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[Magnus McGinty]

A brilliant show, but of its time.

I wonder if you were the type to over analyse it you could spot the negative regional stereotypes?

Oz as the boorish oaf of a man - Geordie
Moxey- thieving scouser
Wayne - cocky and full of himself OI OI type cockney
Barry - nice but socially inept brummie

Wouldn’t get away with it nowadays perhaps? But humour often plays on stereotypes.

 

[D'wards]

S1 and S2 just turned up on ITVX, all lovely and uncut

 

[hash tag]

I suspect it might be very much of it's time and it might be a bit dated and not worn well.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

I suspect it might be very much of it's time and it might be a bit dated and not worn well.

You’d definitely have problems getting a job as a brickie in Germany now.

 

[hash tag]

You’d definitely have problems getting a job as a brickie in Germany now.

To be fair, I wouldnt last two minutes as a brickie/labourer etc.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

To be fair, I wouldnt last two minutes as a brickie/labourer etc.

When I was a shipyard apprentice in 1985 most of the skilled tradesmen had worked in Germany, particularly the welders.

 

[D'wards]

I suspect it might be very much of it's time and it might be a bit dated and not worn well.

To be fair its not that bad. Oz is a racist old meathead but the others constantly challenge him on it and its definitely not the prevailing wisdom.
There are still a couple of cringe moments, like when they discover Neville working in an Indian restaurant and a chorus rings out of "GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME"; and when Bomber's 16 year old daughter turns up and Wayne refers to her as Jailbait.

 

[D'wards]

I do think its the best series about white working class male relationships we have though.
They bicker, argue, take the piss and drive each other mad but are always supportive of each other.

Quite emotional when Dennis gets into a fight in that bar and Oz steams in to rescue him and gets glassed for his trouble

 

[hash tag]

To be fair its not that bad. Oz is a racist old meathead but the others constantly challenge him on it and its definitely not the prevailing wisdom.
There are still a couple of cringe moments, like when they discover Neville working in an Indian restaurant and a chorus rings out of "GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME"; and when Bomber's 16 year old daughter turns up and Wayne refers to her as Jailbait.

That scene in the Indian is the sort of thing they took the piss out of on goodness gracious me I think. There were probably more awful moments in that restaurant than that one chorus.
There was probably a lot of sexist stuff particularly concerning Wayne.

 

[D'wards]

Was reading today that Caroline Hutchinson, who played Dennis' wife Vera, was supposed to be a big part of s2 but tragically got cancer and was too ill to participate.

She sadly died in 1988

 

[friedaweed]

When I was a shipyard apprentice in 1985 most of the skilled tradesmen had worked in Germany, particularly the welders.

My old fella did years on the trowel in Germany.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

This is the best photo of them

Question time, as I didn't bother with an xmas quiz this year (no cheating now): After Pat Roach, who is the oldest person in the photo?

 

[D'wards]

Question time, as I didn't bother with an xmas quiz this year (no cheating now): After Pat Roach, who is the oldest person in the photo?

Hmmm. Good question. I'm going Moxey

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Nope

 

[8ball]

Nope

Wayne?

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Not even close

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Dennis

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Dennis

I (obviously) expected y'all to say him first, but no, he's a geezer, but he's not the oldest.

 

[moochedit]

Barry?

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Barry?

Wrong. Wrong again.

 

[moochedit]

Wrong. Wrong again.

Oz?

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Oz?

Sorry, all lives exhausted

Baby-faced Kevin Whately was in fact the old man of the group at 32, one year older than Tim Healy. Thanks for playing (and failing)!

 

[moochedit]

Sorry, all lives exhausted

Baby-faced Kevin Whately was in fact the old man of the group at 32, one year older than Tim Healy. Thanks for playing (and failing)!

I was just about to say him!

 

[Nine Bob Note]

I was just about to say him!

Herr Pfister wouldn't stand for your bullshit

 

[skyscraper101]

Just watched all of Season 1 on ITVX. Never seen it before (was too young at the time). Really enjoyed it.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

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