The Two Ronnies - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Two Ronnies - Series 1 )

The Two Ronnies - Series One - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Two Ronnies - Series 1
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
354 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
James Gilbert
Terry Hughes

Written By:
Ray Alan
John Hudson

Actors:
Ronnie Corbett ..... Himself / Various Characters
Ronnie Barker ..... Himself / Various Characters
Alfredo ..... Himself
Tina Charles ..... Herself / Performer
Ian Gray
Madeline Smith ..... Henrietta Beckett

Synopsis:

First series of the monument in British comedy featuring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. Chock-full with razor-sharp wordplay, sight gags and double entendres galore, The Two Ronnies became a national institution in no time flat. With regular sketches like their 'Newsdesk' (sample headline: 'the perfect crime committed: thieves broke into Scotland Yard and stole all the toilets. Police say they have absolutely nothing to go on') 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town' and their spoof period drama 'Hampton Wick'. Other weekly features included their wordplay introduction (sample: 'this evening we had hoped to have been bringing you Arthur the Human Chameleon, but this afternoon, he crawled across a tartan rug and died of exhaustion') and the pint-sized Corbett's hilariously rambling monologue, and a musical guest that always seemed to be Barbara Dickson - though this initial series features pop singer of the time, Tina Charles.

In 1971, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett teamed up for their first BBC series, a comedy show that would run for 16 years and become part of British television history. The two comedians. although never previously a double-act, complemented each other perfectly in appearance and style and their material, written by some of the top comic writers of the era, rarely failed to raise a smile and reduced many to hysterics. The structure of each show, framed by the pair reading spoof news items, soon became familiar to the millions of viewers. Every episode might include party, doctor or other situation sketches, mock-adventure serials, regular musical guests, Ronnie Barker's magnificent word-play speeches, a rambling monologue from Ronnie Corbett, guest cabaret acts and a musical extravaganza finale. Each part savoured by audiences that would average around 17 million at the show's peak. The first series was broadcast in 1971. Among the many highlights of the eight episodes were the 'Bald Man at a Party' sketch, a sequel to the famous 'Class' sketch with John Cleese, the period drama mini-series 'Hampton Wick', Ronnie Barker's 'Appeal on Behalf of the Very Clumsy' and musical appearances from Big Jim Jehosophat and Fat-Belly Jones.

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