Mentions of Savile / Harris / Hall etc in old comedies
shanders
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With the unfortunate repeat of the Benidorm episode mentioning Rolf Harris tonight what other comedies and sketch shows have scenes which will either have to be edited out for future repeats or mean they can't be re shown? I think there's a Goodies episode with multiple Rolf Harrises.
And is there a Porridge where Fletch mentions Jimmy Savile?
And is there a Porridge where Fletch mentions Jimmy Savile?
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TV Burp has Harry and the audience doing Jimmy Saville impressions and his appearance on Big Brother.
Who's running the Daily Mail these days though;-)
Well then thats me boycotting DAVE then! In future if I want to watch a show that Dave air Im putting on the rwtail DVDs from now on.
There was a mention of Rolf Harris (and a little clip of Two Little Boys) on Dave last night, on the drugs episode of Not Going Out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x1sp7
QUITE RIGHT!!
The old sods have done their bad bits - and some are paying for it now!!
But pleeease let us have programmes that mean something - and not chop and cut everything out of it all!! Was 'Two Little Boys' cut out of NOT GOING OUT?? We are not children - we KNOW what has happened!! Jimmy Saville was a paedophile too.....he still remains on DVD's !
They deserve to rot in hell.....but why spoil everyone elses enjoyment in a programme that may involve them briefly - and block it entirely?
What if Rolf or Jimmy appeared in a 70's series like THE GOOD LIFE or FAWLTY TOWERS? Would they scrap them???
Give me strength.
I would agree. They especially shouldn't be cut from 70s or 80s shows like Only Fools and Horses as those shows are products of their time. I'm pretty sure my OFAH box set is the uncut version.
Just why did he think introducing 'Showaddywaddy,' in a Jimmy Savile-style slow staccato, and repeating it ad nauseam, was so amusing?
It did make me laugh, to be honest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XTx5XuN8_A
Harris and Saville are indeed sick men yet they did exist.
K
edit: found it!
http://www.stafaband.info/download/mp3/lagu_rolf_harris_dirty_song_collection/
Part of a party political broadcast ? ..
'Due to legal reasons, we are unable to broadcast the next segment so here is a message from the Labour Party'
political correctness reaching ridiculous levels.
Unedited boxed sets of nostalgic shows are set to go up in value.
FWIW, I think the only circumstances I would agree with cutting a mention of them would be if it was done under license in some way (and would subsequently involve a payment to them) or it makes an un-fortunate and co-incidental reference (made innocently and in jest at the time) to what we now know happened.
It's like the black dog's name in the Dambusters. That was his name and it was 1943. Why pretend he wasn't called that and try and change history? Also the attitude of the time in Mr Selfridge were women were seen as lesser than men.
So keep things as they were.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28124959