Big Train - one sketch from many good ones!

[JuneMacguffin]

which episode is that?

[Munchausen45]

" 'Oh well,better start screaming I suppose'

'I suppose we better'

....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Hilarious!

[SteveCrook127]

A wickedly funny spoof made with a lot of knowledge about and obvious love of the film - "A Matter of Life and Death (1946)" - aka "Stairway to Heaven" in the States

[sturdle]

reminds me of my RAF National Sevice days in Sheffield

[DMEB]

brilliant stuff!!! miss this show!!!

[ConstanceMarkiewicz]

One of my favourite films but hugely funny spoof!!

Love Simon Pegg and the gang!

[norsef]

Graham Linehan and the cast said they don't like this sketch and it screened. I guess it's because the proposed demographic didn't get the reference. Glad to see some people agree that it's a great sketch/parody/tribute.

[SkipperEyechild]

I got it, and I'm under 30 :)

[norsef]

Well I'm 19 and only saw the film it's based on by accident (sport finished late so schedule was mussed about).

I totally heart that film and thought this was quite a nice tribute.

[leftfield1977]

I wasn`t aware of the film but still understood the cultural nuance and the genre it was parodying. whats the name of the origional film?

[norsef]

A matter of Life and Death. A fantastic film and this is a surprisingly sweet parody of the opening scene.

Also I'm 19 too, age shouldn't matter with classic films.

[missbabyice]

@leftfield1977 - A Matter of Life and Death. It's a war/romance/fantasy film.

[playerthe2nd]

Ive not even seen the film and i got the reference. Kinda obvious i thought.

[biblo]

the end frame freeze looks like something from inland empire

[stevebritgimp]

This one was great! Yes! and a great movie too.

[Skybluezsam]

i burst out laughing the second i saw kevin eldon at 00:48, strange

[sockatume]

I recall Big Train being on BBC2 as well.

[SteveRamone0075]

The BBC/C4 confusion arises from Jam being on C4 with most of the same actors. Big Train was definitely on BBC2.

[QueViva]

It was definitely aired on the BBC

[nervouspete]

Terrifying final frame freeze out, cheers You-Tube. All the same, full marks for spoofing my fave film in the world so brilliantly. Hurrah!

[sfa2]

Actually, it was a BBC show.

[Waterfall64]

It was on C4. Not BBC.

[Speednik]

Any comedy sketch based on A Matter Of Life And Death immediately goes to the top of my humour pile. Nice one.