And it's good night from him...

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

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

Will be missed.

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The two Ronnies was about the best TV there is.

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

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 ! :thumbs:

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. :sad:

Thanks for the laughs Ronnie :wave:

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

:sad: :sad: :sad:

The two Ronnies was about the best TV there is.

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slap stick comedy at its best


he will be missed

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

I must assume that he was a UK star?

Where would a Yank like me might have seen him?

and how!

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Originally Posted by firemonkey

I must assume that he was a UK star?

Where would a Yank like me might have seen him?

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

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

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. :p

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Originally Posted by El_Squid

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

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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 ..

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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 ..

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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! :thumbs: :p

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

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. :p

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Originally Posted by Atodini

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

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As it turns out, it is a 45 minute VHS tape of the Best of the Two Ronnies. I can't seem to find any of the shows on DVD, only VHS tapes. :sad: