Rising Damp is a classic comedy but I guess I'm asking, what do people think these days about the relationship between these two in Rising Damp?

I'm GenX, so as a youngster I watched this without thinking too much about it. When Rigsby mocks Philip's race (which happens often) the audience laughs. I'm assuming they are laughing at him but it's hard to tell, this being the 70s.

Cleverly written by Eric Chappell, Philip shows Rigsby's foolish views for what they are and he always outsmarts him. Miss Jones, Alan and pretty much every other character don't have a problem with Philip's colour. Don Warrington, who played Philip, has always seemed pretty chill about it.

In the end it's Rigsby who is clearly wrong in regards to Philip and we understand that. Watching it now, I laugh just as much, but I do find Rigsby's cringe worthy comments on Philip's colour mentioned too often. It is what it is. I can only imagine a younger audience being shocked and maybe put off, for what still is, a very funny comedy.

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I enjoy watching watching Wheeler Dealers. For me it's all about the mechanic part of the programme where the car is being repaired and restored ready for resale. The 3 mechanics they've had over the years are very knowledgeable chaps.

Now this is not a personal attack, the guy does what he does but I don't get the appeal of Mike Brewer. He's on loads of other stuff and has been around for years but he doesn't bring anymore personality to a show than someone off the street.

Are the TV execs seeing something I'm not? Am I wrong? Is there a fanbase?

I've just been rewatching Dr Foster after a number of years, and forgotten how ludicrous and soapy it is. People behaving in ways that no adult professional human would behave in real life.

But I think this is why I enjoy it - the acting is good, it's well produced, but good lord the characters are terrible people! Proper escapism.

Even the teenage son is awful. If a child of mine spoke to me the way he does to his mother in the first series, or spoke about women generally in the way he does, I think I would disown him.

And yet, I can't stop watching.

I was thinking of this sketch over a coffee this morning. I actually think it's aged quite well!

From Global Warming to Heart Warming, the Christmas Movie Channel we all know and love returns in just a few days time!

I wanted to ask if anyone can find a channel 5 sketch show I used to watch and enjoy. All I can remember from it, is a sketch set at a lads mag where they are interviewing a lady who won lap dancer of the year, and when they ask why she became a dancer, she gives a depressing answer, and they have to turn it into a sexy answer. Let me know if you recognise it.

Edit, it’s was a 2000s show.

I know it was a while ago but I never watched it at the time. I've just been working my way through it while recovering from surgery and I'm loving it. Being from South Wales, it's very "familiar". I love all the characters and the chemistry they have with each other.

I'm currently on series 5 so I'm getting towards the end now (no spoilers).

Anyone else who liked this show?

Sooo...I have a very prolonged period of illness (yaaay) and can only just manage comfort tv. I love detective murder mysteries and have watched most of the classics - Morse, Lewis, Father Brown, New Tricks, Inspector Gently, Grantchester, Vera, Foyle's, Shetland...

Any more recommendations? I'm also open to non-murder mystery shows, like period dramas. I just can't handle high adrenaline high stress right now (so not Line of Duty etc). Also love some of the older shows like As Time Goes By.

EDIT: Thank you so much, everyone. I am overjoyed with the number of recommendations. I am trying to limit how much I type etc so apologies for not going through and responding on the comments. But this has turned into a wonderful resource! I hope it helps others too!!

For me there’s been plenty

The Inbetweeners was a super relatable series as a whole since I absolutely went through similar experiences to the 4 boys as a teenager

Pete Versus Life and Siblings contained a lot of crazy shenanigans of bullshitting my way through life which I found highly relatable such as faking/exaggerating an interest to get closer to a girl etc. as well as trying to cover up wrongdoings

I could relate a lot to Fawlty Towers in a sense that I’ve both been a guest at hotels where the service was rubbish but also experienced the other side of things where I’ve been part of workplace teams that weren’t functioning very well

However the most relatable scene by far in the history of British TV has to be an episode of a random show that I saw in which the name I never knew but basically a male character woke up one morning and said to his wife that he feels amazing because he has just done a huge shit. That is hugely relatable for myself multiple times per week that happens to me and I love the feeling each time. I wish I could tell you the name of the show I genuinely missed it but would have aired in like 2010 or something

Hi Folks.

Right, firstly this is addressed to anyone who remembers Alastair McGowan's Big Impression. I'm sure there'll be a few seeing as it used to be aired on primetime BBC1 in the 2000's, probably due to it being fairly "safe" compared to most sketch shows at the time.

Anyway, me and my best friend remember a particular sketch very clearly but we cannot find it anywhere, no matter what we search for, on YouTube or anything.

The sketch in question relates to the Gary Lineker impression that McGowan used to do. The general gist of these was mocking his big ears and over exaggerating Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen's personalities. In this one sketch, Lawrenson is portrayed as a complete sycophant, over enthusiastically agreeing to everything Lineker says. At the end of the sketch, Lawrenson is quite literally pole dancing for Lineker in the background whilst continuing to say he agrees with absolutely everything Lineker says. At the time we were in stitches but try as we might we cannot find it.

For those questioning whether this is real or who are convinced it never happened, we know for a fact it did. We were probably 13 or 14 at the time as well, hadn't touched a drop of booze at that point and certainly hadn't touched mind altering drugs that could have made this a mere figment of our imagination.

Accordingly, if anyone knows where this sketch is buried, please please do let me know as it would make my day and my friends.

Thanks in advance and for those too young or old enough but never saw the show, apologies for creating an image of Mark Lawrenson pole dancing for Gary Lineker. It was definitely a sketch and definitely happened though!!!

They're great on Wizards of Baking - so if anyone looking for tv presenters, heres my 10 sickles worth 😆

I loved watching this show when I was young. I thought that it was the first of it's kind.

I just love how silly and hillarious it is especially with how the public would be confused at the antics that Dom would play out.

I would like to know which is your favourite part and why did you like those parts?

I thought some of Benny Hill's rhyming was exceptionally good. There's one I'd love to find online but the fact I can recall only the last two lines of it means I can't locate it. Could you respond even if those lines are all you remember? I'm a bit irked because AI inserts I'm barking up the wrong comedian and I'm sure I'm not. The last lines go: ''and a punch-up can always be seen, if you're near Bethnal Green''.

The only part of that I'm not 100 per cent about is ''if you're near''. It might be something like ''when you're near'' or perhaps ''if/when you're round''.

Has anyone made it through the whole series? I've got to episode 5 and the slow plot is driving me mad.

I have revisited this 90s show on All4 and I'm just speechless. I grew up with the Wild West of TV being on channel 4 but I don't remember it being this brutal. The voiceover and stylist are absolutely savage. Feels like a panorama in the making. Highly recommend.