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Halb

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53,012 posts

184 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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Noticed both the helper lady and the nasty handyman are both in Life's Too Short.

oobster

7,100 posts

212 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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Also, the guy at the zoo that the young care assistant character meets is the same guy that was in Cemetery Junction with Ricky.

Chris Type R

8,038 posts

250 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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Can't say I'm enjoying this series as much as the first. I think that the first series was enough. Missing KP as well.

andyjo1982

4,960 posts

211 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Really hope Dougie is back soon. I misses him...

Kev is quality.

whoami

13,151 posts

241 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Quality episode tonight.

Legacywr

12,147 posts

189 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Painting by numbers! It wasn't even as funny as Eastenders last night!

oobster

7,100 posts

212 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Can't say I enjoyed the one last night either.

The bit where the carer's boyfriend goes off then suddenly appears back at the very end - an almost straight copy of the Dawn & Tim storyline from The Office.

Would be good to see tinny man punching the new handyman.

Chris Type R

8,038 posts

250 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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oobster said:
Can't say I enjoyed the one last night either.

The bit where the carer's boyfriend goes off then suddenly appears back at the very end - an almost straight copy of the Dawn & Tim storyline from The Office.

Would be good to see tinny man punching the new handyman.
And the oldies cheering ? Been done - too predictable.

Can't people just be useless sts without any redeeming qualities. It's closer to real life.

Lurking Lawyer

4,534 posts

226 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Watched Eps 1 and 2 and thought they were a bit rubbish. Deleted Eps 3 and 4 off the Sky+ box and removed the series link. Whatever charm it had in series one evaporated completely in series 2.

Halb

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53,012 posts

184 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Chris Type R said:
Can't people just be useless sts without any redeeming qualities. It's closer to real life.
Like the new handyman? Of the young one's bf. There are those characters too. The one's that have redeeming qualities are the ones we like to think we'd be mates with even though they have other issues.

Chris Type R

8,038 posts

250 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Halb said:
Like the new handyman? Of the young one's bf. There are those characters too. The one's that have redeeming qualities are the ones we like to think we'd be mates with even though they have other issues.
Good point.

Steamer

13,863 posts

214 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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It does seem a bit like 'shooting fish in a barrel' this series.

However the bit with 'Kev's creations' was excellent... right up until that point he was annoying the F out of me. But as Derek said 'Even Kev can surprise you when he has to'.

ETA: And the bit in the earlier episode when the banker went finishing with his grandad.

Edited by Steamer on Thursday 22 May 22:11

TwigtheWonderkid

43,405 posts

151 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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There's a kind of understated brilliance to this programme. I really like it, but I'm not sure why.

It's depressing and uplifting simultaneously.

Halb

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53,012 posts

184 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
It's depressing and uplifting simultaneously.
I think that is why I like it.
I'm a miserable pragmatist of sod but I love to laugh.
Only When I Laugh, Dad's Army, One Foot in the Grave.
It's like kicking yourself, having a little chuckle at life, then kicking yourself again, because why not.

The bit from the last episode I loved was the woman talking about booze. One cannot judge, life can be st sometimes, you just gotta do what you gotta, roll the dice and take the chance.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,405 posts

151 months

Thursday 29th May 2014
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Brilliant episode this week. Very moving.

There's real irrefutable logic in a lot of Derek's observations.

Waiter: They're frogs legs monsieur, they taste like chicken.
Derek: Have you got chicken?
Waiter: Oui monsieur, poullet.
Derek: Have you run out of chicken?
Waiter: Non.
Derek: Well why are you using the frogs legs that taste like chicken, when you've still got chicken?



Halb

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53,012 posts

184 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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It was a nice final episode.
I can see a Christmas special coming.

ooo000ooo

2,532 posts

195 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
Brilliant episode this week. Very moving.

There's real irrefutable logic in a lot of Derek's observations.

Waiter: They're frogs legs monsieur, they taste like chicken.
Derek: Have you got chicken?
Waiter: Oui monsieur, poullet.
Derek: Have you run out of chicken?
Waiter: Non.
Derek: Well why are you using the frogs legs that taste like chicken, when you've still got chicken?


the restaurant scene was amusing but rubbish, why would Hannah (?) book them into a fancy restaurant where they wouldn't understand the menu and have probably never tried any of the food for a first date?
The jokes about the frogs legs and snails were comedy 101.
Apart from that the rest was excellent, thoroughly enjoyed the series.

trooperiziz

9,456 posts

253 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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I quite enjoyed the series, but not as much as the first. It seemed a lot more forced and "acted" this time around, and the pathos was heavy handed and lost the subtlety from the first series.

Halb

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53,012 posts

184 months

Saturday 19th July 2014
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Been watching Extras. The horrible alcoholic character (actor) pops up in Extras as a sycophantic fan.

Also watched the second series first episode, brilliant. The song sung by the old lady is lovely.

anonymous-user

55 months

Saturday 19th July 2014
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Halb said:
Been watching Extras. The horrible alcoholic character (actor) pops up in Extras as a sycophantic fan.

Also watched the second series first episode, brilliant. The song sung by the old lady is lovely.
the women is in extras as well somewhere i can't remember the episode