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Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby westozfalcon » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:08 pm

These are my top 10 favourites:

1. Minder
2. The Bill
3. All Creatures Great and Small
4. Ripping Yarns
5. Heartbeat
6. George and Mildred
7. Fawlty Towers
8. Auf Weidersehen Pet
9. Grange Hill
10. On The Up
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby bayman » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:22 pm

whatabout for starters are you being served,on the buses ?
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Mr66 » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:24 pm

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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby westozfalcon » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:26 pm

bayman wrote:whatabout for starters are you being served,on the buses ?


Yeah very well renowned shows and I didn't mind them but they weren't amongst my favourites.
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby bayman » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:35 pm

westozfalcon wrote:
bayman wrote:whatabout for starters are you being served,on the buses ?


Yeah very well renowned shows and I didn't mind them but they weren't amongst my favourites.


i wasn't having a go wof, i was just adding a couple that i like to your list, will add more as i think of it

i'm sure dr.who will get a mention
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Thiele » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:42 pm

are you being served
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Mic » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:44 pm

1. - 10. The Office.
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby bayman » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:47 pm

while the main character irritates me the show 'keeping up appearences' is very well written & acted
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby bayman » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:55 pm

man about the house

dads army

monty python

all the doctor series' (which doctor has the name of an australian cricketer ?)

mind your language
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby bayman » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:56 pm

father dear father

father dear father in australia
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby JAS » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:08 pm

bayman wrote:man about the house

dads army

monty python

all the doctor series' (which doctor has the name of an australian cricketer ?)

mind your language


Shame it's not the original films...would love to think you had one called Lancelot Spratt ;) :lol:

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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby bayman » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:26 pm

JAS wrote:
bayman wrote:man about the house

dads army

monty python

all the doctor series' (which doctor has the name of an australian cricketer ?)

mind your language


Shame it's not the original films...would love to think you had one called Lancelot Spratt ;) :lol:

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no jas !! doctor stuart-clark ;)
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Pseudo » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:35 pm

In rough order:

1. Blake's 7
2. Doctor Who
3. Minder
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
5. Men Behaving Badly
6. The Young Ones
7. The Prisoner
8. 'Allo 'Allo
9. Red Dwarf
10. The IT Crowd

unlucky to miss out:
Cold Feet
Man About The House (and the various spinoffs)
The Two Ronnies
Fawlty Towers
any incarnation of The Kenny Everrett Show
Little Britain - great show, but it got old quickly.
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Magpiespower » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:02 am

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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Stumps » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:39 am

1. The Office
2. Some mothers do ave em
3.FAwlty towers
4.Pheonix nights
5. The It crowd

ill keep it to 5
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:56 am

As far as comedy's concerned...
1.) The Young Ones
2.) Father Ted (UK/Ireland)
3.) League of Gentlemen
4.) Black Adder
5.) Steptoe & Son
6.) On the Buses
8.) Black Books
9.) Filthy, Rich & Catflap
10.) Bottom
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby godoubleblues » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:13 am

1 - The Office
2 - Vicar of Dibley
3 - Young Ones
4 - Ripping Yarns
5 - Comic Strip Presents
6 - Black Books
7 - Fawlty Towers
8 - My Family
9 - Jam and Jerusalem
10 - Hamish McBeth
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby JK » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:37 am

The Young Ones
Blackadder
Dave Allen Show
Ab Fab
Open All Hours
Two Ronnies

(was only very young on those last two, not sure if I'd find them as funny these days)
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby Browny25 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:59 am

The Office and Extra's.

Obviously a Ricky Gervais Fan!
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Re: Your top 10 pommie TV shows of all time

Postby The Ash Man » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:42 am

The Office
Black books
Skins
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Some mothers
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