Eccentric British Comedy - parts 1&2

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Jasper Pye, a refined civil servant, is sent to the Suffolk/Norfolk borders to close the forgotten Government Office of Output Statistics which has long outlived its usefulness. Instead he becomes seduced by the small idyllic world he finds there, making his task rather more difficult than he had imagined. He soon finds himself becoming entangled with the local aristocrat's three beautiful daughters.

[@rallyeraidr7841]

RIP Leslie Phillips, what a gem of an actor he was!

[@rubygray7749]

What an absolute delight!! One of the pearls of British TV.

[@scandarani2]

I am Greek living in a tiny village in southern Peloponnese. I find British productions fascinating with an intelligent sense of humor. Thank you KZbin..

[@neilsharpe7086]

All the railway sequences were filmed at the North Norfolk Railway. "Aracady Halt" was in fact Kelling Heath Park Halt which serves the holiday village there. I was (and still am) a volunteer at the railway and it was my job during filming to take up the actors' and film crews' lunches!!! Amazingly, I have never seen until now the finished product......................

[@Leoviliti1]

❤️ that's amazing! X

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

what a blessing the goings-on today/these days must hurt Twice as much. i myself was born in an antillean paradise cuba to a semi-humble ex-gentry but still classy family. until eisenhower installed fidel castro ( just like he gave western europe to the soviets, now it was the new world's turn: soviet tanks running ruining every street after 2:00 am, nightly. the soviets emptied museums, cinemas - those projectors! and american movies! took even the forests until our rivers ran dry. ) hope UK survives. pray.

[@vlloyd46]

Thanks for uploading it. I love Michael Malone. I've always liked the things he's in. Especially Truly Madly Deeply. He sat at my table in a cafe in Soho & ordered a jacket potato!!!

[@dearydarling]

You've never seen it until now?! That's amazing lol... the internet is many things and youtube even more-so, so often awful but sometimes truly magical ... and oh i'm so smitten with that train. Must be marvelous being involved with them.

[@saythankyou111]

@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 Eisenhower had that much control in foreign affairs……👀

[@bewareofpigeons]

Utterly delightful from start to finish.

[@NukeminHerttua]

Sometimes the algorithm just nails it! I have never seen or heard about this series but after pressing play I could not stop watching. Really love the carefree yet twisted atmosphere of the whole thing! And the best part is: there's still two episodes to go! Thank you for uploading!

[@AndrewFosterSheff69]

I'm so sorry... Well you can't possibly stay at the Virling.

[@johnkean6852]

This puts modern British TV to shame!

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

Not really!😊

[@misstortitude]

Watch Detectorists

[@jennifermorgan8348]

@@misstortitudeLoved that show

[@doeharris5363]

Absolutely brilliant l have never been so thrilled to see such a wonderful old film. I wish we could go back to these times when life seemed so charming. 🙋🙋🙋🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@mavisemberson8737]

A novel written in 1959! TV adaptation in the 1990s. Not a real version of life. Read a bit of the history of Europe . The U S S R was menacing the U K .

[@yvonnelesleybrigenshaw950]

We can make life charming again.

[@user-bj2gq3ug2p]

​@@yvonnelesleybrigenshaw950 We who? It wasnt charming for everyone.

[@user-bj2gq3ug2p]

​@@yvonnelesleybrigenshaw950 Seemed is the key word.

[@user-bj2gq3ug2p]

Charming for a select few. those who had it so charming should be here now to experience how the others struggled - also have the beautiful experience of being look down upon because of your skin color. I saw that the other day & it was a sadly satisfying delectable 😢 experience. Im sorry I enjoyed it so much

[@gabriellew6467]

Absolutely delightful, stepping back in time into Nevernever land, wonderful actors - thank you for posting 😊

[@renegrosheintz-laval9146]

British humour at its very best! They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[@TS-1267]

... OOH YOU ARE AWFUL... BUT I DO LIKE YA...

[@benedictcowell6547]

Because the British audience has deteriorated The BBC was ruined by Murdoch and the Tories and Farage . There is no shortage of taIent in Britain, but not the brains to understand it. Margaret Thatcher is to bIame. She did more harm to British CuIture than than ay one. It is not the immigrants that ruined Britain, we eIected the phiIistines, Brexit is evidence of a majority of buffoons and morons, We have become the most uncuItured country in Europe

[@zipper674]

Hands down..glued to it every minute.

[@jamesdavis727]

I remember loving this series when it came out 25 years ago. Then it was impossible to find for a long time. It's SO cute! It's a great emotional relief time for us overworked modern folks, to imagine going to a lovely, calming, pretty place with no stress (and a train to play with). Sounds like heaven.

[@jonhelmer8591]

And a pint and a sandwich cost 2/6.

[@AndrewFosterSheff69]

And the Lord drinks in the local. Fwar fwar fwar.

[@aclark903]

#Suffolk is still pretty great, it seems..

[@persiaiskandar4268]

Only the Brits can produce such a treasure 💕 Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@alphabet-agencieskontoraru1540]

oh, genuine blinded worshipper - haven't you tasted yet to the monty python's sickening with madness & disasters sponsored by state-subsidised [but privately owned] ... BBC. Speaking of it on the whole as TREASURE. You seem to have found another rarest gem pearl in the gigantic dung hill, accumulated over the centuries of disgust & dismay for the humanity & natural life.

[@daniduff6852]

I couldn’t agree more ❤that’s why as an American 🇺🇸 I only watch British tv…your writers are amazing in your country 👏🏻💯 I’m so happy I’ve come across this awesome episode!!

[@aclark903]

@@daniduff6852You know, this show reminds me of Japanese manga actually. The comedies often have same the same kind of ineffectual protagonists. See #Ranma 1/2.

[@dmcgill9360]

​@@daniduff6852❤

[@daniduff6852]

@@aclark903 oh cool 😎 tysvm 🥰

[@musamor75]

How else can one put it, than thank God for British comedy? This one is a true treasure. So elated to have come across it. Enjoyed every second. Most appreciated that you have made this available to all of us to enjoy. I was in stitches all the time.

[@patriciajrs46]

I love British humor. The countryside and homes are just wonderful.

[@Glenny-vk4np]

If the word comes after the word British at least spell it accordingly, humour.

[@jenniferbate9682]

They were, before the uncontrolled immigration which has ruined our culture and our country!

[@Bethi4WFH]

So Glenny+...........if you, say, refer to American humour, would you spell it the English or American way? I am English ......you can see the way I spell it.......but I don't think Americans would respond with rather unpleasant and totally unneccesary remarks in these comments. Patricia, I know the area, village and station where this film was made very well, and it truly is beautiful. Really worth a visit.

[@patriciajrs46]

@@Glenny-vk4np I'm American. I spelled it the American way. I'm not British.

[@dmcgill9360]

​@@patriciajrs46Some people like to appear higher than mighty, just ignore. Thanks for your comment ❤l

[@davidlist7507]

I was born in the U.S. and now live in Thailand for the past 25 years I am 67 with Scottish, Irish, English, and German ancestry and never heard of this delightful show, Thank you very much for putting it on, Peace! This is so much better then the violent movies that Hollywood likes to put out. A very nice peaceful show that had me laughing quite a bit.

[@ianpunter4486]

Brit living in Thailand for the past 23 years! I didn't know this show either, despite being DoP on many many TV dramas for 20 years and more, almost all for the BBC. Out of touch expat!

[@avis1983]

What a lovely British classic . I am not from UK ,sometimes i have official visits in interiors of Britain ..many native People i talk to dont like to Live in London ..the old rustic charm is not in cosmopolitan London . I think it is very important to Preserve the culture and every country shall make efforts not to make the whole country cosmopolitan . I like countryside ….

[@granthurlburt4062]

It's about human relations, the beauty of countryside, conflicts in one's life, preserving natural, historical, and architecttural things of value. No grossly overstated and simple-minded, obvious jokes. Sublte and well-made

[@tombrunila2695]

From a time when British comedy was fun, and very British! Thank you for posting!

[@sumthingwickedly]

No doubt the leftie woke brigade would be saying alsorts fuck 'em

[@loveandllife]

I was so happy to discover that you have also the part 3 & 4, this is a lovely example of british humour

[@billjones393]

The railway station near the beginning is Sheringham, now part of the North Norfolk Railway. I was a guard for a few years.

[@NeroliWesley]

Wonderful

[@sambaserenitysong8526]

Thanks!

[@davidhoward2487]

Now hopefully opening up this Summer with that glorious "Harry Potter" steam train that the kids love

[@daddylonglegs68]

@@davidhoward2487 and adults too

[@maryalicebarnett87]

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[@MrDavey2010]

This is a gem. Never seen it before. Thank you for uploading.

[@cathyfitzpatrick9384]

SAME HERE

[@MrSwj2009]

Americans could never produce such a quirky., eccentric, and funny show. Thank god for Brit TV.

[@goandsee]

Films are expressions of their times. Love on a Branch Line is a wonderful evocation of the place I've called home for many years; East Anglia. But American films can be every bit as good. They have a larger market (650M as opposed to 65M) and they can pander many different tastes to win big time. I've watch Ready Player 1 dozens of times, Play it forward. Sweet November (at least two versions). Don't say Americans cannot produce quirky, eccentric films. When you do find some, let us know. That's what the internet is for.

[@billymule961]

In a way this makes me think of Northern Exposure, an American production.

[@LHLH78]

Twin Peaks is American.

[@christophercook723]

You mean United States People. Not the whole Continent

[@christophercook723]

Particularly those in the United States

[@gracebard6664]

In the tiny village where I grew up in the 50s there were around half a dozen railway carriages converted into dwellings. We lived in one until I was six when we had a bungalow built on the land. Ours was solid wood with a black range in the main room, not as glamourous as the one here!

[@anastasia10017]

sounds wonderful

[@trueblueimpersonations8949]

How disappointing when you had to move!

[@gracebard6664]

@@trueblueimpersonations8949 The saddest part about it was that we were not allowed to keep the carriage as it was a 'habitable dwelling'. The local authority told my parents it would have to be demolished. My father (a carpenter) physically sawed it up with a handsaw. It was solid (beautiful) hard wood.

[@trueblueimpersonations8949]

@@gracebard6664 so typical no? of the rule abiding authorities who lack empathy and basic human emotions, your poor Dad!!

[@gracebard6664]

@@trueblueimpersonations8949 Yes, and my dad always obeyed the law, he would never have protested! I have in recent years been back at the invitation of the family who live there now. They were so interested in the history of the piece of land, even renaming the house Pegasus which is the name my father chose. It was his cap badge in WW2.

[@trishalivingston1051]

Love this movie....it's soooo delightful. Just the type of English movie I adore. Quiry, funny, super odd, and lovely.

[@GrandPrixDecals]

It’s not a movie it’s a TV series. If you had to pay for this sort of drivel from your taxes you might not love it quite so much.

[@garyhawkesford2253]

@@GrandPrixDecals You decide what people like n dislike then You prick

[@uinsionnoriain8607]

Mongkok

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

We didn't pay for these TV series with our income tax - the BBC is paid for by a license and back in 1994 we still only had 4 channels and no stupid Reality shows and other lowest-common denominator trash which gets huge ratings. This is obviously not to everyone's taste but it is the sort of thing I was hoping to find on KZbin - one of those quirKy [with a k] little miniseries hidden away in a late night slot that most of us were not even aware of as we were too busy back then. True - the BBC wastes a lot of our money paying autocue readers and jumped up presenters grossly-inflated salaries for very little work. But I found it surprising that the commenter ranting about paying for 'this sort of drivel' didn't wax lyrical that this was set back in the supposedly crime-free, idyllic 'good old days' of the 1950s when everyone knew their place and there were no colonial characters put in by PC casting as in Grantchester!

[@chriselfyn]

We were trying to remember some of our favourite programmes last week - one of them was 'Love on the Branch Line'. We were delighted to be able to watch it again on your channel. The sound and video quality was excellent, by the way. Those were the days when you could hear what the actors were saying and enjoy well-lit scenes filmed with a steady camera! Thanks very much for making it available.

[@gracecotton9819]

Chris Morris It was such a pleasure, as you say, to be able to hear what the actors were saying, and to enjoy a well-lit film, which was not in darkness, as a lot of them are. I had never seen this before, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@peterembranch5797]

They just don't make 'em the way they did when you were young.......whenever that was.

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

well-lit scenes filmed with a steady camera Absolutely agree

[@VestigialHead]

This was not old - it was made in 1994.

[@glynnwadeson5605]

@@VestigialHead Its strange, from the tube shots, lack of diversity, it looks like something from the fifties. I never saw the TV series, but I presume it was meant to be set in that period.

[@winniewotsit4452]

Damn - What a pleasure to see this. Damn, because we don't make productions like this anymore.

[@sakthivelpalaniappan3964]

One of the best of British Comedy with a mesmerising BGM score and a serene location. I loved it every second.

[@eugenio1542]

Jolly Good Show ! A Rollicking Romp ! The Very Best of British - Farce, Class, Culture and Titillations. Thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated.

[@davidhoward2487]

Slightly different, but full of farce, class, culture titillations and British bung-ho, is "Blott on the Landscape" by Tom Sharpe..with George Cole , as Sir Giles Lynchwood, and Geraldine James as Lady Maud, whose patriotic loyal gardener uses his skills in guerrilla warfare, to protect her Family Seat...Throw in an absent minded mistress of Sir Giles, and let the fun begin!

[@eugenio1542]

@@davidhoward2487 Thanks for suggestion. Tom started out in reaction to South Africa with Riotous Assemblies and Indecent Exposure etc. Banned here in RSA at the time as was he (hee hee)

[@hart60]

Can’t say how much I enjoyed this gem of a film it brought a smile to my day and some memories of my youth to me as well. Only British cinema can make such great classics if you will as these. Thank you for posting!

[@jackcrane7853]

Nonsense. There are completely valid equivalents in Italian, French and Spanish cinema, too, its just that you ignorants DONT KNOW THEM.

[@benedictcowell6547]

It is due to the high quality of English television acting. They not only do justice to comedy. During the seventies and eighties the BBC and ITV repertory companies were superb and the quality of direction was good.

[@mordocapgerlan7290]

what simple joy of a bygone era

[@patricaomas8750]

Not sure the middle ages and the black death humors me ?

[@johnkean6852]

@@patricaomas8750 thats what's happing now allegedly: not seen one person keel over with blood oozing out of their orifices; affeared for the great fire next...

[@catherinedoyle1194]

perfect british way of life just love watching perfect polite british people

[@claudia1423]

My paternal grandparents came from Diss, Norfolk. My father was born there in 1900. Family names are Philpot & Flatman. They were sheep & chicken farmers (a younger cousin owned a plant nursery specializing in roses!). Emigrated to Canada in the early 1900s. Settled in Toronto. I'm working on a family tree for my great-grandchildren. Love watching old British comedies like Keeping Up Appearances, Are You Being Served?, also things like Talking Heads. Greetings from Kingston, ON, 🇨🇦.

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

And this is of interest to the world because 🙄🙄

[@sjknight8615]

@@AwesomeAngryBiker Perhaps not to the world, but comments are always a form of sharing/expressing and this lady is expressing her pleasure at feeling connected to the story, with an ancestral sense of place. It's a form of compliment to this programme, and the others she mentions. Comments such as "Loved it" etc are not of world shattering interest either, but who cares? It's a place to share and enjoy people's responses. :)

[@TimothyWorel-xj9he]

Don't know if he is related to you, but there is an Accountant named Bob Flatman at Liverpool City Council. I worked with him when I was an Agency temp a few years ago.

[@robotmad]

I knew a Philpot who lived in Scole just a mile from Diss Norfolk

[@lordeden2732]

Youmg cousan would not be Le grie by any chance? If so hello. Cousan

[@rig4365]

Canadian here. This popped up on my KZbin recommendations and I must say I enamoured with this show. I would love to be transported to this place and time. I'm sure I'm missing some of the nuances but I love the conversation. And many thanks for the closed captions; they really help when the conversation is quick.✌

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

Its normal english! Are you french speaking?

[@rig4365]

@@sjefhendrickx2257 no, it's when the conversation is quick, I'll sometimes not keep up because of the English accent, or especially if there are idioms, or regional expressions bring used

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@rig4365 The British Isles is the place for regional accents! That was one of the joys of holidaying there in my younger travelling days. They could be hilarious - but sometimes Gawd-awful to interpret! 😉 We have this gem on DVD somewhere here. Also Blott on the Landscape, Rumpole of the Baillie, the Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister series and several others. The Toob makes it so much more convenient (and cheaper!) these days. 😊

[@JeffreyCoolwater]

Thank you so much for the uploads (parts 1, 2, 3, and 4). A real gem. I have no idea how it ended up in my recommended list, but I'm thrilled that it did. I'm a long fan of the old Yorkshire Heartbeat series and this was another great example of the magic of great British programming that takes you away to a much better place.

[@erinjohnston8427]

What a treasure! One is hardly able to get through the first 14 minutes as one is is taken by fits of laughter and must go back and rewatch, more laughter...many thanks!

[@Boatperson]

What a wonderful find - so many of my fav British actors! Thank you- such a treat! 🥰

[@janethayes5941]

What an absolutely, delightful, entertaining programme! Thank you so very much. 😁🧡❤👍And what characters!😁

[@honordefon610]

The British had some gems in the acting industry puts Hollywood to shame... Natural... Comical in expression of body and mouth...

[@Huaimek861]

Thank You Lost Horizons for sharing , it's absolutely brilliant , I have loved every minute , I never saw this when it first came out , what a superb cast . I am reminded of the young man from the tax office in The Darling Buds Of May .

[@SteveChiverton]

Was unsure what I was about to tune into and then less than two minutes into the opening credits I saw the words 'written by David Nobbs' and all hesitation vanished as I knew I was in for a treat. David Nobbs of course being the creator of the legendary 'Reginald Perrin'! No one writes 'British Oddball' quite like David Nobbs!

[@por1821]

I stumbled across this... I find it quite delightful😊

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

me too had to hunt down part 3 and 4

[@ronaldomadrebien7045]

Me too, it is delicious !

[@ronaldomadrebien7045]

@@ValeriaVincentSancisi ………..Valeria, have you a link for the other parts?

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

@@ronaldomadrebien7045 yeah it took a bit to get one that worked.. try this:kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqHInH6lis5piLc&lc=Ugycqg0sctczkICj_HV4AaABAg.9Mj80pTC7hj9OyOlY7fszs

[@plopperator]

So far all the posh gits are annoying me.

[@SwePianoholic]

A truly amusing story, not to mention the good vocabulary lesson for an English-keen Swedish gent like myself :)

[@ronabrams7899]

i agree. i looked up 'perflustered' evidently it's not an official word.

[@susanw9630]

@@ronabrams7899 That's the beauty of English!

[@MsDormy]

Apologies to language learners - English humorists love to invent new words! Thank you for taking an interest in English, it must be a very difficult language to learn, as all rules have exceptions! ❤️

[@Helen-xy9qj]

Here in the wintry wilds of New South Wales, it is minus 7 and we are cut off from the rest of the world, so this is a perfectly marvellous entertainment. Thank you.

[@donaldauguston9740]

This is absolutely marvelous. Thank you for uploading so we may all see this magical film.

[@victorking7422]

Absolutely delightful. Wonderful, light-hearted, heart-warming, heart-lifting, quirky comedy 🤣

[@marymcgarvey4153]

Oh the British! They are masters of comedy!

[@deborahflello2316]

This is fabulous, quirky and whimsical with great stage sets, really enjoyable. Thanks for uploading it.

[@bellablock5864]

Thanks very much for the upload of this gem. I remember vaguely seeing this years ago and am looking forward to watching it again now with great pleasure!

[@Majerly_Annoyed]

I don't think I have ever watched a more unusual show in my life!!! And I have to say I am halfway through and am loving it!!! LOL

[@dearydarling]

Oh thank goodness! I feel like i've fallen down the rabbit hole lol... i'm loving it! but i'm also ... just sort of jaw-dropped, trying to get my head around it lol ... this feels like some sort of grown-up treatment gender-switch ... Jasper In Wonderland lol... the cricket for croquet, the mad tea party on the train lol...

[@marshallgrieve2]

Quite uniqe and endearing !

[@errolfellows409]

What a delightful load of froth! Most enjoyable.

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

and mirth

[@juliebergacker5680]

What a wonderful movie! Love the British humor 😁👏👏👍👍💕💕

[@carolefreeman2544]

This was originally a four part British TV series called Love on a Branch Line (1994). It is an adaptation of the 1959 novel by John Hadfield. Episode 4 of Love on a Branch Line can be found on KZbin..Great Ending!

[@dryflyman7121]

A wonderful English comedy drama, I love dramas like this, just as I loved Foyle’s War, a series in which many of these fine actors also appeared ❤️ We really are very good at producing excellent work like this.

[@allancox3324]

Quite appropriate for a civil servant to be kissed in triplicate. I laughed and laughed and laughed.

[@amartin9293]

Took my a few seconds to realize that was hilarious. It's been a long since I worked in an office....

[@paulwatkins2601]

Was that a line from the show if so can you tell me where it was I must have missed it ,and if it wasn't a line from the show it should have been

[@allancox3324]

@@paulwatkins2601 50 minute mark.

[@paulwatkins2601]

@@allancox3324 Thanks Allan

[@larryloveless2967]

This is just so funny. What a great find on KZbin.

[@gracecotton9819]

Excellent. Thoroughly enjoyable. Great actors. Will now look forward to watching parts 3 & 4. Thank you very much for uploading.

[@kitheskethharvey3576]

The house used here for Arcady is in fact Oxborough Hall. I can see its ravishing towers from the nursery floor of my own house, here in little-known West Norfolk. We still, thank Heavens, slumber here in this beguiling time-warp. The daughter of the house, who bequeathed it to the National Trust, was known, even outside the family, as Aunt Fan: a cornflower-eyed centenarian who sadly died last year. As utterly delightful as the Flamborough girls in this, she used to regale me with the carryings-on with the dashing American Air Force officers who descended on this sleepy but strategic part of the world during the Second World War. Her mother, the then Lady Bedingfeld, was old-school. When informed by Fan that their chauffeur of forty years service was in the local hospital and that they really ought to visit him, Lady Bedingfeld was nonplussed. "Visit Tooley? In his pyjamas?" "The prognosis really is not good, Mamma." "How shall we get there?" "I'll drive, Mamma. But we ought to go." So, donning her most formidable Queen Maryish toque, Lady B was installed in the back of the Rolls Royce, and Fan - who had never driven before - took the wheel. The journey to Kings Lynn was uneven. But they arrived, and were greeted by an implacable Matron. "We have come to see Tooley. In his pyjamas." "I am afraid you can't. It's outside visiting hours." "But ..." spluttered Lady Bedingfeld "We have driven ... OURSELVES!" "It is family only, I'm afraid. Are you his mother?" "Tooley's mother? Good God, no!" "Are you then his wife?" "His WIFE? Don't be so ridiculous, woman. I am his MISTRESS!"

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

thanks for sharing this! sounds of the very same endearing madness!

[@martas9283]

brilliant story, thank you so much

[@snowgirl9094]

What a fabulous anecdote of a bygone age, thank you for sharing.

[@vanessariley3710]

You wrote beautifully- I miss England - I haven’t been home since 2003 … I’m totally lost here in Texas alone….

[@RasMajnouni]

@@vanessariley3710 I say....that's not texas, those are my trousers you are holding.

[@terriwarner8682]

Perfectly wonderful British fun. Thank you. Please, more of these.

[@sumdimsum]

Wow. How lucky to have stumbled on to this. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.

[@H20IAN]

I've just stumbled on this beauty too and have had to save such a gem till the time is right. 40 mins downrange so far. Brilliant!

[@elizabethdarley8646]

@@H20IAN Hi! We stumbled on it on TV in about 1996 and now have the DVDs!!!! It is really fun isn't it!

[@elizabethdarley8646]

Actually, it's too rude for me now! As a Catholic, it's not for me.

[@kenlieck7756]

@@elizabethdarley8646 Too rude for you "now"? Are you a recent convert?

[@rogerjenkinson7979]

Elizabeth Darley. I thought it was only Catholic priests who weren't allowed to indulge in sex. but then no-one actually did..

[@stephenfitzsimons]

I saw the first part of this show about 30 years ago and was utterly enamoured with it, but I didn't know what it was called or where to get a hold of the rest of it. Thankfully I just happened upon it here and it is even better than I remembered.

[@simonjones7727]

I want to love this but find the "mimsy-ness" quotient just too high. It is superbly made and acted but there is something just not quite there about it.

[@JustSad66]

It was called Love on a Branch Line. Only 4 episodes made 😢..adapted from novel by John Hadfield.

[@Diggersleftpeg76]

@@JustSad66 Thankyou. I hate everyone on this thread except you 😂

[@Tigs2]

Easy to miss the title of this “ Love on a branch line”. I thought it was fantastic and a universe away from all the trouble and crap we put up with in todays world. Oh how great it would be to step back in time and be Jasper.

[@deldridg]

Yes, being Jasper wouldn't be so bad, I suspect!

[@deko2485]

What a delight and a hoot. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@stephenverges4002]

Quite delightful. Bravo. More please

[@margaretfarquhar9567]

I can't remember when I laughed so much Thank you for posting this excellent film.

[@Kelly-nm4kw]

Hello Margaret, How are you doing?

[@krisbest6405]

Very sweet, meeting new people this is what l miss. These villages seem idyllic they don,t exist here so l hope to get free to come over after this awful year. I feel l lost 9 mths. Thankyou from Canberra .

[@TCHARRISON1]

The lady doing the embroidery on the train (8.12) was HILARIOUS! For anyone who didn't quite get it......that was actually the rear end of a ginger cat sticking out of the shrubbery (his tail) and not what you first thought it was. Take another look! 🤣🤣🐈😉

[@happydays3678]

Thanks for that, didn't catch on because you only get a quick glimpse 🤣🤣

[@fritula6200]

Guess what l thought.... cheeky!!!!

[@nigeloakes1948]

I know what it was.Don't try to dissuade me ! 😅

[@TCHARRISON1]

🤣🤣🤣@@nigeloakes1948

[@lordeden2732]

Wrong its what every body that it was in the first place.

[@LittleErnieWise]

Cheers for uploading this. I've laughed all the way through!

[@skyboswell]

What a delightful and timely discovery. After the 2nd year of COVID horror, being so isolated and feeling very down indeed, this little gem has popped up - a programme I enjoyed so much the first time around. It'll take me back to happier times. Thank you so much for these beautiful, clear uploads. Stay safe and well. xx

[@cr6925]

It reminds me a little of the "Darling Buds of May" you may like that as well, if you haven't already seen it :-)

[@skyboswell]

@@cr6925 Thank you for the suggestion. I have seen the odd episode, so maybe I ought to indulge in all of them. I lived in Pluckley for a time (where some of the scenes were shot) and in summer there were coachloads of visitors arriving because of the TV series. I didn't have a TV at that time so had no idea why people kept turning up. I moved away in the mid 1990s and still miss the village and especially the beautiful ancient house that I rented.

[@cr6925]

@@skyboswell That sounds absolutely idyllic (especially no TV!) I''d hankered for a country life, inspired mostly by seeing the railway children at a young age. Reality in London precluded that for a long while at least. Perhaps you should re-visit Pluckley? I've re-visited childhood places and found them to be curiously smaller in size than I remembered. I'm glad this lifted your spirits, if you know of anymore like this let me know? P.G Wodehouse is always good for the spirits :-)

[@skyboswell]

@@cr6925 It was great then but I guess it has changed - this was well before the big development at nearby Ashford, and I understand the region has got a lot busier due to international travel into Ashford train station. I now live in Cornwall, many people think that must be great but the reality is a lot harsher than the dream. Poor weather, high fuel and food costs, virtually no public transport, and outside of tourist season everything closes down We came here not through choice, but necessity, so it's been difficult. Rents are extortionate. I may revisit Pluckley some day, as I still have friend living a few miles away, though I'm not sure I could face seeing the beloved house. It's been altered internally out of all recognition, judging by online estate agent photos I've seen in recent years. I did have a hand in rescuing it from demolition, however, having got the Council's Listed Buildings officer involved after landlord cheerfully told me he was waiting for it to fall down so he could develop the land behind for housing, and the house was blocking access to do that. The house was saved, and the landlord forced to do huge amount of repairs and installations fit for 20th century living, but for my pains I was evicted. Still, I helped to save a very old and special house, and I've never regretted that. If I think of any other good TV series I'll pop back here and let you know. I guess the nearest we have now in terms of charming and gentle TV is the wonderful Detectorists, which I have watched so many times.

[@steinrich56]

Greetings from Australia.........this is an absolute gem..!......Thanks so much for the upload.

[@maggiemagennis3507]

Love British programs! Thank you.

[@Jennifer-mg4ku]

Brilliant A big thank you. I to remember watching this series years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. More Please!

[@michaelyoung8864]

Delightful ... and what a delightful surprise to stumble across it here. Thank you.

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

What a beautiful cast. Life in the Civil Service was never that interesting when I was thus employed.

[@timbrookes3699]

Light, quirky humour, played by brilliant actors, who know how to speak and use flowing Queen’s English. Nobody does it better. Stumbled on this, what a joy. Was sad that there was not a part 3 and 4. Thanks

[@losthorizons3644]

parts 3 & 4 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHzUYnSHibN3i7c​

[@flybobbie1449]

On YT elsewhere.

[@ivanjamieson5644]

David Nobbs the writer of this wrote for the Two Ronnies and many others.

[@peterbattey8263]

Parts 3&4 are stated as being age restricted. Can someone explain as to why this is so?

[@losthorizons3644]

@@peterbattey8263 There is some mild and brief nudity, unfortunately youtube have applied age restriction.

[@John-nr6gg]

I'm only 13 minutes into this, but ... brilliant! Straight out of the Jeeves & Wooster, Five Go Mad in Dorset, through to Last/First of the Summer Wine era and theme. Will return to it after essential tasks. Eccentricity, beloved of all decent Brits. Thank you for this; tripped over it, now subscribed!

[@passtheparcel2007]

Only took me 5 mins. It's brilliant!

[@John-nr6gg]

@@passtheparcel2007 I finally got to watching these two parts through, and yes, it only took me 5 minutes, too. I'm about to watch parts 3 and 4. Delightfully quaint, what I've seen so far, but has that edge of menace about it, that reminds me of a much darker, unsettling drama "The Wicker Man" - also a British production. I see parts 3 and 4 are age-rated, while 1 and 2 are not. It has me in its clutches; I'm about to see how true to form the parallel goes...

[@John-nr6gg]

@@passtheparcel2007 Nicely done. No menace at all, and ended happily.

[@davidrathbone4029]

Yes, I believe the mention of Dulwich is a reference to P.G.Wodehouse.

[@420WILD]

I'm gobsmacked in love with Abigail Cruttenden because of this movie. She's absolutely adorable, and gorgeous.

[@greifinn24]

this certainly lifted my spirits, delightful .

[@eileenconnor6756]

Just loved it oh so English 😁cheers you up 😊😊😊no violence no stress 👏👏

[@kennethbooker4955]

Leslie Phillips is 96 now he has made over 90 movies and tv shows

[@mervyndrage3507]

Was he 70 in this nonsense?

[@MsMesem]

@@mervyndrage3507 You probably were.

[@Gwailo54]

You forgot all those years of The Navy Lark. Left hand down a bit.

[@michaelmerta8956]

Simply wonderful, lovely great show loved the ladies.

[@ppullman5470]

Charming British/English film with great actors, humour, story line and scenery. Rare to see such quality film craft today. A great bit of posting!

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Just what was needed on a Spring afternoon! Thank you

[@lesallison9047]

Best film I've seen in quite a while, very funny. Thanks. 👍❤🇬🇧

[@pvsgiri]

Stumbled upon this by accident as I was searching for "Inherit the Wind". Enjoyed every moment of it.

[@moptopbaku6022]

Absolutely brilliant. Where has this been all my life? Leslie Phillips was wonderful

[@johnkean6852]

I cannot believe this is from 1994 it seems soo contemporary retro but contemporary fantastic ... makes me yearn for England (in n cyprus.)

[@tombrunila2695]

This is something that in Finland is called "Brittiläista laatuä" that is "British quality"!

[@johnkean6852]

@@tombrunila2695 👍🌟

[@jenniferpierno6108]

I'm up to 20,23 and I find it absolutely hilarious. I recognise all the actors from many other British shows. What a hoot!

[@allannicho1]

Came across this little Gem of Theatre by chance, absolutely Spiffin I,d say.

[@lilimarleen4952]

The wicked daughter ! Gosh, how terribly thrilling

[@roberthughes513]

Absolutely brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole film. Well done everyone.

[@LWilliamsYoutube]

I only wish they could have continued this series on for a few more episodes. The characters are priceless and the writing and acting are sublime. Wonderful comedy and concept. I'd love to have seen how Jasper makes out back in London at the ministry and his new romance. I'm sure there is much more to tell in the story of the emancipation of Jasper. He is a very well-meaning fellow with a good heart and has been crushed into a monotonous life by his acquaintances and job. I'd love to see him further break the chains of conformity, along with all the drama that ensues.

[@christinecox6049]

There are more than these, theres 3 & 4 and possibly more

[@solophiesoterica]

Wow, such writing. I’m a writer, and hearing the tapestry woven in the descriptions of the kisses and their different representations, I awe at. It’s like hearing music expressed in words.

[@barrycrump6189]

How utterly charming. Thank you for sharing.

[@gerry343]

What a find! Thanks so much for uploading.

[@lesleythomas8606]

Thank you so much for this wonderful classic. Came upon it quite by accident and couldn’t have wished for anything better

[@khadzak7496]

Absolutely marvellous 👏🏼👏🏼 thank you.

[@mathewgreen4099]

Lovely stuff, many thanks for posting.

[@mikedaniels3009]

Getting funnier every minute, thanks a lot for THIS COLLECTORS ITEM.

[@marymueller8311]

Yes, indeed it 'tis

[@carlowilson2973]

what a gem! found it by accident. familiar actors made even more pleasant. I want more!!!

[@WilliamLesourd]

Not even half through it, and I already love it.

[@michelleelston4518]

Thank you so much for your time and patience downloading this wonderful drama, made my day , Thank you keep well and safe 😊

[@adzdahlman9724]

Excellent . The most entertaining thing I've seen for ages . Reminds me of many good productions whilst maintaining its own distinct character . Highly recommended*

[@RodM.Peters]

One of the classiest pieces of comedy I've had the pleasure to watch.