And it's good night from him...

**Platypus** · October 4th, 2005, 06:33 AM

Ronnie Barker has died.

Funny, I bought some Porridge/Going Straight DVD's just the other week.

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertain...22&p=y579943z8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/profiles...e_barker.shtml

**Pluto** · October 4th, 2005, 09:11 AM

Yep - sad day. Grew up with The 2 Ronnies, Porridge etc making us laugh.

Will be missed.

**NooNoo** · October 4th, 2005, 03:33 PM

The two Ronnies was about the best TV there is.

**confus-ed** · October 5th, 2005, 05:36 AM

A very clever & funny guy , I enjoyed all his stuff

I suppose every cloud has a silver lining though, so this'll be a good excuse for lots of repeats of some of my favourite TV shows !

**MorseLady** · October 5th, 2005, 05:43 AM

I really loved The Two Ronnies. Watched the tribute programmes last night and did anyone notice Ronnie Corbett nearly crying on the News? Poor Ronnie it must be awful for a famous double act to lose half of the act.

Thanks for the laughs Ronnie

**theonetruely** · October 5th, 2005, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by NooNoo

The two Ronnies was about the best TV there is.

slap stick comedy at its best

he will be missed

**Garak** · October 6th, 2005, 05:51 PM

yup, a sad day for british comedy - nothing even comes close anymore

**firemonkey** · October 13th, 2005, 08:34 AM

I must assume that he was a UK star?

Where would a Yank like me might have seen him?

**NooNoo** · October 13th, 2005, 08:54 AM

and how!

**Platypus** · October 13th, 2005, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by firemonkey

I must assume that he was a UK star?

Where would a Yank like me might have seen him?

I looked for some information on whether Ronnies were shown in the US, didn't find anything clear.

http://www.tvheaven.ca/tworonnies.htm

**El_Squid** · October 13th, 2005, 11:18 AM

I have BBC America available through digital cable, but haven't seen any of the shows mentioned for Ronnie. I will keep looking. Have been able to see reruns of some of my favorites: the Black Adder series and, of course, Monty Python. I hope to catch some reruns of the Young Ones.

**confus-ed** · October 13th, 2005, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by El_Squid

I have BBC America available through digital cable, but haven't seen any of the shows mentioned for Ronnie.

You want to watch out for (most of these are mentioned in here somewheres)- Porridge, Going straight, The two Ronnies, Open all hours (my personal favourite, where he teamed up with David 'del boy' Jason of Only Fools & horses fame ) & his first real impact both as a performer & a writer in The Frost Report, from way back in the sixties ..

**El_Squid** · October 13th, 2005, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by confus-ed

You want to watch out for (most of these are mentioned in here somewheres)- Porridge, Going straight, The two Ronnies, Open all hours (my personal favourite, where he teamed up with David 'del boy' Jason of Only Fools & horses fame ) & his first real impact both as a performer & a writer in The Frost Report, from way back in the sixties ..

Thanks ed, I'll keep my eyes peeled for those. I did find that BBCA is not only rerunning the Young Ones, but the Prisoner, the Avengers and many other of my favorite oldies!

**Atodini** · October 13th, 2005, 02:36 PM

BBC America must have broadcast some of the episodes as they're advertising a compilation DVD from BBCA......

http://www.tvheaven.ca/tworonnies.htm

will tell you more about them, or the official BBC site,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/tworonniesthe_7776575.shtml

John

**El_Squid** · October 13th, 2005, 05:48 PM

Maybe BBCA will run a retrospective of his shows to promote the DVD. But I will have to buy the compilation and keep it next to my tape of the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, as broadcast by the BBC.