Rick visits the chemist - Lead Balloon - BBC

Rick Spleen has trouble getting 'proper medicine' from the local chemist in this hilarious clip from the BBC sitcom Lead Balloon starring Jack Dee. Watch more high quality videos on the BBC Worldwide YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcworldwide

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Comedy

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• BBC
• Sitcoms
• Lead Balloon
• Chemists
• Medicine
• Funny
• Video
• Jack Dee

[JimReaper24]

maybe when she's better lol

[mackat4ck]

The world's gone mad when homeopathy is recommended by chemists. Of course they would recommend it though; it's hideously expensive to buy, but so cheap to make, since it's only water.

[bogi18]

funny. could be even funnier if paracetamol wouldn't cause serious liver damage on the long run and echinacea would be homeopathy. but not. it's just a herb, like camomile. has some effect, doesn't work wonders. homeopathy is a competely different bullshit, has not much to do with the genuine effect of any one herb or plant.

[ticketyboooo]

@gaiagale

Are you for real only you read like one of the annoying characters on Lead Balloon come to life.

[gaiagale]

@niclasjt thanks for seeing my comment and for making time to reply ...yes there is always the component of trust and trust worthiness but I rarely use drugs perscription or otherwise anyway ...I'm finding more and more plants that are quite beneficial besides keeping well hydrated prevents most common ailments

thanks again

[niclasjt]

@gaiagale Except that when a chemist offers you a homeopathic substance with zero verifiable efficacy in exchange for money he's essentially swindling you. That is, unless he spends the next ten minutes explaining to you that homeopathy has been derided for more than century as nonsense, and that persons in positions of authority who champion its use are abusing the trust of their customers/patients by selling them an expensive placebo - magic water - in place of tried and true medicines.

[LookBetterNaked]

Chemist?! He looks like a pharmacist to me.

[fscarp]

Perhaps my comment was unclear. Are you aware that this is a comedy sketch?

[gaiagale]

@fscarp yes ...of course :-]) ...are you?

[fscarp]

@gaiagale Are you for real?

[Brandtalones]

Simply wizard! Love the back-and-forth!