Spike Milligan Curry and Chips DVD clip (out from 19th April 2010)

CURRY AND CHIPS THE COMPLETE SERIES (15) is considered to be one of the most controversial situation comedies ever committed on television screens. Written by John Speight (Till Death do us Part) and based on an idea by Spike Milligan, this notorious series reflects the widespread and overt prejudices of its time. CURRY AND CHIPS attempts to confront bigotry in daily life by caricaturing it, and will inevitably shock in its language and single-minded focus on race. Forty years after its initial screening, the series is made available for the first time in DVD format, available to buy on 19th April 2010, RRP £14.99.

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[kepone405]

Pakistan's in bloody Pakistan, mate

[MrBluesNumberone]

You can't beat a good Brummie balti.

[unclemort1960]

@PhilipPorter i like the actor (geoffrey hughes ? ) but he`sa bit typecast inne

[PhilipPorter]

@unclemort1960 Does Eddie Yeates go in the Feathers as well? I thought that was his twin brother Twiggy. ;-)

[unclemort1960]

@PhilipPorter or the feathers (local in the royle family )

[Concreteowl]

@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.

[chris12dec]

There's a good satire of this in The Day Today.

[PhilipPorter]

Eddie Yates! It must have been filmed in the Rovers return.

[johnmasterchief1171]

LOL

[alonmerlin]

@cccatno1 i think he was pakistani in curry and chips