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Ronnie barker

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

What are your favouite memories of late great Barker

Fir me I think it would be A A ARKWRIGHT in open all hours what's yours

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By *sasimpleMan
over a year ago

D & G

It doesn't get any better than Four Candles or The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek


"It doesn't get any better than Four Candles or The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town."

I was just about to say the Phantom Raspberry blower.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fletch

Norman Stanley fletcher.

Fletcher: Lovely day for it.

Prison Officer: You won't be getting IT for a long time.

Fletcher: You obviously haven't had it for a long time.

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By *sasimpleMan
over a year ago

D & G


"I was just about to say the Phantom Raspberry blower."

You have good taste.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It doesn't get any better than Four Candles or The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town."
I was watching them last night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seven of One

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By *asilyled1Man
over a year ago

ogmore valley

My favourite comedy actor of all time,man was a genius

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It doesn't get any better than Four Candles or The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town."

David Jason did the voice over for this

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Has to be porridge, I was once interviewed to be a Prison Officer and during a chat with other Officers, they mentioned Porridge and asked us (we were doing tests) if we thought it was accurately portraying prison life. We answered no not really, he said it was very accurate, he’d met every single character over the years and yes, plenty of ‘Fletchers’

Fletch first me every time

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Pure comic genius!

Fork handles skit makes me smile just thinking about it

Porridge was great, Going Straight not so good

Short sighted Clarence was pretty good too

Loved Open All Hours

I have those 4 series' boxsets

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"It doesn't get any better than Four Candles or The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town.

David Jason did the voice over for this"

And Barry Cryer was the Phantom Raspberry-Blower himself.

I used to go to school with somebody who lived next door to Ronnie Barker.

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By *irChefMan
over a year ago

Great dunmow

I like the Underground sketch with Ronnie Corbett and the whole conversation is using Underground station names. Utter genius

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Open All Hours was probably my least favourite of his shows - just found it a little twee in the Last Of The Summer Wine sense.

Porridge was a classic, The Two Ronnies likewise

The real joy of Ronnie Barker, much like his protege David Jason, was his ability to be convincing as a complete variety of characters and his sense of timing and word play.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Has to be his portrayal of ‘Fletch’ in Porridge for me. I never tire of watching it and even though you know what’s coming you can’t help but laugh.

He used to have a second home near by and could occasionally be seen in town, had a friend who managed a Currys shop and sold him electrical appliances on several occasions, he said he was a real gent and very unassuming.

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

Definitely four candles . 'ose ...garden 'ose?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

His lad being a paedo didn't help especially when he vamoosed

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island


"Definitely four candles . 'ose ...garden 'ose? "

All the classic two Ronnies sketches, mastermind, crossed lines, round of drinks, mispronunciation sketch but four candles tops them all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't think of anything he did that was bad.

If I had to pick a favourite it would be porridge or open all hours.

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Porridge

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By *hechairman18Man
over a year ago

Salford Quays , Manchester

I think he was one of the greatest comedy actors of all time.

He really seemed to become the character he was playing.

You wouldn't think that " Fletch " and "Arkwright" were played by the same person.

But am I the only one who now getting sick and tired of the number of times his shows are being repeated on tv.

Talk about overkill.

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Fork handles

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

I preferred Ronnie Barker in Open All Hours than Porridge.In Open all hours he starred together with David Jason in all the episodes.In Porridge the two did appear together in two episodes. In Going Straight the spin-off to Porridge Nicholas Lyndhurst plays his son.Both David Jason & Nicholas Lyndhurst would go on to star in perhaps the greatest British comedy of all time Only Fools And Horses. I think working with Ronnie Barker helped them both in their careers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be Porridge. Loved that programme.

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

Barker's ability to be absolutely filthy at peak time and get away with it due to the wordplay involved.

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