Trying to find Hale&Pace sketch?

[flobadob]

Does anyone know of the comedy duo Hale and Pace? They had a series on ITV 15 or more years ago. There was one sketch I remember which I would love to see again if anyone could tell me which episode it was in. In the sketch one of the guys is singing to the tune of Pavarotti's Nussun Dorma but he is singing a song about pigeons. It went something like "I keep t'it pigeons in t'it loft, I keep t'it pigeons in t'it loft. And they're chuffing great, I chuffing love them"; and he's singing in a Yorkshire accent.

I have nothing else to go on really other than a notion that it might have been broadcast around 1990 as that song was on a lot around that time because of the World Cup in Italy that year.

Any help in finding this sketch or episode would be really appreciated. I've tried youtube with no luck.

[Fanriffic]

Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UovMCf1hKn8

It starts around the two minute mark.

[flobadob]

How did you find that?

[Fanriffic]

I just typed in "Hale and Pace pigeons opera" in to the YouTube Search field and bob's your brother.

Glad to help.

[Skint77]

If you're a fan of H&P you'll love Northern Calypso! This is one of my personal faves! ENjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqvXRd64Mo