Old swarve git.

[Lord Pikey]

Whats the name of the very well to do gentleman who used to be on tv and in films.. i think.

I think his catch phrase was "ding dong" when referring to the opposite sex.

Very well spoken and probably 6ft under by now

anyone have any idea who im on about.. i need it for a joke.

Cheers

[fathomfive]

Terry Thomas?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10528...


Edited to add in remembered last name and (can't believe I've done it) a link to the Daily Wail.

Edited by fathomfive on Monday 23 February 07:55

Edited by fathomfive on Monday 23 February 07:56

[Stu R]

Leslie Phillips?

[marz92]

Leslie Phillips?

[marz92]

Stu R said:

Leslie Phillips?

Damn - You beat me to it - by seconds!!!!

[Lord Pikey]

Leslie Phillips

Thats the chap..

Cheers all.

[Stu R]

marz92 said:

Stu R said:

Leslie Phillips?

Damn - You beat me to it - by seconds!!!!

Life can be cruel sometimes

[Sciroccology]

Either, Leslie Phillips



or Terry Thomas



I bet by the time I've posted this I'll have been beaten to it.

[Einion Yrth]

suave? perchance?

[Lord Pikey]

Einion Yrth said:

suave? perchance?

thats it. belive it or not i actually ran the post and title through a spell check and online dictionary to see if that was the rigth word. Clearly it was not.

Thank you spelling police.

EDIt - might sound sarcastic, its not meant to be. I am genuinly gratefull for the correction.

Edited by Lord Pikey on Monday 23 February 08:20

[sday12]

Lord Pikey said:

Whats the name of the very well to do gentleman who used to be on tv and in films.. i think.

I think his catch phrase was "ding dong" when referring to the opposite sex.

Very well spoken and probably 6ft under by now

anyone have any idea who im on about.. i need it for a joke.

Cheers

Terry Thomas' catchphrase was 'Ding Dong'

[Lord Pikey]

Ok, Then it was Leslie Phillips i had associated with that line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSeoR4lH1-8

although, this is more the mannerisums i was after

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AqS8ks9op8

[HiRich]

The line comes from Carry On Teacher (1959)
Headmaster: "And this is Miss Bell'
Leslie Phillips: "Miss Bell. Ding dong!"

[Republik]

James Hewitt does it too, the cock nosed .

[Truckosaurus]

[pedant]Terry-Thomas has a hyphen[/pedant]

[Nick_F]

Lord Pikey said:

Einion Yrth said:

suave? perchance?

thats it. belive it or not i actually ran the post and title through a spell check and online dictionary to see if that was the rigth word. Clearly it was not.

Thank you spelling police.

EDIt - might sound sarcastic, its not meant to be. I am genuinly gratefull for the correction.

Edited by Lord Pikey on Monday 23 February 08:20

Grateful, one 'e'; HTH.

Leslie Phillips' catchprase was/is 'Hello!', also the title of his autobiography.