There Was A Discussion On Local Radio This Morning About The Proposed Remake Of Dad's Army.

[sandyRoe]

Some of the callers said they'd found the original show hilarious and were sometimes in tears of laughter watching it.
I thought it was amusing but not the funniest thing I'd ever seen. Just a sense of humour failure on my part, or was it not as funny as some seem to remember?

[sandyRoe]

Minder is a good example. When Terry McCann left it didn't seem nearly half as good. But maybe by that stage it was just getting tired.

[Dodger666]

"Vot is your name"? "Don't tell him Pike".

It's made me chuckle just typing it!

[Elina]

All these programmes were right for their time with perfect casting, trying to recreate that for todays audience wouldn't work in my opinion.

[Zeuhl]

A cameo for Ian Lavender?

[sandyRoe]

Grey haired now and approaching middle age. Perhaps better to remember him as the gormless lad he was.

[Elina]

^ lol!

[ToraToraTora]

they recently tried to to a new series of YPM, disasterously bad, sad because they had good actors doing it but even they couldn't make it work.

[marval]

I really liked Dad's Army, I listen to it on Radio4 extra. I am not sure about the film though.

[Bazile]

Don't tell anyone - but i still watch Minder on the satellite channels .
I think George Cole and Dennis Waterman were brilliant in their roles .

I will now make myself go and stand in the corner .
How could i forget Jeeves & Wooster ( also still watch it on the satellite channels ) , played by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie

[Bazile]

I was told that the Jeeves & Wooster books are even more funnier than the tv series .

I cant imagine that