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Watching some celeb chat show where they have to pick their favoourites and it made me thin. Hancock, sykes, porridge but the one that I still laugh out loud to is "Father Ted"...but then again "Whatever happenned to the Likely lads"...Royle famikly. Nearly forgot "Early Doors" only two series...

What is the best British Sitcom ever, and who was/is the best Comedy Actor.

What a brilliant thread. I remember feeling proud when Birmingham was mentioned in "Pickwick". Love Christmas Carol, Alistair Sim, but modern Patrick Stewart who does a one man show and recites and acts the book in full is brilliant too. Love the research on "The Royal"

Are you sure it wasn't Charlie Drake, who did aroutine like that.

Edit. For discussion about Queens Hospital, please see this thread here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/queens-hospital.7149/ .......................................................................................................................... As a child I had...

I think Sayer House was built on top of my nan's shop in Gt russell st , opposite the end of Frankfort St and diagonally opposite "The justice"

Westonbirt Arboretum

Hi Big G I was fliedermaus in the last 10 years, but never done Iolanthe. Might do Front of House if Erdington need help as they help us FOH as well.

Ah.....but is it true what my nan who owned the Shop in Gt Russel St (Mrs Jones) said he did to them??

What about Rodgers and Hammersteins brilliant "Carousel". A Brilliant tragic story, brilliant songs "Soliloqy"(My boy Bill) "you'll never walk alone" "If I loved you". My wife and I still sob our hearts out every time. I watched Jesus Christ superstar when it came out originally and we were...

Who remembers "Blacky Raven" and his cart of penny winkles??

Dad used to say "Show some Ayzum Jayzum"

Hi Mike we've never met but I think we might be in the same "Boys Club", Get better for heavens sake, and I look forward to a merry meeting

The brewers and brewery industry have never cared about their customers. Did they fight the smolking ban...no, did they rush to install fizzy beer and lager because it was sterile and din'nt need so much looking after?

The Swan used to be in the Guiness Book of records for the longest bar.

bOBBYB ...i DANCED WITH gREEN mAN IN 1989 FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT DIDN'T ENJOY IT. i REMEMBER THEY WERE gUARDIANS OF THE lICHFIELD TRADITION don't know whether Lichfield have a side now. Apologies caps lock stuck on.

I WAS THERE!!!!! Gosh i'm famous now.

Mary Arden. As I get older this computer gets more stupid!!!!

The Real Deal At Mart Ardens pl;ace last year the first time I had danced for years...it nearly killed me

Thanks Thylacine....whats interesting about that picture of Kemp is that his sleves evolved into todays white Hankies that Dancers use,