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Old 18-04-2015, 20:48
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They have shown 'Don't Wait Up' before so hopefully that will be a possibility.

I think Butterflies has been on Drama recently (along with Just Good Friends).

Dear John hasn't been shown for a while but i have the DVD boxset.
I think Don't Wait Up has been on GOLD quite recently but I missed most of it, I'd like to see it again. Butterflies has been on a few times on GOLD and Drama and Dear John was on GOLD a year or two ago I think, but it hasn't been repeated many times over the years. Hopefully it'll be on BBC2 to give viewers who haven't got GOLD the chance to see it again or to get a whole new audience. I bought the boxset because I was fed up waiting for it to be repeated!
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Old 18-04-2015, 20:50
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Just Good Friends was a brutally bad show. Waste of a 30 minute slot having re-runs.
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Old 18-04-2015, 21:17
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I remember about 20 years ago, me and my parents went to see Paul Nicholas in Barnum. It was so bad, we left at the interval!
I saw him in JC Superstar round about 1972 - he was absolutely wonderful!!
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Old 19-04-2015, 03:39
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Another vote for 'Don't Wait Up' ...... have the first 2 series, but they stopped releasing them after that. Hope they show it again
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Old 19-04-2015, 06:31
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Another vote for 'Don't Wait Up' ...... have the first 2 series, but they stopped releasing them after that. Hope they show it again
Sadly that's a common thing for many of these series, that and the constantly anoying changes or removing of music due to rights issues on the dvd releases which is why when they are shown on on tv on the HD channel, you know it's the best chance you will likely get to see them again in full.
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Old 19-04-2015, 08:53
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Another vote for 'Don't Wait Up' ...... have the first 2 series, but they stopped releasing them after that. Hope they show it again
I hate it when that happens! Only series one and two of Three Up, Two Down are available as well and who knows when (or if) three and four will be released?!
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Old 20-04-2015, 21:06
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Could'nt wait for the snooker break as im impatient so im carrying on watching the series now.

Something I did'nt realise till today was that Jan Francis was actually almost a decade older then Penny in the show. Jan was 36 when the first series aired and the character of Penny was just 27. Of course, her youthful looks and impish charm made it easy to play a younger character.
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Old 20-04-2015, 21:09
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Sadly that's a common thing for many of these series, that and the constantly anoying changes or removing of music due to rights issues on the dvd releases which is why when they are shown on on tv on the HD channel, you know it's the best chance you will likely get to see them again in full.
KYTV's another one that only got its first two series out on DVD...
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Old 05-05-2015, 21:21
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Its back on bbc2 today after the snooker break in case anyone forgot.
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Old 05-05-2015, 21:44
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Loved this programme then, love it still now. Brilliant!
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Old 25-05-2015, 23:36
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Not sure if anyone is still watching this after the long break due to the snooker but unless I missed it, it seems like they've decided to skip the 1984 Christmas special episode and how straight into series 3, this is a shame as I was hoping for the chance to watch it without the missing audio due to stupid music rights issues, but alas no luck.. Finishing this week, then from next week it looks like the slot will be filled by Yes Minister, which should take it up until Wimbledon now I guess..
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Old 26-05-2015, 02:50
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I saw the Eiffel Tower/ Paris episode recently and had to rethink my original opinion that Jan Francis was a bit soppy and nowt special , she looked rather hot in that episode.
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Old 26-05-2015, 07:54
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I saw the Eiffel Tower/ Paris episode recently and had to rethink my original opinion that Jan Francis was a bit soppy and nowt special , she looked rather hot in that episode.
Im the complete opposite. I dont like series 3 Penny at all. The big hairsprayed hair, the white face make up and the business power suits are all a real turn off for me. I much prefer the sweet quiet mousey Penny in her cute jumpers.
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Old 26-05-2015, 07:57
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Not sure if anyone is still watching this after the long break due to the snooker but unless I missed it, it seems like they've decided to skip the 1984 Christmas special episode and how straight into series 3, this is a shame as I was hoping for the chance to watch it without the missing audio due to stupid music rights issues, but alas no luck.. Finishing this week, then from next week it looks like the slot will be filled by Yes Minister, which should take it up until Wimbledon now I guess..
Doesnt suprise me as the bbc are so useless. I gave up waiting for this to return after the snookwr break and watched the rest of the series online. The flashback xmas special is a crucial part of the back story so to not show it is awful. The uncut episode is a must watch.
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Old 26-05-2015, 09:16
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Im the complete opposite. I dont like series 3 Penny at all. The big hairsprayed hair, the white face make up and the business power suits are all a real turn off for me. I much prefer the sweet quiet mousey Penny in her cute jumpers.
I agree, it was obviously part of the plot that she had been influenced by her time in Paris but she was far prettier in the earlier programmes.
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Old 26-05-2015, 11:54
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Also, in the Paris episodes they kept making Penny wear hats to show how sophisticated she had become. I remember hearing that the writer John Sullivan once put into the script: " Vince and Penny are in bed together. She is not wearing a f---king hat. "

I had a massive crush on Paul Nicholas when this was first on but when I saw him at Chichester 2-3 years ago, he hadn't aged well.
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Old 26-05-2015, 13:37
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I loved this, one of the classics, watched it when it was repeated on Drama not long back.
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Old 26-05-2015, 17:13
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Enjoying this and have introduced this and 'Are you being served?' To 14 year old daughter.

Another vote for 'Dear John'. Really enjoyed that series, vastly underrated IMHO.
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Old 26-05-2015, 20:56
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Also, in the Paris episodes they kept making Penny wear hats to show how sophisticated she had become. I remember hearing that the writer John Sullivan once put into the script: " Vince and Penny are in bed together. She is not wearing a f---king hat. "

I had a massive crush on Paul Nicholas when this was first on but when I saw him at Chichester 2-3 years ago, he hadn't aged well.
He is 30 years older!
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Old 26-05-2015, 21:31
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He is 30 years older!
Exactly! He's going to be 70 this year, so I don't know what people expect an old man to look like!
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Old 16-11-2016, 22:38
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They started some repeats again on BBC2 today, anyone see them? It wasn't a show I appreciated in my youth, but now there's an element of nostalgia and I can relate to the characters more as I've gotten older. Nicholas and Francis were perfectly cast.
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Old 16-11-2016, 23:12
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They started some repeats again on BBC2 today, anyone see them? It wasn't a show I appreciated in my youth, but now there's an element of nostalgia and I can relate to the characters more as I've gotten older. Nicholas and Francis were perfectly cast.
Yes I'm always watching the repeats. It is one of those comedies that you can watch again and again and still find funny each time.

The bitter sweet nature also helps and I love seeing the 80s in tv shows.
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Old 16-11-2016, 23:42
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They started some repeats again on BBC2 today, anyone see them? It wasn't a show I appreciated in my youth, but now there's an element of nostalgia and I can relate to the characters more as I've gotten older. Nicholas and Francis were perfectly cast.
Yes, I saw today's opening repeats. I may have to watch others on I-player as they are being shown on many weekdays.
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Old 17-11-2016, 00:26
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They started some repeats again on BBC2 today, anyone see them? It wasn't a show I appreciated in my youth, but now there's an element of nostalgia and I can relate to the characters more as I've gotten older. Nicholas and Francis were perfectly cast.
I always enjoyed it first time around and noticed the repeats today so set the PVR to record them all. It is well written, well cast and well acted (and Jan Francis was very good looking).

It must have been one of the first series to have a gag (even if a subtle one) the end of the credits.
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Old 17-11-2016, 06:41
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Penny's mother Daphne stole the show for me, her one liners were hilarious.

I remember when Rita, Vince's common mother, dropped in on her unexpectedly, and her reaction was, "If had known you were coming I would have bought some Spam!"
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