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  • S04 E07 - Wicked Little Letters (w/ Tracy Milnes)

    S04 E07 - Wicked Little Letters (w/ Tracy Milnes)
    2025/05/13
    For episode seven, we have another movie from 2024. Wicked Little Letters is Jonny Sweet's retelling of the curious case of the Littlehampton Letters. A falling out involving some incredibly creative, foul-mouthed penwomanship. As the film is written by Jonny Sweet, it made sense to also talk about his similar time-period sitcom Chickens, which he co-wrote with Simon Bird and Joe Thomas. Joining Guy and Rob to discuss both these works was Tracy Milnes. Herself already a big fan of the film, could she convert Rob and Guy to the Church of Wicked Little Letters? There'll be plenty of Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Timothy Spall chat and some suspicious quiz scoring. Check out episode seven! Johnny Sweet in When Boris met Dave https://youtu.be/KiM3uUqsO7E?si=VzIXB-87kVDhMITv Olivia Colman in bruiser https://youtu.be/MA6ksn6oNYk?si=daNVOzPUw6tc5r1z Olivia Colman in Peep Show https://youtu.be/3l1mbCSUw-0?si=mq5-7M5mtj-nJqTc Olivia Colman in Look Around You https://youtu.be/g7JrUGhfcTI?si=K8N0npre5iAlnunS Jessie Buckley in I'd Do Anything https://youtu.be/yKiCTEf6Xn0?si=hhUGfPlA-onr26Dv Jessie Buckley in Beast https://youtu.be/cdzfnve-10A?si=L4cV6If2bc5RW2Ik Jessie Buckley in Chernobyl https://youtu.be/xqbUJYgd8_E?si=p_aNMcjvdsCuPo23 Chickens Episode 1 https://youtu.be/B6ydb5Nb__Y?si=WrN5PyhYhADTmWlJ Wicked Little Letters Trailer https://youtu.be/SeTeCWbF8KY?si=9FF89S2vkxsxFJkb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 33 分
  • S04 E06 - The Lovers (1973)

    S04 E06 - The Lovers (1973)
    2025/05/06
    Time for a good old-fashioned Rom-Com, although not as old-fashioned as you’d think from a 1970s spin-off. Rob and Guy delve deep into ITV sitcom The Lovers, a show neither of our hosts knew much, if anything, about before the other week! A very young Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox landed their first leading TV roles in a will-they/won’t-they kitchen sink sitcom, set against the permissive society making its way to Manchester. Written by Coronation Street writer and creator of London’s Burning Jack Rosenthal, this forgotten gem (well, by anyone under the age of 50 anyway) is not as widely lauded as many of its 1970s contemporaries, and we get right to the heart of just whether that’s fair or not. After two series, there was the inevitable 1973 movie spin-off. With a lavish premiere, sweeping rooftop shots of the Manchester skyline, and a liberal amount of Old Trafford football and cricket stadiums, this adaptation took the sitcom from its more humble studio roots to show off the burgeoning metropolis in which it was set and the talents of its two central stars. But, would the movie version fall foul of the number one mistake nearly every other spin-off we have seen so far on this podcast and not live up to its small-screen counterpart? Well, you’ll have to tune in to find out. There’s Percy Filth Galore as we take on The Lovers! The Lovers – SE1EP1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_SGqWcSRdQ Ms Jones & Son – SE1EP1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHj5TxGSMiY The Family Way - Trailer https://youtu.be/p2azcOdkRbU The George Best Boutique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wndQC483D7s The Lovers! – Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku9vQ2ERD9s The Lovers – Old Trafford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Ci5lWFGbY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 23 分
  • S04 E05 - Blackball (w/ Stuart Laws)

    S04 E05 - Blackball (w/ Stuart Laws)
    2025/04/29
    Episode five and time to talk about a BritCom legend. Paul Kaye was at the cutting edge of a new wave of punk comedy in the 90s thanks to his unforgettable character Dennis Pennis, who was incredibly first seen by audiences in the middle of the ruddy day on BBC2's The Sunday Show. A few specials later and Pennis was on everyone's lips (Yeah, that's right.) Before jumping the shark, Kaye ditched the character that allowed him to hit the big time, in favour of branching out. We discuss one such role, his first cinematic lead in fact, as we take on 2003's Blackball. The Mel Smith-directed, National Lampoon’s affiliated, sports rom-com set in the dangerous world of Devonian bowls. Where else could you hope to find Johnny Vegas and Vince Vaughn share a screen? To help us dissect this curiously gentle comedy, one of the best British comic talents of recent years and a cinephile extraordinaire, Stuart Laws. So if you are a Paul Kaye fan, or just wondering how it is Blackball came to be, check out episode five! Perfect World - Boys Pub Chat https://youtu.be/UYmv0vjvTtk?si=I_57z9EZQ4yEkGBL Paul Kaye in pulling https://youtu.be/KgHKlCM-7Wk?si=uh4X1oBobWLR51y1 James Cromwell as Ewan Roy in Succession https://youtu.be/ZnxZGgRUGFk?si=Smlh639tEDNiaw9p Flint Street Nativity https://youtu.be/cpiECTOR4Ok?si=j2VMxkHrjsLB8_VE Early Pennis The Sunday Show https://youtu.be/CBAYFrS6cWM?si=s-sOrOaavnpdzO4K Dennis Pennis - Michael Jackson https://youtu.be/ZcOhglTtAok?si=SulMf4nsk7-IQNeT Dennis Pennis - Demi Moore https://youtu.be/dIYEm50YOiQ?si=so0Kpf3NpaZzFOo4 Blackball trailer https://youtu.be/v8MuNXR_lCY?si=77YTsVmo_vx4N4HQ Blackball - County Championship https://youtu.be/bL4eT1cd4fc?si=2UdCSKdidvpsXGf2 Sky One's The Villa with Mark Little https://youtu.be/4z6mXy68NtI?si=ZZ7DDjPCbbEyprou 30 Rock - Tracy Jordan boys and girls club https://youtu.be/qEilcGAPvMg?si=Ti517GtHnWmAqGYz Hail Caesar - Would that it were so simple https://youtu.be/G629a_3MkkI?si=XMSxKI3se8n63-il Stuart Laws - Michael Caine saying Never https://youtu.be/AloLTaSV8jY?si=cHXRW9lgK28odSoc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 30 分
  • S04 E04 - Clockwise (w/ Don't You Want Me?)

    S04 E04 - Clockwise (w/ Don't You Want Me?)
    2025/04/22
    As we near the midway point of series four, it's time to really step up our punctuality with a good time keeper's worst nightmare. Yes, Rob and Guy have taken a trip to 1986 for the Michael Frayn farce Clockwise. We've enlisted the help of co-hosts of the wonderful, Don't You Want Me podcast: Catrin Lowe and Rich Nelson to not only run the rule over Clockwise, but arguably Britain's best-loved sitcom Fawlty Towers. We'll hear how a Fawlty film was close to production (something that would have suited this podcast down to ground) but never came to pass. We'll also hear some inside insight into the making of the iconic comedy series from someone very close to the cast. But Clockwise notwithstanding, could Frayn's knack for making Swiss watch stage farces translate to the big screen, with one of Britain's brightest comedy stars front and centre? Join all four of us to find out. Fawlty Towers - Irish Builder https://youtu.be/O4X_bdJox8w?si=yK86qSgj4niBdtKv Fawlty Towers - Waldorf Salad https://youtu.be/BZoUH43nI4w?si=fClIlPtwqqOGuX87 Fawlty Towers - Sea View https://youtu.be/MVMgtv9oIM4?si=9vx3CAazVZNTpuJS John Cleese in Die Another Day https://youtu.be/ICmuFRBvPmk?si=OADL6hj-b-2e8xuk The Fourth Protocol - Train Station scene https://youtu.be/p5_23EYddAE?si=j6HOh2E5TIQIcZ9h Parting Shots Trailer https://youtu.be/c3yjd7Y7rYI?si=nIftsul7zvcnhYKy Clockwise Trailer https://youtu.be/3oViEN1CxPQ?si=ZDD8pMonrjp1pZ-e Clockwise - Right https://youtu.be/-T5UG1GRe2A?si=XSglVswRq6m4wC3E Clockwise - Sherry Glasses https://youtu.be/j2idPywwrFQ?si=XC9MJe8FH_o2mFQD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 29 分
  • S04 E03 - Swede Caroline

    S04 E03 - Swede Caroline
    2025/04/15
    As we hit episode three of the series, Rob and Guy tackle their most recent film to date, 2024’s Swede Caroline. Starring mainstay of British film and television Jo Hartley, and supported by a talented array of comedians, thesps, and character actors. The film looks at the world of competitive giant vegetable-growing and what happens when proceedings are rocked by scandal. We also take a look at forgotten sitcom Bliss starring Stephen Mangan, Hartley, and Heather Graham. The show was created by American comedian David Cross and followed the trials and tribulations of a man trying to balance life with two families in the same city. Not adverse to controversial comedies, will Bliss leave us wanting more or wishing we’d not bothered in the first place? You’ll have to give the episode a listen to find out! Swede Caroline - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHhIHzOpl4k&ab_channel=BritFlicks Swede Caroline - Jo Hartley interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmyBQ3TRh8&ab_channel=Channel4News Bliss - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWHQHuPsdyw&ab_channel=SkyTV Arrested Development - The Best of Tobias Funke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r52Z-GscUwU&ab_channel=PickleRick Mr Show - Larry Kleist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKE9W0O8bX8&ab_channel=F33bs Mr Show - Taint Magazine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-1EIdnDB9g&ab_channel=fansofdongeronimo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 32 分
  • S04 E02 - Mindhorn (w/ Ricardo Autobahn)

    S04 E02 - Mindhorn (w/ Ricardo Autobahn)
    2025/04/08
    For episode two, we fast-forward two decades to 2017 and Mindhorn. Written by and starring Julian Barrett and frequent collaborator Simon Farnaby. If you're a fan of Bergerac, you'll love Mindhorn, the 80s sci-fi cop who can see the truth. Someone who is a big fan of this film is musician, producer, and podcaster Ricardo Autobahn, AKA John Matthews, who joined us to discuss his love for the Isle-of-Man-com. As well as Mindhorn, we chatted at length about 00s cult sitcom Nathan Barley, which, of course, starred Julian Barrett and was ahead of its time, to say the very least. So strap in for Geek Pies, Sugar Apes, and Trashbats, as well as Windjammers, Moonshafts, and Nutmegs. It's time for Mindhorn! Mindhorn trailer https://youtu.be/lA5njebTiZY?si=5KAU2Ij3jWBvcuKk Mindhorn show intro https://youtu.be/hnb04jAXwUM?si=WfMsS1EhOyLY1S7O Mindhorn - Minge coming out of our arse https://youtu.be/DibRKH2S2K8?si=R3xfa_g4Ic2gbjzt Nathan Barley Geek Pie https://youtu.be/5PY_8nkEOeM?si=4k4I93AZiSt3rWRa Nathan Barley - Meow https://youtu.be/NFXRSgUHrQg?si=GyeaR5QrPTWn2ECe TV Go Home - listings http://www.ntk.net/tvgohome/121199.html TV Go Home Daily Mail Island https://youtu.be/xPlEIryW8zA?si=Lqa_QDoVOMDGCK_S Julian Barrett - Garth Marenghi https://youtu.be/ppP2xgoQ55o?si=iDBA0PvAn5WSTpWV You can't handcuff the wind https://youtu.be/fIgSw_26Nko?si=g9pbPaMH-5-cpWTN Nicholas Cage on Wogan https://youtu.be/LzNMjO2SpF0?si=6xdxgimwC4vjb9U7 Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 38 分
  • S04 E01 - Bean (w/ Bill Oakley)

    S04 E01 - Bean (w/ Bill Oakley)
    2025/04/01
    It’s series 4 and we are back with a transatlantic bang. Joining Rob and Guy to kick us off is a legend of comedy writing. Bill Oakley was writer and showrunner on The Simpsons throughout the golden period and has gone on to create more such greats as Mission Hill and Space 1969. But Bill, like a lot of American comedy writers, is also a huge fan of British comedy. From the early days of Python and Benny Hill, through Blackadder and surprisingly perhaps an avid watcher of Gogglebox! But when we sent him our list, Bill was immediately drawn to another of his favourites, Mr Bean, which of course has fans all around the world, but despite going to see the 1997 spin-off Bean at the cinema, had no recollection. So, we are on hand to provide that. As we’ve seen in past episodes, a straight small to big screen transformation can be a difficult thing to achieve, but perhaps even more so with this character, famed for his lack of speech. But as with a lot of big screen outings for Britcom characters, 1997’s Bean takes Rowan Atkinson’s character abroad, this time to sunny Los Angeles, where we all hoped hilarity would ensue…but would it? Well, you’ll have to tune it to find out! Dave and Shirley on Gogglebox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ig6-PvCTrU Bean – Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHgpXqi0LZQ Bean – Whistler’s Mother https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWqVoaYxgRs Mr Bean Goes Diving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFY0PJO-c20 Mr Ben’s New Years Eve Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSa9-BIM89U Rowan Atkinson in Hotshots Part Deux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr_U5dX7YsI Man vs Bee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rKKXGEMJ6c Dream On https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWHoQrMNgnQ Not the 9 o Clock News – The Two Ninnies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oVG4_k7Hbc Naked Gun 2 ½ - Birth mark in the shape of Whistler’s Mother https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he0qOcBs-Nk Boyzone – Picture of You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCIAJRTwJg Mr Bean – Newcastle in the Champions League meme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gR6cX3l6mg Ecce Homo Restoration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB7GeSPwx-Y Space 1969 by Bill Oakley on Audible https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Space-1969-Audiobook/B0B1S292LW?eac_link=0kJv5oEiG36o&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0B1S292LW&qid=wOOGlzqQ7j&eac_id=262-2723224-2622631_wOOGlzqQ7j&sr=1-1 Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 8 分
  • Special: Top Five Comic Relief Moments

    Special: Top Five Comic Relief Moments
    2025/03/21
    It’s Red Nose Day! The 40th anniversary of Comic Relief, no less, so Rob and Guy took time from their busy schedule prepping series 4 of Britcom Goes to the Movies to release a Red Nose Day special in which they run down their top five Comic Relief comedy moments. There have been so many great sketches and live comedy moments over the course of the last 40 years since Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry set up the charity. Who can forget Dawn French snogging Hugh Grant, Billy Connolly dancing around Trafalgar Square in the buff, and of course, Hale and Pace putting a red nose on their conks and performing The Stonk? Unfortunately, none of those moments made our top five, but you can find out what did by listening to the show! You can find all the sketches mentioned below, but if you don’t want to spoil the experience, look away now! —————————————————— Call the Midwife - One Born Every Minute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSOGQmidkyc Kurupt FM with Ed Sheeran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIQFHcChNfw Only Fools & Horses with David Beckham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7YBuMhKhXE&t=25s Ricky Gervais Africa Appeal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMdnJOKZe4&t=137s Alan Partridge and Tony Maloney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izLQGnAvvac&t=26s Tony Ferrino and Bjork perform Short term Affair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GnAn0oxvVY Brent and Johnson - Equality Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmTV62mE1PA Alan Partridge Comic Relief Mid Morning Matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmywrDBW3Us Men Behaving Badly and Kylie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZtkzeNb5H0 Comic Relief Balnkety Blank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUC4un_G5AA&t=32s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 5 分