Bless This House (1972): A Nostalgic Dive into British Comedy Gold!

[@Doctor_Random]

I've been wanting to make this video for a while. Bless This House is one of my favourite films. Enjoy :)

[@tomsenior7405]

Fair play to you. 'tis grand to hear someone enthuse about their favourite things. If 'Bless This House' brings you joy, then all is good. I grew-up at a time when people queued-up outside the cinema to see the latest Carry On film. Sadly, I never found this style of Great British Humour in the least bit entertaining (Cleo, Khyber, Screaming, Camel, Cowboy, Head... are a few exceptions to this). I almost envy you for loving these things. I am sure my childhood would have been much improved if a slide whistle had me in stitches every time I heard it. The same goes for Norman Wisdom, Frankie Howerd. I genuinely wish I found them funny. I did enjoy your thoughts on this "Classic" TV Show and the film. Nice one. Thanks, best wishes and may your channel grow.

[@KELTIKGETORIX]

As soon as i finished watchin this vid, i did what you said and watched the film again. Straight away memories came flooding back of the 70's, for me in particular suburban Bexleyheath, Sidcup an Walworth Road, what a mix. We will never get this more innocent, i felt good waking up today feeling. Things were def bettet by far. Never gonna get it back, so savour these slices of the long lost loved past! Xxx thankyou for your video. Extra funny about the burning in back gardens, as whenever i was around Bexley, the smell of burning garden waste was beautiful. Now i live in rural Norfolk, as soon as someone burning garden wood,im back in Bexley late 70's.

[@Doctor_Random]

Great memories :) ( I grew up in Norfolk and miss the big skys.)

[@sjs260563]

it's a world I grew up in and I miss it too

[@michaelwhiles5282]

Somehow of its time but still relevant and entertaining. Thanks for posting 😎👍

[@andreajones2496]

Oh those were the good old days 😊

[@Doctor_Random]

The film brings back so many memories :)

[@lucaschapman2188]

Buckaroo!

[@MorristheMinor]

Have to say, I agree with you. This is one of the best sitcom based films of the 1970s and it's a insight into the fact that the decade wasn't all strikes and industrial gloom. The film was shown, years ago on Channel 4 as part of a sitcom season, at the start the announcer said 'Viewers should be aware that this film contains scenes of 1970s decor and a yellow Ford Cortina'. BTW Don't Sally's friends and fellow eco-warriors all look like members of The New Seekers????

[@Doctor_Random]

Wonderful comment, thank you. And yep I can see that New Seekers :)

[@stevenmcghee6649]

It is one of the better sitcom spin-off movies but it helped drafting in external acting talent. Out of interest, what was the last sitcom spin-off movie to be made? Was it the risible "George And Mildred" effort?

[@Doctor_Random]

It depends if we class things like the 'Inbetweeners' as sitcoms, they had a couple of movie spin.

[@stevenmcghee6649]

@@Doctor_Random I'd forgotten about those ones! Faced the same problems as the Are You Being Served and George and Mildred spin-offs whereby the characters are removed from the environment we're used to seeing them in. First Inbetweeners movie wasn't bad, second one was one too far. You could also argue there was a "Bottom" spinoff (the name of which escapes me but Fenella Fielding was in it).

[@Doctor_Random]

@@stevenmcghee6649 that would be Guest House Paradiso :)

[@j0hnf_uk]

The first time I saw this film on television was on a Monday afternoon sometime in September of 1987. It was shown on ITV, (of course), as their Monday Matinee, at approximately 1.30-1.45. I was supposed to be redecorating my bedroom at the time, but I decided to postpone it for the duration of the film. Weird, as they actually do a bit of decorating in the film, which I always remember. It was much like a, 'Carry On', which wasn't a, 'Carry On', as it had many familiar faces. I loved the use of incidental music in this and the scene in the cafe were Robin Askwith clumsily knocks a cake onto the grill and tried to place it back without anyone noticing, always makes me laugh. The subplot of the illicit distillery was an interesting one, when they discover the neighbour works for customs and excise. 'He wouldn't nick his daughter's father-in-law would we?' 'Wouldn't he?' 'He would.'

[@Doctor_Random]

Awesome memories, thank you :)

[@stevenmcghee6649]

I liked the depiction of the burger bar - that's just how I remember the Wimpys of the early 70s. Come to think of it, whatever happened to Wimpy? Used to be one on every high street back then.

[@Doctor_Random]

I discovered the other day that there are a few Wimpys still about. I may need to visit one.

[@AABB-wr3kx]

Good video well done!

[@Doctor_Random]

Thank you 😊

[@AABB-wr3kx]

Brilliant

[@Doctor_Random]

Cheers!

[@arthurvasey]

Films based on TV sitcoms tend to take viewers out of the realm of the TV series - often featured events that would have changed the dynamic of the series had the events occurred during the series - look at the three On The Buses films, for instance vs the series!

[@Doctor_Random]

You're absolutely right, and On The Buses is a great example.

[@megansavage7152]

I have it on blu ray

[@lucaschapman2188]

I have never seen this film but I have seen Carry on Columbus twice . Go figure

[@Doctor_Random]

lol you should watch this one ... it will cleanse you of Columbus ;)

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Interesting that Robin Stewart was replaced by Robin Askwith for the movie version given that, in the TV series, Sid would at times get very frustrated with Stewart's inability to remember his lines! It's hard to be critical of anything Sid was in because he always enhanced any show or film he appeared in but, personally, I don't think Bless This House has aged very well. Most episodes seem to rely on a narrative focusing on a misunderstanding of one sort or another. Had he lived, wouldn't it have been great to have had Tony Hancock make a guest appearance. I can picture it now - the doorbell goes, Sid opens it and Hancock is standing there. "Tracked you down at last! Where's that £20 I lent you ten years ago?" ...."Shhh. I'm all respectable now"...... ..........."You? Respectable? Come on you ratbag, pay up or I'll take the budgie"

[@Doctor_Random]

Yes, I'd read that Sid was very much a script man. Apparently has also didn't like it when his Carry On co-stars would ad lib. I know what you mean about the sit-com it was definitely situated realm of the 'misunderstanding of the day'

[@tomsenior7405]

Are you sure this was a comedy? I remember seeing this in the cinema when I was a child. I do not recall any laughter.