognise the fish!"

Good God.

[sezao1]

NOOOO!!!! whats the answer!!!!!! NOOO!

[herringthorpe]

Christ what a shower. Mrs Baynes looks like Rose West !!!!

[herringthorpe]

My God what a fucking shower !!! What about Mrs Baynes, he looks like Rose West.

[josephdrew87]

The Police's "Message in a bottle" juxtaposes so oddly with this clip. That songs seems to modern and contemporary while Ask the Family (even with the people on here) seems like something out of the 50s!

[15hl]

Just thought I'd add a comment.

[15hl]

Just thought I'd add a comment.

[hawkeyepierce12]

quantity surveyors

[lusciouslips007]

why don't you want anyone to comment?

[smusdjb]

Graham Greene! Graham Greene!

[ImOnlyLittle]

So glad to finally see this, been in suspense since our uni lecturer, the eldest Ward son, teased us with the opening family introduction.

Fantastisch!