Ontarian1981 Â Â 10 #37 Posted September 13, 2017 Was Benson a spin off from that? Â I thought Benson was a spinoff from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Could be wrong though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
top4718 Â Â 838 #38 Posted September 13, 2017 I thought Benson was a spinoff from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Could be wrong though. Â No Benson was definitely a spin off from Soap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #39 Posted September 13, 2017 No Benson was definitely a spin off from Soap. yup, far too early (1979) for fresh prince  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxUbethjwdU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jason crock   10 #40 Posted September 14, 2017 Soap was absolutely dreadful. The foam runner of all things on dumbed down television now. Yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981   10 #41 Posted September 14, 2017 yup, far too early (1979) for fresh prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxUbethjwdU  I stand corrected, not a fan of American sitcoms so it wouldn't be amiss for me to guess wrongly:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
top4718   838 #42 Posted September 16, 2017 Oh No It's Selwyn Froggat starring Bill Maynard  Rule Brittania which was a sort of Englishman, Welshman, Scotsman type thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister M   1,625 #43 Posted September 16, 2017 Oh No It's Selwyn Froggat starring Bill Maynard Rule Brittania which was a sort of Englishman, Welshman, Scotsman type thing.  Remember watching that as a nipper in the 1970s! Also remember the truly dreadful 'Life Begins at 40' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #44 Posted September 16, 2017 Oh No It's Selwyn Froggat starring Bill Maynard Rule Brittania which was a sort of Englishman, Welshman, Scotsman type thing.  was watching some Selwyn last night lol  just been watching this  Leonard Rossiter - Pygmalion Smith (1974), was just a pilot tho they never commissioned a series Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
treeko1 Â Â 10 #45 Posted September 16, 2017 Top Secret life of edgar briggs with a young David Jason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
shims   10 #46 Posted October 22, 2017 Don't agree about Soap. It was a great show. The spin-off Benson wasn't too hot.  'Fairly Secret Army' (Ch4, mid-80's) starring Geoffrey Palmer ('Butterflies'). He plays a right-wing ex-military man setting up his own militia; loosely based on the character he played in 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'.  I'm not sure how well-remembered 'Ripping Yarns' is compared to 'Fawlty Towers' but it's great.  There was a US thing I loved as a kid called 'Holmes & Yoyo'.  'Set of Six' by Rowland Rivron, where he plays all six grown up sextuplets in an episode each.  Not a sitcom but a comedy drama, 'Prospects' Ch.4 again, mid eighties, starring the late Gary Olsen and Brian Bovell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #47 Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Don't agree about Soap. It was a great show. The spin-off Benson wasn't too hot. 'Fairly Secret Army' (Ch4, mid-80's) starring Geoffrey Palmer ('Butterflies'). He plays a right-wing ex-military man setting up his own militia; loosely based on the character he played in 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'.  I'm not sure how well-remembered 'Ripping Yarns' is compared to 'Fawlty Towers' but it's great.  There was a US thing I loved as a kid called 'Holmes & Yoyo'.  'Set of Six' by Rowland Rivron, where he plays all six grown up sextuplets in an episode each.  Not a sitcom but a comedy drama, 'Prospects' Ch.4 again, mid eighties, starring the late Gary Olsen and Brian Bovell. Geoffrey Palmer played -along with Julie Dench- in 'As Time Goes Bye', not a bad show and two good actors. Edited October 22, 2017 by stpetre add Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981   10 #48 Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Geoffrey Palmer played -along with Julie Dench- in 'As Time Goes Bye', not a bad show and two good actors.  Whenever I think of Geoffrey Palmer I always think of the Fawlty Towers episode, where he is a doctor who wants his sausages, and does a routine with Manuel for a dining table lol. Absolutely hilarious.  ---------- Post added 22-10-2017 at 23:43 ----------  Oh No It's Selwyn Froggat starring Bill Maynard Rule Brittania which was a sort of Englishman, Welshman, Scotsman type thing.  What! No Irishman, for the punchline? And Selwyn with his " Magic ah Morris" Edited October 22, 2017 by Ontarian1981 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...