I Think I've Only Ever Read One Pg Wodehouse Book.

[sandyRoe]

It seemed light reading that could sometimes raises a smile.
I heard on the radio this morning that new editions of his books will be edited to suit modern tastes.
What have I missed by not reading more of his works?

[jno]

that may have been Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley

[sandyRoe]

I've heard of Swallows and Amazons but not read it. I'll put it on my reading list.

[sandyRoe]

Fishing in Spain he lodges a couple of bottles of white wine under rocks in a shallow stream.
My kind of fisherman.

[andy-hughes]

I have moderately enjoyed re-watching 'Til Death Us Do Part' which was considered scandalous in its day for its portrayal of the personification of ignorant bigotry in Alf Garnett.

The obligatory label reminds me that it contains language and humour 'of the time' which I may find offensive.

Of course, the seriously sharp edge of the language Alf used has been blunted over the years, mainly by additional sophistication in the minds of the viewers, but just in case, all 'words' are bleeped anyway.

What I found, with the experience of watching through adult eyes, is that, apart from the 'shock' of the dialogue, the plots and scenarios are really thin, and have aged very badly.

Nothing actually happens at all, apart from the standard living-room setup where Alf and his family can bicker pointlessly for hours on end.

The only saving grace, which I noticed at the time, but didn't appreciate for its subtle genius, was the perfect comic timing of Dandy Nichols, who could present her line at the precise nanosecond when Alf was about to explode, and guilelessly tip him over the edge.

I watched three or four, and then gave up, but as we always argue, they were of their time, and should be seen as they were, not 'purified' for modern audiences who should appreciate that history applies to everything, including television.

[New Judge]

It's odd, but one of 'Plum's' characters was a spoof Nazi type.

You must mean Roderick Spode, the 7th Earl of Sidcup, Atheist:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Spode

[Atheist]

Yes, NJ. I think someone above already pointed it out to me. Thank you.

[Atheist]

I seem to remember that A. Burgess (Jack Wilson) obliquely referred to Plum in his Earthly Powers. Burgess's character took advantage of his permission to send messages home from Germany by using acronyms which insulted the Fuhrer. I wish Wodehouse had managed that, but I don't think he did.

[douglas9401]

"Nothing actually happens at all, apart from the standard living-room setup where Alf and his family can bicker pointlessly for hours on end."

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