FabSwingers.com forum: Gut Wrenching Moments in Sitcoms

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

We all watch sitcoms for a bit of light hearted relief but every once in a while the bastard decide it's a good idea to hit you right in the feels.

Are there any moments in sitcoms you find particularly sad or gut wrenching that makes your heart drop?

*WARNING, THIS THREAD MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THEM*

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By *iltopbearMan
over a year ago

Norfolk

The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago

Castle Douglas

When Marshall's dad dies in HIMYM

When Will's bio dad leaves in Fresh Prince

When Paul (John Ritter) died in 8 Simple Rules

Ben's funeral episode in Scrubs, when Dr Cox is talking to him all day, etc.

There's so many, but I'm a complete wuss and total girl when it comes to TV, so legit everything and anything makes me cry.

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

I’m still trying to remember some sitcoms …. Hang on!

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

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I've still not seen Blackadder. I need to give it a watch and prepare myself

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

When they lost all their money in Only Fools and Horses

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons

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

"When Marshall's dad dies in HIMYM

When Will's bio dad leaves in Fresh Prince

When Paul (John Ritter) died in 8 Simple Rules

Ben's funeral episode in Scrubs, when Dr Cox is talking to him all day, etc.

There's so many, but I'm a complete wuss and total girl when it comes to TV, so legit everything and anything makes me cry."

Yes, to all of those! Ben dying hit me like a train when I realised what happened.

From HIMYM, it was Tracy singing La Vie En Rose which actually inspired this thread. It properly got to me

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

Del stopping the lift to make Rodney talk about Cassandra's miscarriage.

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

When Penny got her hair cut in Big Bang Theory

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

When Carol Ann Susi died. The Big Bang cast saying goodbye to 'Howard's mom' in Sheldon's apartment.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

When del bit gets beaten up for Rodney but Rodney doesn't know so has a go at him through the bathroom door.

When del bits sin is born and he talks to his mum at the hospital window.

When professor proton dies in BBT and Sheldon hugs Leonard.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"When Carol Ann Susi died. The Big Bang cast saying goodbye to 'Howard's mom' in Sheldon's apartment. "

I was thinking of this…. Also sheldons Nobel prize speech….

For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home

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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago

Castle Douglas

"From HIMYM, it was Tracy singing La Vie En Rose which actually inspired this thread. It properly got to me

Oh ffs I'd forgotten about that bit. Yep, that too.

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

"We all watch sitcoms for a bit of light hearted relief but every once in a while the bastard decide it's a good idea to hit you right in the feels.

Are there any moments in sitcoms you find particularly sad or gut wrenching that makes your heart drop?

*WARNING, THIS THREAD MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THEM*"

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

"When Marshall's dad dies in HIMYM

When Will's bio dad leaves in Fresh Prince

When Paul (John Ritter) died in 8 Simple Rules

Ben's funeral episode in Scrubs, when Dr Cox is talking to him all day, etc.

There's so many, but I'm a complete wuss and total girl when it comes to TV, so legit everything and anything makes me cry."

Will’s dad always gets me. Anyone who says he can’t act just needs to watch that scene.

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

The Royale Family has got me a few times . Best sitcom ever made

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

For me it's The Royle Family - Queen of Sheba episode, leaves me in bits and has me howling in laughter moments later. Brilliant.

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

"For me it's The Royle Family - Queen of Sheba episode, leaves me in bits and has me howling in laughter moments later. Brilliant."

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

When Wilson dies in Friday Night Dinner.

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

"For me it's The Royle Family - Queen of Sheba episode, leaves me in bits and has me howling in laughter moments later. Brilliant.

Jim is a grumpy old bastard. But he’s a family man . And I totally relate to the whole scenario. Reminds me of my own experiences growing up. Think this is why it’s so loved

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

"When Carol Ann Susi died. The Big Bang cast saying goodbye to 'Howard's mom' in Sheldon's apartment.

I was thinking of this…. Also sheldons Nobel prize speech….

For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home "

His Nobel Prize speech... they're proper crying.

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

Fry's dog

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

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I've still not seen Blackadder. I need to give it a watch and prepare myself

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

The story with the noisy chicken in Mash

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

Every single scene in Ever Decreasing Circles.

The darkest sitcom ever made and possibly the best.

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

When Chide moves on from the good place in The Good Place.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I agree it was incredibly moving

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons"

I watched it at school in the early 90’s. Highly recommended for history. Heartbreaking through the comedy though

J x

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

When Mr Beans girlfriend is cheating on him.

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

"When Mr Beans girlfriend is cheating on him."

Awww that was really sad. And I find him so annoying so that's saying something

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

"Del stopping the lift to make Rodney talk about Cassandra's miscarriage. "

Definitely this

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

"Every single scene in Ever Decreasing Circles.

The darkest sitcom ever made and possibly the best."

That sounds right up my street, I'll have to give that a watch!

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

"When Chide moves on from the good place in The Good Place.

Awww I remember that, all of them moving on made me sad

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago

1950's Original

If cartoons can be included...the scene in Futurama where Fry's dog waits outside a deli for Fry to return..through season after season ..through snow and winds..with a song playing something like "I will wait forever"...with Fry's voiceover saying " I bet he forgot me a long time ago"

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By *idlandiaMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Diverging away from sitcom to sketch show.

Mitchell and webb did a scene depicting sherlock Holmes with dementia, which is a dark subject to play for laughs.

Near the end Holmes has a moment of lucidity that's heart wrenching

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

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

End of thread.

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

About 50% of Bojack Horseman

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home "

100% ,also Radar's last episode.

also, knowing that henry didn't make it home grieves me

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area

For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home

100% ,also Radar's last episode.

also, knowing that henry didn't make it home grieves me"

You beat me to it. Henry I mean, but Radar as well. Can't remember, was it the helicopter, or his plane that went down? I think it was his plane, but more than happy to be corrected.

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By *ecky and justCouple
over a year ago

Godalming

"If cartoons can be included...the scene in Futurama where Fry's dog waits outside a deli for Fry to return..through season after season ..through snow and winds..with a song playing something like "I will wait forever"...with Fry's voiceover saying " I bet he forgot me a long time ago"

Forgotten this… got me as well.

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Agree with so many particularly Del Boy stopping the lift, fresh princes deadbeat dad and Marshall’s dad dying

May I add:

Chandlers plea to Erica to allow them to adopt her baby “she’s a mother without a baby”

Mash - the noisy “chicken” that was actually a baby

Golden girls - Sophia losing her son

Robin in himym learning she can’t have kids

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By *o scandalousWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Del stopping the lift to make Rodney talk about Cassandra's miscarriage. "

This

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

Don't know if Bojack Horseman counts as a sitcom but that "Sarah Lynn?" as the end credits roll always gets me.

Also the episode where he goes back to his family's old house and their history plays out and you witness their lives gradually fall apart while he fixes the house up.

God, what I thought was going to be just an adult cartoon turned into one of the most beautifully written shows of the decade...

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By *unningFoxWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I cried every time when one of characters died in Greys Anatomy but most of it when Dr. Derek Shepherd died

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

The first time Hommer says goodbye to his mum

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

"The first time Hommer says goodbye to his mum "

*Homer

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

When grandad dies in Only fools.

Family, what do they do..

Hold you back, drag you down then break your bloody heart!

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

The scene in The Office, where David Brent cracks, and pleads to keep his job, the real, vulnerable human being showing himself honestly, stripped of the pretence

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

"For me it's The Royle Family - Queen of Sheba episode, leaves me in bits and has me howling in laughter moments later. Brilliant."

Totally agree, the wonderful writing of Aherne & Cash. My own Nana came from Manchester & so much rings true about the show to her mannerisms & sayings & false poshness lol. I cry everytime without fail on this episode, it's a heart breaker.

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By *reat me rightWoman
over a year ago

Rotherham

Sheldon Nobel speech and the cutaway in the apartment gets me everytime

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

“Don’t tell ‘im, Pike!”

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"“Don’t tell ‘im, Pike!”

Actually, Captain Mainwaring put himself in positions of danger to protect his men on many occasions. He was often pompous and over bearing, but his heart was in the right place.

I love Dad's Army

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By *nked and Ms InkedCouple
over a year ago

nr wrexham

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

Definitely!! It’s the “can hear a pin drop” sort of ending. Couldn’t look away and it was just heart wrenching. Viv xx

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By *lanor the FairWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

Royale Family nana dying

Blackadder

David’s wedding in Schitts Creek

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

When Captain Mannering, let slip Cpl. Pikes name, to the German U-Boat Captain.

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

All of the Only Fools and Horses moments mentioned above plus the Rodney and Cassandra wedding episode.

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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago

Castle Douglas

"I cried every time when one of characters died in Greys Anatomy but most of it when Dr. Derek Shepherd died

If we start including soaps and dramas the list becomes endless! Grey's Anatomy definitely amongst the worst for me though. Derek's death, O'Malley's death, O'Malley helping Bailey through labour, Kepner's first baby. Nah that whole TV show is just a train wreck emotionally!

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home

100% ,also Radar's last episode.

also, knowing that henry didn't make it home grieves me

You beat me to it. Henry I mean, but Radar as well. Can't remember, was it the helicopter, or his plane that went down? I think it was his plane, but more than happy to be corrected. "

yea, you never 'see' it but his plane crashed on the way home.

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By *imAndBarbCouple
over a year ago

chester

"When Penny got her hair cut in Big Bang Theory"

This!!!!

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By *iss.ddWoman
over a year ago

Leeds + Newcastle

The last one I can think of is the last episode of Neighbours at the street party

Susan's monologue as you spot characters new and old in the background and all the "dead" people back and having fun like Madge + Hendrix and even Finn.

I'm filling up just thinking about it being a fitting ending.

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

I don’t watch a lot of sitcom.

But, I’m just going through Scrubs right now and there’s a couple of scenes in there that made me feel like I had something in my eye.

Dr Cox talking to his best mate Ben who’s died.

Dr Cox again, just after he’s loses 3 transplant patients in the space of a couple of hours, and he takes it really personally.

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons"

I remember watching it when we covered the first world war in history and it really does hit the feels, apparently it wasnt meant to be as heart wrenching when they filmed it but when they watched it back with the audio and effects over it they decided to leave it as was to honor those that never made it home.

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

" For those much older… final episode of Mash, when they all get to go home "

Yes!!!

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Del Boy took a beating on Rodneys behalf, as Rodney was seeing a married Woman. Only to find out after that Rodney had stopped seeing her.

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By *W ChapMan
over a year ago

Swindon

The dog being put to sleep in Derek........in fact quite a lot in Derek. Massively underated in my view.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

The big brother breakdown of current society's ills in the Christmas Special of Extras.

"The Victorian freak show never went away. Now it's called Big Brother or X Factor where in the preliminary rounds, we wheel out the the bewildered to be sniggered at by multi- millionaires"

https://youtu.be/1I1P7ncmRGo

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

"The dog being put to sleep in Derek........in fact quite a lot in Derek. Massively underated in my view. "

Technically not a sitcom but yeah Derek has all the feels moments. The dog episode is a killer, especially when Kev makes him one at the end. Also when he gets out the car and runs towards his dad, absolutely kills me!

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

"The big brother breakdown of current society's ills in the Christmas Special of Extras.

"The Victorian freak show never went away. Now it's called Big Brother or X Factor where in the preliminary rounds, we wheel out the the bewildered to be sniggered at by multi- millionaires"

https://youtu.be/1I1P7ncmRGo"

Brilliant

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

The death of Maude Flanders in the Simpson’s.

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Victor Meldrew getting knocked down and killed in

One foot in the grave

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Derry Girls....The omagh bomb on the news while all the girls are dancing on the stage oblivious to it

The very last scene when they're all voting on the Good Friday Agreement

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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago

Not all that North of North London

"I don’t watch a lot of sitcom.

But, I’m just going through Scrubs right now and there’s a couple of scenes in there that made me feel like I had something in my eye.

Dr Cox talking to his best mate Ben who’s died.

Dr Cox again, just after he’s loses 3 transplant patients in the space of a couple of hours, and he takes it really personally. "

That episode of Scrubs and watching him have a breakdown is gut wrenching.

I don't think Scribs gets the recognition it deserves as a program it was brilliant.

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

Derek and Afterlife had some real tear jerk moments. Ricky Gervais is an exceptionally empathic and compassionate writer.

I'll also say Scubs, there were some truly thought provoking and moving episodes.

MrWho.

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

"I don’t watch a lot of sitcom.

But, I’m just going through Scrubs right now and there’s a couple of scenes in there that made me feel like I had something in my eye.

Dr Cox talking to his best mate Ben who’s died.

Dr Cox again, just after he’s loses 3 transplant patients in the space of a couple of hours, and he takes it really personally.

That episode of Scrubs and watching him have a breakdown is gut wrenching.

I don't think Scribs gets the recognition it deserves as a program it was brilliant. "

Agreed, I think it’s a cracking show. Very quirky at times, but has a lot of human emotion stories in there too.

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons

So poignant, never fails to grab me!

Along with a group of like minded ex colleagues, I've done a lot of battlefield trips to France and Belgium, where they're still finding bodies. Part of me almost wishes that they find his, and those of Baldrick, George (St Barleigh) and Darling.

I know it was fictional, but seems so in keeping with actual footage of the battles!

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

"The very last scenes in Blackadder Goes Fourth.

I was going to say this too. They actually watch it in school history lessons

So poignant, never fails to grab me!

I know it was fictional, but seems so in keeping with actual footage of the battles! "

Lest we forget.

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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago

Castle Douglas

"Derry Girls....The omagh bomb on the news while all the girls are dancing on the stage oblivious to it

The very last scene when they're all voting on the Good Friday Agreement "

See Derry Girls is a "silly show for late teens", and it works cause its shit you can imagine seeing and going through as a teen and relate to it. Then it hits you with that and it's still real.

I was 8/9 when the Omagh bombing happened and the Good Friday Agreement, still with friends and family over there. Remember it well enough from that perspective.

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Think I need to try scrubs and Ricky gervais shows, didn’t think they were my kinda thing but perhaps I’m wrong. I keep having to remind myself it’s so easy now that even if within 10 mins I don’t like I just need to switch it off!

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

The episode of Fresh Meat where JP makes sure Origen gets home to see her horse before it dies and doesn’t get back in time for his own father’s death.

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

When grandad died in Only Fools

The last Blackadder scene....

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