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meamaldo · 08-22-2004, 11:25 PM

Just found this board and have spent quite a bit of time reading. British comedies are some of my favorite.

Probably leave something out but my favorites are (In no particular order)...

Fawlty Towers
To the Manor Born
One foot in the Grave
Mother and Son
Keeping Up Appearances
Are You Being Served
Dad's Army

Mickey · 08-24-2004, 08:41 AM

Mother And Son? Not familiar with that one, unless it had a different title over here.

meamaldo · 08-24-2004, 09:31 PM

My fault. I was taking for granted it was a British comedy but after your reply I looked and it's not... it's from Australia. Arthur in this series just couldn't seem to win but he had a brother, a dentist, that could do no wrong in Mother's opinion. You couldn't help but feel for Aurther but it was Ruth Cracknell as Mother that made the show. I found the series quite entertaining.

I've never seen the Keeping Mum series listed below and will have to look for it somewhere. Here is a description of Mother and Son from http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/ar...99002156.shtml

Mother And Son
Australia, ABC, Sitcom, Colour, 1984
Starring: Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps
An Australian sitcom imported by C4 on the strength of its successes with Garry McDonald's 'little Aussie bleeder' character 'Norman Gunston'. Here, McDonald was cast as Arthur Beare, a writer in his mid-thirties who has separated from his wife Deidre - they are later divorced - and returns to live with his elderly widowed mother, Maggie. Mum is not at all well, indeed she is dissolving into senility, but she exploits this ill-health to keep Arthur shackled at home. She also has another son, Robert - a dentist, married to Liz - who is determined not to become entrapped by his mother's wiles and genuine difficulties.

There wasn't much to it - and what there was somewhat contrived - but Aussie audiences really took to Mother And Son and it ran there for six series over nine years, ending in 1994. At this point, the writer Geoffrey Atherden was invited to adapt his creation for a British version, Keeping Mum aired by BBC1 in 1997.

volvo · 08-26-2004, 11:47 AM

You should check out Nighty Night, airing on Fridays on Oxygen at 11pm ET/ 10pm CT.

It's a new black comedy. Very twisted and critically acclaimed (rightfully so!)

Here's the website...

http://www.oxygen.com/nightynight/?slot=nav

08-22-2004, 11:25 PM	#1
meamaldo Member Forum Cub Join Date: Aug 22, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2	New to board Just found this board and have spent quite a bit of time reading. British comedies are some of my favorite. Probably leave something out but my favorites are (In no particular order)... Fawlty Towers To the Manor Born One foot in the Grave Mother and Son Keeping Up Appearances Are You Being Served Dad's Army

08-24-2004, 08:41 AM	#2
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08-26-2004, 11:47 AM	#4
volvo Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 26, 2004 Posts: 8	Nighty Night You should check out Nighty Night, airing on Fridays on Oxygen at 11pm ET/ 10pm CT. It's a new black comedy. Very twisted and critically acclaimed (rightfully so!) Here's the website... http://www.oxygen.com/nightynight/?slot=nav

08-24-2004, 09:31 PM	#3
meamaldo Member Forum Cub Join Date: Aug 22, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2	My fault. I was taking for granted it was a British comedy but after your reply I looked and it's not... it's from Australia. Arthur in this series just couldn't seem to win but he had a brother, a dentist, that could do no wrong in Mother's opinion. You couldn't help but feel for Aurther but it was Ruth Cracknell as Mother that made the show. I found the series quite entertaining. I've never seen the Keeping Mum series listed below and will have to look for it somewhere. Here is a description of Mother and Son from http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/ar...99002156.shtml Mother And Son Australia, ABC, Sitcom, Colour, 1984 Starring: Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps An Australian sitcom imported by C4 on the strength of its successes with Garry McDonald's 'little Aussie bleeder' character 'Norman Gunston'. Here, McDonald was cast as Arthur Beare, a writer in his mid-thirties who has separated from his wife Deidre - they are later divorced - and returns to live with his elderly widowed mother, Maggie. Mum is not at all well, indeed she is dissolving into senility, but she exploits this ill-health to keep Arthur shackled at home. She also has another son, Robert - a dentist, married to Liz - who is determined not to become entrapped by his mother's wiles and genuine difficulties. There wasn't much to it - and what there was somewhat contrived - but Aussie audiences really took to Mother And Son and it ran there for six series over nine years, ending in 1994. At this point, the writer Geoffrey Atherden was invited to adapt his creation for a British version, Keeping Mum aired by BBC1 in 1997.