Need a Welshman? Get Richard Davies.

After his appearance in 'Whoops Apocalypse', I guess Andrew Marshall [Dad, 2point4] and David Renwick [One Foot] shared custody of him after they ended there writing partnership! The 2point4 appearance in 1998 is his last acting role [after playing a different character in two earlier episodes] before retiring, passing away in 2015.

Nice to see another one of these. An interesting mix of some of the best sitcoms ever [and one of the worst in Bottle Boys!].

It's funny because he's Welsh!

He plays the authoritative figure superbly.

I guess I'm an anomaly. I find this to be proper comfort viewing of the highest order and endlessly rewatchable. And I'm not even a mum or a blue-blooded Conservative! That's in contrast to The Good Life whose appeal is directly related to how much Richard Briers one can tolerate. For me, a little goes a long way. Audrey is endearing despite being terrible, and at times is refreshingly self-aware even if she chooses to ignore when she's wrong, and she at least gets taken down a peg a few times. The plots are breezy, the character actors a delight, and the chemistry between Keith and Bowles is undeniable.

I find the milky puddings/dragged in the mash joke hilarious 🤣

I was surprised that Jonathan Morris didn't get more TV work after the series ended. He was a handsome man.

This wasnt a real show....it was a pretend show within the series Extras and designed as a plot for Gervais character Andy Millman. It was just mocking many 1970s sitcoms from the UK and to be fair it was quite funny at times if now considered offensive to some. ❤

He was great in doctor who though you have to admit

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On the Box set i have got, they have a young lad play the Young Guv

They spent a lovely lifetime of literally and figuratively turning over tables. God love them for it.

What are you TALKING ABOUT??????? Is this AI????

Don't forget, the American remake somehow managed to stay on the air for 15 seasons and 375 episodes. Critics were even harsher on that, but it earned Milman a fortune in royalties. He had no direct involvement apart from a brief cameo reprising his Ray Stokes character in one later episode

Is this guy for real?? When the whistle blows wasnt a sitcom it was a fictional show within another show? How does he waffle on about it as if its real?

Less than a year after 'One Foot' ended, Richard Wilson ill-advisedly did another sitcom 'Life as we Know it' for the BBC with 'Waiting for God's' Stephanie Cole as his wife [and written by that show's writer]. Although it did tinker a little [as Wilson's character had children], it came across like a poor man's 'One Foot' and was swiftly forgotten.

VM was also great in Lock Stock!

I’m playing catch-up so just listened to this on the podcast. I’ve got a couple of facts, apologies if they’re way past their sell by date. In regards to Oscar winners/nominees in sitcoms, both Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson had memorable one episode appearances in Upstart Crow. Also I’m surprised when you mentioned Corrie actor John Savident as being in the Blackadder pilot, you didn’t also mention his reoccurring appearances in Yes, Minister. I’m of an age where I would have said JS was ‘that guy from Yes Minister’. All in all loving the show. All the best 👍

My friend DP One of the good ones As the acting world is very fickle and dog eat dog Danny p ❤

Great show.i went butlins 4 days once left not for me, but i do love the seaside and hope to retire there one day, i do a daytrip each year love it, the rooms were very basic for staff i mean bog standard.

I was at opening night. Did you notice John Cleese pushing me around

Always loved this spin-off, the first I saw. They genuinely got good performances from the cast, had new material and the location shooting seemed to work very well. Although he was always likable I think Fletcher came across as a touch more decent in the movie, looking out for the likes of Rudge and Godber more than himself.

i am in the shot, and you dont have a clue mates, the mayor got that gun new, its his side arm,, what do you mean where did he get that from,,,, as most of the english audience,,, 50 years on, and you still dont get it.

HE HIS HAVING HAY LAFF!

I kind of wish the project well, even if I have to admit I find the reasons for doing it slightly contradictory - John always had a reputation for wanting to break new ground and do something new, but this sounds like 3 old episodes in 1, even if it's done well.

Nigel Planer was in Marks and Gran' s "Shine On Harvey Moon" before and after The Young Ones. Thats how he got involved in Roll Over Beethoven.

I saw Barry from EastEnders as Fletcher in the 2009 stage show and he was surprisingly good.

Never got why the family looked nothing like each other

I was once friends with someone who wanted to be an actor who as long as I knew her never got her equity card. She was always banging on about never wanting to be in a british soap or Hollyoaks because no one from these shows ever achieved anything. Not spoken to her for 5 years and last I heard, no one had heard of her. In general what you say may not ring true in terms of what the life of what an extra is but i can confirm I knew someone who had many of the traits and lack or talent Andy Millman had

What you 2 in this video have to remember. Is that John has an ex wife who he has to pay lots and lots and lots and lots of money to as she is a gold digger. Plus a new wife who is a gold digger. So how does he afford to pay them. Well this is how. First he does a standup tour where the tickets are very expensive. Then he and one of his 2 daughters are writing a musical version of a Fish Called Wander. The his also adapting a stage not a musical version of Life of Brian and he is making a film or is it a TV show not sure where people are look alike for famous movie stars but the real life stars will be playing the lookalikes. Then he has the sequel to Faulty towers to make. The sequel will be set in a hotel in the Caribbean. John playing Basil will be the only actor and only character from the old 70’s version in the show. As Basil finds out he has a daughter he never knew about and goes off to run the hotel with her. So as he needs to keep paying his ex and current gold digger wives then his is an easy way to make a bit of extra cash. Oh and he has a news and debate show on one of the talk news channels on TV. After the successful shows like Fools and Horses and Spamalote being turned into musical the U.K. public is currently on the nostalgia trail. But that said on the other side is I always thought Monty Python and Fawlty Towers were a bit overrated.

A rip off of Dinner Ladies 😂

Great Review lads

One of my all time faves. Brilliant!

It wasn't a comedy, it's tragedy

I always 'do' Edinbrugh, so I will look up the show

I like most people loved Faulty Towers when it originally aired..... yes, I am that old...... excited that it was on BBC IPlayer.... It's not funny anymore ....... it's just silly rather childish. Its so dated.

They've left out all references to the Australian tour because oh boy was it poorly reviewed!

Really enjoyed this. It does seem like a 'cash grab' from a comedy legend hoping for modern relevance but as you say, people probably know it's just a nostalgia trip going in.

7:36 I believe the only time Connie Booth has taken part in a Fawlty Towers retrospective is the 'Gold's 2009 'Fawlty Towers Re-Opened' documentary as otherwise she's noticeably absent and when Cleese announced a [potential] reboot last year she said it was 'news to her'. Maybe Cleese now has the rights to the character while Booth just gets royalties [especially as she stopped acting many years ago]? I remember when the character of Sybil Fawlty appeared in a charity skit it was by 'permission of John Cleese' and no mention of Connie Booth.

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No, it was a parody of a sitcom within another one, Extras, that didn't have canned laughter.

I know his brother, Drew, who has erectile dysfunctional.

please make a new full length episode soon guys!!

If my Grandmother ever leaves me any money in her Will I`m going to spend it all on a love-doll that`s an exact replica of Sarah Hadland .. but with the ears of an elf

Ive always heard that its been said Al Murray thinks Sky never liked the show and they tried to sabotage it especially during series 2 with the editing. They also moved it to Wednesday nights and kept moving timeslot from 10:30 one week then 11 and finally near the end of the series it got moved to 11::30. I think they wanted to do a 3rd series but no network would take it.

Loved this show i remember watching it on Sky One back when it first aired. ITV released a complete DVD boxset back in 2009 which i got at the time i think its been out of print now. Al Murray has been trying to track down Jason Freeman for years, hes even asked for people on twitter to see if anyone knows him

Loved this but that’s the kind of guy I am

Should be require watching for every high school or college government student.

Any chance you'll do the desperate hours just cos it's one of the best sitcoms hAlf hours ever