A Home Of Your Own
A Home Of Your Own, 1964
Long before The Two Ronnies Ronnie Barker was making us laugh in this Black and White comedy film from 1965.
It would be hard to believe that the film was not inspired by the succe...
Futtock’s End
Futtock's End - 1970
The late great Ronnie Barker stars in Futtock's End, a short (40min), silent, colour film. The exact date seems to jump about a bit product catalogues indicate 1969 where research shows ...
Open All Hours
Open All Hours, 1976
It's the one with the Nurse and a grasping grocer
A true classic sitcom. Starting out as the opening episode of the Seven Of One series in 1973, Open All Hours ran for twenty six epis...
Going Straight – 1978
Fletch Is Out Of Prison And Going Straight
Direct spin-off from Porridge and sadly often forgotten, Going Straight ran for only six episodes in 1978.
Although not as well received as Porridge the show did w...
Lines From My Grandfather’s Forehead
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead, 1971
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead was a radio comedy sketch show from Ronnie Barker. First broadcast in 1971 the show ran for two series of eight episodes each. ...
The Two Ronnies – By The Sea
The Two Ronnies - By The Sea - 1982
"By The Sea" is an often forgotten short silent film, with sound effects and musical score from Ronnie Hazlehurst (famed BBC composer) starring Messrs Barker and Corbett, s...
The Picnic
The Picnic, 1976
The first of two short films from The Two Ronnies. Unlike the lavish dialog used in the TV series "The Picnic" is silent, relying instead on visual gags, various sound effects and a musical s...
What Did We Do Before DVD, Before Video Even ?….
The Comedy Album
Anybody under the age of about 35 will scratch their heads, DVD is now ‘old’, video is ‘antique’. It’s almost unthinkable today when all our favourite and older TV shows are constantly being ...
Ronnie Barker – In Profile
Ronnie Barker, 1929 - 2005
Ronnie Barker was one half of legendary comedy duo - The Two Ronnies, but he was more than that, as we will see, he had a long and varied career, much of which is often forgotten abo...
Hark at Barker
Hark at Barker, 1969
Hard to believe this show is fifty years old. An often overlooked ITV show from the late, great Ronnie Barker. Hark at Barker ran for fifteen episodes over two series between 1969 and 19...