Auf Weidershein again

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Return of that wonderful series on Sunday night (ITV about 10:00 ish I think).

Is this a big mistake...you can't recreate the past.

-- Anonymous, April 25, 2002

Answers

Has been actors ....or big stars? Time will tell.

-- Anonymous, April 25, 2002

Dunno Bob - they (Clement and La Frenais) managed it with Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads although the gap in time was less I think. It is a risk - but they are such rock solid writers I will be very surprised if this falls flat on it's face

-- Anonymous, April 25, 2002

I certainly hope so Jonno

-- Anonymous, April 25, 2002

are succesful I mean.

not falling flat on their faces

-- Anonymous, April 25, 2002


I think everyone on here will be willing success on the new series. However, for me, there will never be anything quite like the original. Spain and England just weren't the same as Jormany. Canny good, but not quite. Mebbes time will dull my memory (waddyamean - will???) and it will be everything I hope for.

-- Anonymous, April 25, 2002


It's on BBC1 at 9pm on Sunday - and is meant to be pretty good. They hired The Pitcher and Piano on the Quayside on Tuesday night for a screening - at the same time as the Blackburn match! Jimmy Nail and Tim Healy were there and it got a very good response...including a joke about Sunderland. DVDs of the first two series in Dooooooseldorfffff and Spain are out in May. And they're set to make a fourth series with the lads out in Cuba!

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002

Also check out:

http://www.geocities.com/pamiarm/aufhp.htm

...pet.

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002


Just as long as its funnier than the last resurrected series of Ab Fab - which was Tot Shi

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002

So long as you don't expect it to be exactly the same as before, you won't be disappointed. Several United references - and best to video as well, cos there's stuff you might miss first time round. Mark Knopfler's done some of the music, including the end titles "Why Aye Man"

Not that it needs saying, but Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais are absolute geniuses - and have something to say about the times we live in, taking the lads from Smoggieland to Arizona.

As La Frenais told this week's Radio Times (dental appointment): "Native Americans are disenfranchised and British working class men are disenfranchised, too, in the wake of Mrs Thatcher. We felt there was an affinity between the two groups."

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002


So does that make the Geordies and the Injuns blood brothers?

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002


Good title for a stage musical that.

Could do...if you count Barry, Bomber and Moxey as adopted Geordies.

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002


Won't be Apache on the original. I wonder if Sioux has an opinion on this?

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002

So what did those who watched it think?

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002

I warmed to it as the programme progressed. Some good lines. "Hillbilly land (Consett)". Nearly fell off me bliddy chair!

Nice to see some good location shots (not the bridge!)

And did you see the credits? Sound Maintenance - Andrew Griffin. Good spot by Min!

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002


We missed the Auf Weidersehn phenomena because we lived abroad throughout the 80's. I'd heard so much about that I was really looking forward to it.

Got to say I thought it was contrived, full the standard NE stereotypes, with barely 3 or 4 funny lines, and overall very average. Quite liked the Knofler signature tune mind.

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002



Loved it and can't wait for next week. "as lang as yer not from Sunderland" :o))

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002

Loved it.

I think it might be harder for you to get into Clarky as it relies heavily on the characters and you have to warm to them. It was wonderful to see them all again. I'm sure those characters will grow on you if you've not seen them before but I do urge you to get the videos of the first Auf Wiedersehens, they are gems.

Some very nice bits in the first episode were a Toon shirt and a mention of "Geordieland" and neat plot development with the "death" of Oz in the opening minutes. This was later followed by some nice views of the Tyne Bridge, mention of "The Smoggies", the pictures of SJH and YBR on Oz's wall, and mention of "hillbilly country" of Consett. Carlisle also took some stick and Oz's classic line "As long as you're not from Sunderland" when negotiating with a shifty Macedonian black-market labour broker. Clement and La Frenais have firmly established their credentials on Tyneside with this one and there will doubtless be letters to the papers from all neighbouring places although in truth I felt it was all good clean fun and I hope that nobody takes offence (or a hedge).

You're right that the plot is contrived Clarky. It is difficult to see how it could be otherwise to bring together such a disparate group of men some 15 or so years later and unite them in a common cause. Bear with it, I'm sure it will pay dividends.



-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002

Eee Clarky, I never realised you were such a miserable git! I loved it - my old man left the room 'cos he got sick of me giggle and wanted to listen to "Your Hundred Best Tunes" instead!!

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002

Oz's slow adaptation to the feature of race was amusing. "You can't be Wayne's son" he said - "you're -" "Very welcome" interrupted Timothy Spall, as the word "black" stuck in Oz's throat. I'm expecting big things from the Wyman character. His dad "London" as Oz called him was a very strong character in the original and will be sorely missed. I'm sure there are big plans for Wyman beyond the small introduction in episode 1.

The other race thing was Oz saying how he had grafted to get his money (although most of it came via a compensation claim!) and he had "worked like a black man". Wyman gave him a look and Oz sort of apologised and pointed out it was "a bit of a compliment really".

It's funny how these social mores shift. In the early 1970's I worked for the Cost Accountant who reported to an Asian guy, Gulab, the management accountant. At a meeting between the three of us, the Cost Accountant identified a problem as "the nigger in the woodpile". Gulab was killing himself laughing at the quaintness of this term!



-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002

Watched it three times now - it gets better each time. Brilliant writing.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Jacko - the programme was full of nostaslgic images for estranged Geordies. However, I can see those images every day, and it failed my basic test - it just wasn't very funny! There were no more than a handfull of funny lines, and most of those would only be amusing to Geordies - like "as long as your not from Sunderland", and "Consett Hillbillies". Hilarious!

As Jonno suggests, it is probably one of those programmes where you have to really get into the characters before you can really enjoy it. So, I promise you I will definitely try, and let you know how I'm getting on.

For completeness, I thought some of the acting was very questionable, particularly Tim Healy, and to a lesser extent Jimmy Nail. On the other hand, Tim Spall was excellent, but then he usually is.

Lastly, and ever the contrarian, I have a inherent unease with programmes like this that continue to present 60's stereotypes of the North-East that pander to the prevailing prejudices of "The South" regarding this wonderful corner of the country. This would have been more acceptable had it been overtly a comedy programme: in the event it struck me more as a drama with a few mildly amusing lines.

If, as seems likely, my thoughts on this bastion of 'Geordiehood' are heretical, then I apologise in advance - I can only tell it like I see it.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


Careful Clarky. If you don't watch out, you'll get a "visit from the lads" and be encouraged to relocate to Embleton!

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

.............or Consett. Well, as long as it's not Sunderland!

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

The first Auf Weidersehen Pet was a nasty racist piece of work which pandered to all the worst stereotypes, the drunken thick Geordie, the dim and boring Brummie, the thieving Scouser and the devious womanising Cockney.

Given a chance to redeem themselves and with a much larger budget the writers have decided to PC it up a little. Hence we have a very uneasy black character and the lads aren't as crudely drawn as before (although the Scouser's still a thief).

It trys to tackle themes about men out of time, masculinity, shifting workforces and the drugs trade but hasn't really got anything to say. All this wouldn't matter too much if it was funny but the digs at Consett and Sunderland were THE funniest bits which is crap really isn't it?

I really wanted it to be good, after all 'Whatever Happened to...' was miles better than the original 'Likely Lads' but it was not an auspicious start. Maybe once the contrived set up is finished and it concentrates on the the lads as a group rather than individuals the seies will get a little sparkle. God knows it needs it.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


Thank goodness Dread - I was beginning to think it really was just me!

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Haven`t seen the latest incarnation but to be fair the original Brummies often are boring......

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Which just goes to prove that it's all subjective.

Times review today:

By Paul Hoggart It was black economics, dodgy dealing and secret rule-bending all round this weekend as corrupt land deals, import-export and unsavoury working practices provided our entertainment and instruction. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (BBC One, Sunday) is a cross-channel remake of Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais’s breezy ITV drama 15 years on, with a dash of Our Friends in the North thrown in for added body. Such ventures are always problematic (I await Ant and Dec’s remake of the writers’ other classic The Likely Lads with apprehension), but so far Auf Wiedersehn 2002 looks good.

Back in the North East, the expatriate losers have become exaggerated projections of their former selves, deeper in disgruntled poverty or building success on precarious foundations. These characters were interesting in the first place and have remained so, the actors taking to their grey-haired encores like ducks to Newcastle Brown. Since this is the first, middle and last requirement of good television drama, it is an auspicious start.

The surprise lies in the way Clement and Le Frenais have positioned Tim Healey, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Kevin Whateley and the rest into such a dark and menacing vision of 21st-century Britain. Oz (Nail) gathers the lads for what is clearly a corrupt demolition contract which they cannot possibly be competent to complete. He gathers them together by faking his own funeral, a sick piece of mischief that neatly sets the tone.

But they each climb aboard because they are mini-cabbing the local pusher, in hock to the VAT woman, on the run from a criminal club manager or greedily unaware that their Russian wife and business partners are smuggling drugs. All, it seems, inhabit the dangerous, twilight zones of the black economy. It is a harsh world where survival is a struggle and so is preserving a little personal dignity. The sharp writing and dry humour spice what is, underneath, as bleak as any heavy, social issue-based drama. It’s just a lot more fun to watch.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


The first Auf Weidersehen Pet was a nasty racist piece of work which pandered to all the worst stereotypes, the drunken thick Geordie, the dim and boring Brummie, the thieving Scouser and the devious womanising Cockney

The characters were much deeper than that. They were not stereotypes in any way. As for the drunken thick Geordie there were THREE Geordies who all had very different characteristics. They were all characters who had a basic humanity, sense of loyalty and comradeship underlying the first opinion one might have formed of them. Their interactions were brilliantly constructed by Clement and La Frenais, always developing unexpected nuances of their character. One grew to love each and every one of them over the months.

I don't know any TV or Radio programme built around racism or stereotyping which has survived to achieve the legendary status of Auf Wiedersehen. I don't think you'll find many videos of "Love Thy Neighbour" or "Mind Your Language" on sale in the local video store. To put Auf Wiedersehen in that category would be ridiculous. It is an absolute classic of comedy drama, one of the best TV programmes ever made.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Amen.

Stick with it Clarky - and get hold of the old videos. Auf W Pet got 11.6 million viewers last night and trounced The Forsyte Sage, which was left with 6.1 million. Not surprising, perhaps, in view of all the advance publicity.

More reviews (from Guardian website):

The Mirror, Pete Shelley Verdict: sharp writing "The public's appetite for nostalgia seems insatiable. Gareth Gates and Will Young are cheerfully massacring half the songs on their grannies' karaoke machines, ITV has brought back the BBC's Forsyte Saga and now the Beeb has updated ITV's Auf Wiedersehen Pet. This looks complacent and that they've run out of ideas but surprisingly they've done a good job... With Jimmy Nail's mugging for the camera kept to a minimum, the real star was the writing with Hollywood exiles Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement at their sharpest, especially about the North East."

The Daily Telegraph, James Walton Verdict: superbly acted "In a way I suppose, you could argue that this is a very faithful updating: superbly acted, always likeable ad with a script full of good lines - yet still not quite up there with Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's best work."

Daily Mail, Christopher Matthew Verdict: fresh and funny "All credit to Tim Healy, Timothy Spall, Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Christopher Fairbank and Pat Roach for hurdling the age gap with such aplomb. And to Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais for a delightful script that is as fresh and funny as ever, and to the BBC drama department for a leap of imagination unparalleled in living memory. Despite the sad loss of Gary Holton as Wayne, last night's episode was an unalloyed pleasure - funny, touching, utterly believable and brilliantly acted by one and all."

Daily Express, Robert Gore-Langton Verdict: vintage "The meat of the show is not just the sharpness of the writing and its flashes of social realism but also in the effortless confidence of the cast. Everything from Chris Fairbank's Moxey ("I'm not stupid, just strange") to Jimmy Nail's underpants seemed a treat. There's a long way to go, but for an opener this was terrific. The new Aufpet already has "vintage" stamped all over it."

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


The write up in the Independent yesterday of Ant and Dec's Likely Lad's was gushing. There was a big discussion on whether resurrecting old comedy was a valid thing to do, and there were some good arguments around theatres showing very old plays, say like that guy Shakespeare, and that that was valid. The La Frenais/Clement comedy worked cos it was just about relationships not about a situation, so Likels Lads (LL2 ?) was beers, Porridge was a prison cell.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Given that NUFC is a commercial enterprise and the programme was on BBC, was anybody else surprised at the amount of "product placement" on view?

I counted five instances. First was unremarkable, a lad in a replica shirt, can't remember the context. Second was Oz's "wreath", which unusually for a funeral decoration featured black and white stripes. Third was Oz putting photos up on his wall, a shot of SJP taking its place alongside one of YBR. Fourth was Neville's mug, as in what he drank tea from you understand, official issue from the club shop. Fifth was a scarf or poster (not sure which) with the legend "Newcastle United" that was shown several times above the characters' heads as they talked in a pub. There may have been others that I missed.

The BBC is usually touchy about this kind of thing. I actually got warned off once for trying to work the very same mug as Neville's into a shot of my desk, despite the fact that it normally lives there! Watch out for complaints from Sunderland supporters - well we'd be hacked off if it was the other way round - still I suppose they have more important things to get exercised about just now. Or maybe NUFC sponsored the programme in ITV style?

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


Well I'll resist the blatantly obvious "Nobody would want to see your mug on TV Dr Bill" as it's just far too easy and I prefer a little more finesse than just blasting the ball into an empty net from 2 yards out. :-)

Who exactly warned you off using the mug Bill? Was it specifically the commercial "product placement" aspect? Or is it more likely that the man being interviewed on TV as the only man who can save us from Bubonic Plague (or whatever) ought not to be presented as some oik who appears to be a football hooligan in his spare time?



-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Hey Jonno, as the saying goes "If the cap fits........". Particularly useful for the Good Doctor as it would save all those hours in make-up.

Good spot Dr Bill. I think you probably got all of them. I believe the shirt was seen on more than one occasion (both times Dennis's "fare" was "doing buiness" - perhaps that would more accurately have been located in Mackemland??

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


..............or Blyth :-(

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Well look, Jonno, please can you tell them down at the Pink Palace that nobody wants to see me mug on the telly. I totally agree with you and I've tried to tell them at various times, but I still get to soil me pantaloons at the prospect all too often. Well, once is too often, let's be honest.

It was specifically on the product placement point that I was warned off. It would have been up to our communications blerk to tell me that it might have detracted from my otherwise entirely serious and indeed august mien and gravitas (stop bliddy sniggering at the back). However, he was egging me on, being a regular attender at SJP himself.

Actually, we did have the last laugh as I managed to elbow the offending mug judiciously back into shot beside the "artfully" strewn letters on the desk without the cameraman spotting it. Being a totally sad b@stard I was able to check later on the video that it was plainly visible. Please don't ask for a Gusvision-style copy, as modesty would naturally forbid...

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


I think Oz had an NUFC coffee mug as well ;-)

Like the WH Smiths advert, I'm sure a lot of people will look at it negatively, as an illustration of how easily we're conned into buying Newcastle merchanise.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


Robson Greene also has a habit of trying to work NUFC into his movies/shows. There's usually a poster or scarf in the background of a scene at the very least, if his character doesn't come right out and mention NUFC.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Did anyone else notice Nev's business, which tried to cut out the middle man in the house building trade was called NEVENDA ?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002

But how can you have a drama/comedy about the north east without its greatest and most famous institution...the toon

NUFC is probably THE thing that people associate most with the north east....while people in sunderland ARE passionate about their club, sunderland AFC doesnt dominate the social landscape like the toon does for the north east

To ignore this would have been ignoring what makes geordies what we are and why we are probably the most popular region in the country

I thought THE funniest bit was Oz coming down the stairs in his old- style Y fronts "rearranging his change"....this despite his earlier attempts to show us he had gone up-market a bit

classic

J

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002


Howweh, it was only the first episode and, as usual, most of it was scene setting. They still had to take into account those like Clarky who weren't all that familiar with the characters, and there wasn't enough time to set the scene properly and have a cracking story line.

The little glimpses of what's to come just whetted my appetite, particularly the potential in Tim Spall's 'gorgeous' Russky wife getting her come-uppance. And Bill Nighy's bent politician who 'didn't throw it away', I just got caught'. Sticks out like a sore thumb they won't do each other any favours. The potential looks great to me. And isn't it a bit hypocritical for us to be able to slag off makems and smoggies etc, but not for a set of characters representing us to do the same ? That's the way we are, so what's wrong with the bitter truth ? It's the opinion we have of ourselves that counts, not that of people who know no better than to believe stereotypes. Give it time I say. There'll be some cracking one off self contained stories, where, like the last lot, the humour in the plot will be as much part of the story as the verbals, now we know who everybody is.

I'll be sticking with it.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002


I assumed it was a shortening of NEVille and breNDA

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002

I really enjoyed the opening programme. Witty and poignant with enough laughs and observations to keep me wanting more. Oz's character is as strong as ever, but did anyone spot the former 'Butch' Dingle as the drugs dealer? Slipping between 'Yahrksheer' and Geordie aplenty. Or maybe that was just the effects of his wares.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002

NEV ENDA? E, that's BRILL Geordie.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002

Watch out for Oz's views on the internet in episode two this Sunday - delivered in a very fetching NUFC pinny. And a very funny gag involving mentions of Ant and Dec.

Fabulous stuff.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002


I missed it first time around but was ordered to watch the repeats by the lads I was building with down south. Oddly enough they referred to all the characters by name rather than "the Scouser", "the fat Geordie", "the big ugly Geordie" so apparently the stereotypes failed to prevent working men from identifying with the characters. They reckoned that AW, Boys from the black stuff and Porridge were the best programmes on telly because they picked up male, working humour properly.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002

That's a very eclectic choice of programmes there Softie. Alan Bleasedale's Black Stuff was one of the most powerful dramas ever seen on British TV written at a time of maximum damage being inflicted on the working class by a remarkably insensitive Tory government which displayed almost no signs of containing any humanity whatsoever. Together with the two efforts by Clement and La Frenais it would seem your building mates have managed to explode a stereotype about thicko builders.

Did their wives watch Coronation St?



-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002

I really enjoyed the programme, and thank god I made it to BBC for 9:00 and didn't wait for the ITV 10ish version.

The ratings of 12 million viewers speaks volumes for the original series. Proof will be if there are 12 million still watching in a week or so, personally I think there will.

Biggest difference as I see it is that the Original programme took a real life situation and exagerated it a little bit. This time the story line of removing the transporter bridge is more than a little bit of an exageration..(mind you I believe there is a new protest group just started up in Smoggy land called "Save Wor Bridge") but the characters and their lines appear as good as ever.

If I watch each episode I might be able to spell Weidersehen right by the end. Can't wait for the next episode...in fact I'm looking forward to it more than the cup final.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2002


Almost there Bob - Wiedersehen I think you'll find ;-) And I thought the thread title was being incredibly subtle, since the closest translation to Weiderschein I can work out would be 'browser certificate' - if it meant anything ;-)

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002

The "e" and "i" combination in Jorman is much easier to understand than the English (I guess we do it our way to confuse invaders). The sound of the ei or ie comination is always the sound of the second of the two vowels in Jorman. So it is wiedersehen. Unless my Jorman teacher deceiv deciev was lie wasn't telling the truth.

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002

He never did Jonno. I believe he left to be a barsteward (so no change really).

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002

Jonno - hence the old misunderstanding "Ein Ei for Ein Ei" :-)

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002

When AP first screened, the original, not the current one (which I haven't seen as my video cable is long, but not that long) did anyone thing "Bloody hell this is stereotypical and racist"? Did these feelings only appear some time after.

Is it only nowadays that whenever a classic is shown that we say these things? All of the "greats" from long ago Monty Python, Steptoe etc fit into this stereotypical, racist, sexist area. When they were made it was not thought of in that manner, rightly or wrongly.

It was the mood of the times, do any of you feel guilty about laughing at those shows now?

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002


The thing that is starting to get on my t!ts are the bliddy trailers - especially that one with the woman's voice-over. Is it Gina McColl or just a very bad accent??

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002

Nowt subtle aboot that thread Title Pete. Just bad spellin, an am not much better at English either.

Wor lass is the Jorman export. Me a nivver got much further than noch zwei (or is that Zwie) pils, bitte (or is that bitter please).

mebbes after aboot zehn episodes al be able to spell this vedersehen thing proply.

TschueSS for now ......nee scharves SSSSS on my keyboard

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002


I missed it - but its on again on BBC Choice tomorrow night - can't wait.

My main memory of the 1st series was the last line - Oz reading the back page of the Sun - Keegans signed for Newcastle !!!!

Heaven.

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002


Was worried the second episode might be a let-down after the big reunion of last week. But thought it was even better...Timothy Spall could win awards reading out the Evening Chronicle. And lots of much appreciated product placement. Booked a Eurostar from Paris to get back in time to see it. That's livin' alright!

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

...and what about Mark Knopfler's "Why Aye Man" to be played immediately before "Local Hero" at every home game?

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

Great stuff. Great to get the updates on the lives to date, and the effect of the intervening years on their hopes and attitudes. A much more powerful storyline than the first series with some very heavy stuff going on behind the comedy. How many episodes are we due? I want it to go on forever...

Woyayeman



-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

Not bad.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

be careful Clarky

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

Has anyone taped these episodes? Or likely to be doing so for future episodes?

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

Six episodes Jonno - and an expected fourth series to be filmed next year. Rumour is the lads may be off to Cuba.

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2002

I feared it might be just 6 episodes. I know that the trick in the entertainment world is to "leave them wanting more" but this is ridiculous. The end of a Clement and La Frenais series is like suffering an amputation.

Thinking about that, "Leave them wanting more" is a policy which has been successfully employed by the Toon for the whole 40 years I've followed them. :-)



-- Anonymous, May 06, 2002

watched last night and really enjoyed it ... even my 77 year old (chapel attending and deaf) mother was sniggering at Nev's impotence and the cowboy with a hat on comment .... different from the orig but still class

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2002

Gus - I've taped the 1st one and not watched it yet - I'll be taping the 2nd when its repeated on BBC Choice next week and then the 3rd coz I proably won't have time to watch episode 2. With a bit luck I'll be up straight after 3.

Do you want copies ?

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2002


Yes please Josh, If you can get as many as you can on one tape it will be cheaper to post!

Let me know whats what and I will forward the dosh to Josh!

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002


Anyone know where I can purchase that excellent knopfler tune? I haven't laughed so much in years.....had me rolling on the floor in tears :)

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002

Gus

Email me your address - gus@thegallowgate.com got bounced.

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002


Gav...Mark Knopfler's official website lists Why Aye Man as "a previously unreleased track". Have trawled BBC sites, HMV etc and there's no mention of it being released yet as a CD single, though that might change towards the end of the run. Knopfler's next solo album is due out in the autumn but no word if it'll be included on that. And no sign of this third series being released on video or DVD.

The first two ITV series are being released on DVD later this month - there's a complete boxed set if you're feeling flush. And there's a CD album still available re the title songs etc to those two series.

More details at:

www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/202-4670234-2301450

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002


or even:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/202-4670234- 2301450

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002


third time lucky...just go to:

http://www.amazon.co.uk

and stick auf wiedersehen pet in the search box!

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002


Sent you the addresses Josh!

The return address on the video boxes I sent is long gone now, actually the place I am in is somewhat like the video box!

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002


No immediate plans to release Why Aye Man as a single. But it should be on Knopfler's new album in the autumn.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002

benton - what is the source of your inside info on AP. Do you work for the Beeb? Just curious.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002

Just a keen fan Clarky!

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002

Woyayeman!

Another brilliant episode



-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

Tonight's episode was a classic. Far too many "one liners" to remember right now. I only hope I managed to sort out the video...........

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

ACE! :-))

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

Yes, I enjoyed tonight's episode. Oz was fantastic.

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

Would I be conforming to some sort of feeble stereotype if I say that I pissed myself laughing and think it's an absolute gem?

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

I`ll admit to crying with laughter.......incontinence.....never! (:o)

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

Incontinence? No - it's happening right here in England!

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

You just don't want it to end.

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

The good people of Spennymoor will have enjoyed that no end!

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

Always the tunnel, never the funnel.

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

I think this was the best episode yet..they just keep getting better.

I have no 'reservations' about this programme.

Oz summed it up for me with his one armed Gesture at the end...."YES"

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002


Scouse hit man on phone to his mother, on arriving in Middlesborough.........'I thought I was working class until I saw this place. Now I know I'm middle class'

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2002

Best episode so far ! Oz had me in stitches just wish I could remember all the one liners.

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2002

Can we have another plate of Twiglets first?

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2002

Startup : "If you blokes mess with me - I'll have your arse for a hat"

Oz "It would suit you"



-- Anonymous, May 13, 2002

Fairly amusing.

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2002

Wyman: "Does my skin bother you?"

Oz: "Divvin be daft man. My team plays in black and white, don't they? I've just got a thing about cockneys."

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2002


Easily the best one yet out of the three, as it's been said, some of the one-liners were absolute classics.

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2002

'Pillow biters'.....LOL!

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2002

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