The Two Ronnies (The Complete Collection) - 27-DVD Boxset

The Two Ronnies (The Complete Collection) - 27-DVD Boxset (DVD) (*)

$103.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
4337 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
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:

Long running BBC comedy show consisting of sketches and humourous musical routines involving the large Ronnie Barker and the small Ronnie Corbett. Most sketches involved both men, but occasionally only the one. Barker was excellent at fast talking and complicated dialog. Each week Corbett would tell a short joke and in doing so he'd digress and tell a dozen or more unrelated jokes on his way to the main punch line. Each series contained a mini comedy series as well as characters who'd return weekly. Also on the bill would be a musical piece from a well known singer/group.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 04 May, 2021.