Hugh and I [DVD]

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There's confusion about when the Doctor arrives, and multiple meals arrive all at once, while Terry and Hugh become smitten for the district Nurse. Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today. The site carries no advertising, and I rely on donations to help with running costs and to keep the site running for your entertainment and education.

This leads to the new sink being put on a removals lorry going to Leeds, and Hugh fusing the electricity in a number of houses and making a hole in a water pipe.Episodes: Fully Incomprehensive; A Brace of Peasants; Here Comes the Bride; Royal Visit; A Fete Worse Than Death; A Dog’s Life; Putting On the Ritz; Love Thy Neighbour; Lost Property; Trad Fad Lloyd; Wedding Bells; April in Paris; Prison Visitor; The 19th Hole; Turn for the Nurse; Where There’s a Will; A Sink of Iniquity; Holding the Baby; The Root of All Evil and A Place in the Sun. The other 4 half hour episodes that are said to still survive are not on here and the remaining Christmas night with the stars short is nowhere to be seen. Lobelia Avenue, Tooting, was the home of Mrs Scott (Vi Stevens), her troublesome, unemployed son Terry (Terry Scott), and their lodger Hugh (Hugh Lloyd), a worker at a local aircraft factory. Also features Jack Haig as Cecil Wormwold, who took over the role from Cyril Smith, whom passed away earlier that year. Mr Crispin is a thug who thinks violence will solve a problem, Mrs Crispin is a snob and their daughter Norma is constantly being stalked by men.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I wonder how many other shows and sketches were inspired by this, it is so well written, Chapman did a great job. Getting up at 5am and wandering around on cold moors quickly loses its appeal, and it doesn't help that there are army manoeuvres there, so they head south to Brighton. Also features Jill Curzon as Norma Crispin, Wallas Eaton as Arthur Crispin, Mollie Sugden as Ethel Crispin and Irene Handl as Miss Willow. All episodes from the first, fifth and sixth series were 30 minutes, while episodes from the other series were 25 minutes long.Of the episodes I saw, my favourite had to be A Fete worse than Death, with Joan Hickson and Patsy Smart, incredibly funny. The two lads became involved in many crackpot and fabulous “get rich quick” schemes, and constantly found themselves in hot water, with the bumptious, over-ambitious Terry leading the timid, fretful Hugh astray. It's the day of Terry's cousin Ivy's wedding, and he has been volunteered by her mother Mavis to host the wedding reception, without letting him know in advance. After cashing in on their winnings, Hugh and Terry embark on the first leg of their round the world cruise.

One evening whilst Terry and his mother are away at a dinner party over at the Wormwolds, he invites Norma's Jazz group, the Tooting Trad Type over, so they can practise in the living room. The opening episode is the weakest, but once past that HUGH AND I reveals itself as a thoroughly decent sitcom that genuinely raises a laugh - either through John Chapman's dialogue or the pitch-perfect antics of the leads: a blustering, know-it-all Terry Scott and his put upon lodger Hugh Lloyd. Such a shame that episodes have been lost due to the then common practice of wiping tapes due to the cost of the tape. The two actors had previously worked together on stage for many years, which created a comic rapport between them.He fails to sell a policy to both sets of neighbours, but the man he does sell a policy to is injured when Terry's sign falls on him, so is able to make a claim. It is very noisy and smoke comes into the living room every time it is started, so Terry decides they should paint a white line at 2am to stop it being parked there. The characters are very funny, Terry playing a slimy smart Alec who isn't as smart as he thinks he is, And Hugh being the Dimwit who isn't a total pushover. This hilarious sitcom sees the unlikely twosome encounter all sorts of scrapes and mishaps as bully boy Terry pursues wealth and glory, with the kind but dim-witted Hugh trailing along behind.

The guest cast includes several marvellous appearances from Fred Emney, along with Julian Orchard, Patsy Smart, Deryck Guyler and Peggy Ann Wood.The surviving 25/30-minute episodes are indicated by their archive status, as are the two Christmas Night With the Stars specials. How sad that so much of it is missing, a date that affected many shows of the time, including Doctor Who, let's hope some are found in the future, a few have surfaced over the years. Aunt Maude, a long lost relative of Terry of whom he's never heard of before, travels from her home in Australia to pay him and Mrs Scott a visit, and it is discovered that she is quite wealthy. The picture and sound quality could benefit from a clean up but I suppose it's better to have this than nothing at all.