[News] Fawlty Towers episode removed from UKTV

[Solid at the back]

Where do we draw a line? They will have to go through all the history books and tear out anything that might upset someone.

 

[banjo]

Where do we draw a line? They will have to go through all the history books and tear out anything that might upset someone.

That won’t leave a lot of history then.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

It causes offence, and subsequently needs to be removed ASAP.

If I didn't know your handiwork better I'd be fearful you'd had a stroke.

 

[dazzer6666]

It causes offence, and subsequently needs to be removed ASAP.

...or anyone likely to be offended simply avoids watching it ?

 

[Is it PotG?]

If I didn't know your handiwork better I'd be fearful you'd had a stroke.

I think the old brain and ticker has (hopefully) become immune to anything 2020 can throw at it.

 

[Eeyore]

I assume you’re joking?

Luckily enough, we have all episodes on DVD, so can watch it to our hearts content. I love the overall theme mocking a painfully snobbish hotelier, whose Little Englander world is falling apart with rude kids, the nouveau riche, brash Americans, unmarried couples.

Yep, I've got it on DVD

 

[jakarta]

So if there is an issue, why not just cut that scene.

Because it doesn't need cutting, it is quite clear that Cleese as the script writer is putting words into the mouth of a rather dim character in this scene in order to make his views seem ridiculous and offensive. It is VERY funny by the way - I must have been keen on her because I took her to see India

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN7L_cte7PA

 

[Weststander]

The 'Indians aren't n*ggers, they're w*gs' bit is cringeworthy, now, though. The fact that the audience is laughing at the major's pedantry, rather than his racism, doesn't help.

I have watched FT countless times but some of it is quite cringeworthy, now. For example, the thick Irish builder doesn't sit well. Unlikely I'll bother watching it again .

Anyway, something else for the broflakes to get enraged about. Slippery slope....etc. <sigh>

Comedies wane with time and tastes. I’m too young to appreciate Hancock, The Goons (all 4 of them), Moore and Cook. The huge exceptions being Milligan and Sellars who are geniuses imho, especially Milligan. 45 years old, I think Fawlty Towers has held up pretty well. I believe that Cleese was satirising an English upper class bigot. We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one.

It took until the 90’s onwards for TV comedies to hit the sweet spot with me, usurping 70’s stuff. The Day Today, Broken News, Getting On, The Fast Show and Iannucci stuff all right up my alley.

 

[The Wizard]

Mr Fawlty Mr Fawlty, I not wanna live on this planet anymore.

 

[banjo]

Comedies wane with time and tastes. I’m too young to appreciate Hancock, The Goons (all 4 of them), Moore and Cook. The huge exceptions being Milligan and Sellars who are geniuses imho, especially Milligan. 45 years old, I think Fawlty Towers has held up pretty well. I believe that Cleese was satirising an English upper class bigot. We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one.

It took until the 90’s onwards for TV comedies to hit the sweet spot with me, usurping 70’s stuff. The Day Today, Broken News, Getting On, The Fast Show and Iannucci stuff all right up my alley.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Perhaps best to ban comedy altogether - after all, most comedy will offend someone somewhere.
We should probably start with banning repeats of the Les Dawson show for fear offending mothers in law.

 

[rogersix]

Sweet Jesus. What the hell is going on??

blasphemy

 

[rogersix]

Stop it now... just stop it.

stay strong... brave new world

 

[nickjhs]

Although I don't think the phrase "Don't mention the war" is the reason it was pulled.

In the same episode, The Major refers to n*****s and w**s when talking about the cricket

And here is the problem, the PC brigade remove context focusing only on the script. The Major character was used to satirise the attitude of the upper classes at the time. I do remember the Europeans being pissed when one of the episodes was our entry in some euro TV competition. They were offended by the Manuel character, finding it very racist.

 

[BN41Albion]

That won’t leave a lot of history then.

I thought exactly that line as I read the same post, then read yours
Very true though. Ridiculous

 

[wellquickwoody]

It causes offence, and subsequently needs to be removed ASAP.

Really........

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

The PC brigade has taken over....

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They need to **** off !
Regards
DF

 

[BN41Albion]

Comedies wane with time and tastes. I’m too young to appreciate Hancock, The Goons (all 4 of them), Moore and Cook. The huge exceptions being Milligan and Sellars who are geniuses imho, especially Milligan. 45 years old, I think Fawlty Towers has held up pretty well. I believe that Cleese was satirising an English upper class bigot. We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one.

It took until the 90’s onwards for TV comedies to hit the sweet spot with me, usurping 70’s stuff. The Day Today, Broken News, Getting On, The Fast Show and Iannucci stuff all right up my alley.

90s were amazing for comedy, where as now we've got.... Err... Countless shyte panel shows with the same selection of bang average stand up comedians, and...
Comedy is dead, bar the odd anomoly that comes along once in a while like Peep Show

 

[Weststander]

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I love this so much, always tears from laughing so much. Whitehouse . My family just don’t get why I like it!

 

[Is it PotG?]

Really........

Hmmmm.

I won't use 'whooosh'.