Following a one-off Christmas special in 1986, Gareth Hale and Norman Pace's first foray into the sketch series format was instantly successful and instantly controversial. Keeping just the right side of Broadcasting Standards, the two former teachers enjoyed phenomenal ratings over a decade of quick-fire, occasionally notorious comedy sketches, winning the Silver Rose at Montreux and becoming one of the most mimicked comedy acts in television history.Presented here is the first series, complete and uncut, featuring legendary bodyguards the Two Rons (later to enjoy... fame on their own terms in spin-off series The Management), detectives Stubble and Crockery, horticul-tural heroes Wheelbarrow and Bibbler, regular guests Ainsley Harriott and Annette Badland... and that sketch featuring the cat and the microwave.Also included is the 1986 Christmas special, featuring the immortal Status Quo, Harry Enfield and saxophonist Courtney Pine. [show more]
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The complete first series of the comedy sketch show in which Gareth Hale and Norman Pace play a number of eccentric characters. Among the characters to recur in Series One are bodyguards the two Rons, the detectives, Stubble and Crockery, and enthusiastic gardeners Wheelbarrow and Bibbler. Ainsley Harriott and Annette Badland provide a different dynamic in regular guest appearances. The 1986 Christmas special, which helped earn Hale and Pace a series of their own, is also included and features appearances by Status Quo, Harry Enfield and the saxophonist, Courtney Pine.
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