A BIT OF A DO - SERIES 1 - EPISODE 1

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • The White Wedding
    It's the day of Jenny Rodenhurst and Paul Simcock's wedding. At the reception the mother of the bride Liz asks the father of the groom, Ted up to her room for a romantic liaison. Downstairs Jenny reveals she's already pregnant but hadn't said anything because all the guests had been looking forward to a white wedding. Jenny's brother Simon, who is an estate agent, mocks Paul's brother Elvis about wanting to be a philosopher leading Elvis to punch him.

Komentáře • 192

  • @mikedaniels3009
    @mikedaniels3009 Před 2 lety +16

    I didn't get where i am today by not being able to identify rare delights of English literature and i give you David Nobbs as a rare, unequalled Divine gift to English speaking mankind.

  • @normablake2748
    @normablake2748 Před 3 lety +30

    They should have invited Hyacinth and Richard Bucket, they would have been a riot. What a funny series. Enjoyed it immensely.

    • @Ang543210
      @Ang543210 Před měsícem

      #RotHscHild !
      ?🛍🚬

  • @denisenoble292
    @denisenoble292 Před 2 lety +27

    I love this when I was a teenager it was hilarious 🤣 sitting with Mum and Dad aww 🥰 😇😇. What a laugh we’d all have lovely to see it again ❤️

    • @Ang543210
      @Ang543210 Před měsícem

      👯👋 Hi #DeniseNOBLE !💃

  • @dadodydo
    @dadodydo Před 3 lety +26

    Superb. Nobody does it better than the Brits. And I discover series previously unknown to me all the time.

  • @carmendussoye801
    @carmendussoye801 Před rokem +12

    What a joy to watch this fantastic series again. Brings back memories of watching with my Mum, loved the theme tune, one of those...you couldn't stop singing once in your head!

  • @cosmicstargazer10
    @cosmicstargazer10 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Mr Bidden, you have made me happy beyond measure in posting this video! A very young everybody; Sir David Jason, Gwen Taylor, the great Stephanie Cole, David Thewlis is fan-bloomin'-tastic too. I look forward to building my playlist, starting with this episode. THANK YOU.

  • @PeterPonomarenko
    @PeterPonomarenko Před 3 měsíci +11

    This wonderful series was running at the same time as You Rang Milord, The New Statesman, Blackadder IV, and only a year after Yes Prime Minister had finished. Then followed by Prime Suspect, The Darling Buds of May, Birds of a Feather, Keeping Up Appearances, Men Behaving Badly, Ab Fab, and so much more. Ah, the memories. The 1988-1993 period is likely the best five-year period in TV history (British OR American).

  • @cosmicstargazer10
    @cosmicstargazer10 Před 8 měsíci +5

    I'm super-impressed with the quality of the audio on this, perfect.

  • @kennethbooker4955
    @kennethbooker4955 Před 3 lety +9

    Another British tv good cast

  • @Lushgirl81
    @Lushgirl81 Před 2 lety +8

    Thank you for this. I loved watching this when I was little.

  • @PDC-yb9qs
    @PDC-yb9qs Před 2 lety +5

    I loved, loved, LOVED this series as a kid. Made up to find it again

    • @Lushgirl81
      @Lushgirl81 Před 2 lety

      Same here! Brilliant isn’t it? 😊

  • @rosiebateson4498
    @rosiebateson4498 Před 3 lety +14

    I absolutely love this series and finally someone has uploaded it and with excellent sound and picture quality too. Thank you so much ♥️👍

  • @rowanbowyer6560
    @rowanbowyer6560 Před 5 lety +21

    “That’s what’s good about being old ya don’t have to give a bugger” .😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @AliceJones-yc1kh
    @AliceJones-yc1kh Před 2 měsíci +3

    A Bit of A Do, was excellent! Secrets come out, adultery, mean spirits, insecrtities all joined into one. Go sh, real life at its best!

  • @stephaniestj5237
    @stephaniestj5237 Před 2 lety +3

    This suddenly popped in my head recently. So glad to see episodes uploaded! I remember watching this in my early teens. Made quite an impression on me 😊

  • @godhams
    @godhams Před 3 lety +26

    I can't believe I've stumbled on this!! Sooo enjoyed this series back in the day!!

    • @stinkyy4522
      @stinkyy4522 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes me too loved it gonna watch again

  • @rickyodriscoll9729
    @rickyodriscoll9729 Před 2 lety +4

    Classic wonderful series ❤️

  • @pamshonfeld7221
    @pamshonfeld7221 Před 3 lety +9

    Great cast - so much talent.

  • @laurencemcdonald5749
    @laurencemcdonald5749 Před 2 lety +3

    Absolutely delighted to discover that I can now see this wonderfui series again!

  • @danielrussell446
    @danielrussell446 Před rokem +2

    Fabulous thank you so much for uploading this not seen it since it came out brand new loved it then and do now as well

  • @cruisepaige
    @cruisepaige Před 2 lety +5

    This series was so good

  • @tarantulagirl
    @tarantulagirl Před 3 lety +10

    I loved this when it was on. I bought the dvd box set a few years ago

  • @kjoy206
    @kjoy206 Před 3 lety +21

    is anyone else watching this for david thewlis lol

  • @vernicemccall7467
    @vernicemccall7467 Před 6 lety +7

    Thank you, John. I can watch this over and over again.

  • @jajones-ford2226
    @jajones-ford2226 Před 4 lety +10

    I'm so glad I found this series ,tonight. I remember seeing it a few years ago and it is just as hilarious now as it was the first time I saw it ! I do wish we could see all the other episodes from the series in a regular format like this, I hope that they will be available soon. But I do want to thank you so much for airing this part of the series.

  • @SirCyril11
    @SirCyril11 Před 3 lety +12

    Watching from Durban South Africa. I have recently became fond of British comedy. More especially the old ones #imadurbaner

    • @joekhalil5469
      @joekhalil5469 Před 3 lety +3

      Have a go at 'Porridge' and 'going straight'. And I assume you have seen only fools and horses?

    • @bobclark6703
      @bobclark6703 Před 2 lety +3

      The old ones are the best, that was when we were allowed a sense of humour!

    • @user-kl4bh4lq6r
      @user-kl4bh4lq6r Před měsícem

      Surgical Spirit is a good one

  • @silvercat151
    @silvercat151 Před 3 lety +5

    Oh wonderful! I loved this series, thank you SO much for posting it!

  • @glennmorris371
    @glennmorris371 Před 3 lety +16

    Rip Nicola Pagett, so beautiful.

    • @jamesmcleesh2688
      @jamesmcleesh2688 Před 2 lety +3

      AH Nicola Pagett such beauty , fancying a bit of rough. So true in life for many couples, I for one can remember such a time in my own life, Happy Memories.

    • @user-kl4bh4lq6r
      @user-kl4bh4lq6r Před měsícem +1

      Posh Totty ❤

    • @Ang543210
      @Ang543210 Před měsícem +2

      #NicolaPaggett!💁
      #WasBeautiiful!💁
      AndwillALWAYSbeBEAUTIFUL ! 💁

  • @ER-yeah
    @ER-yeah Před 4 lety +8

    Thank you for posting this great show.

  • @susanpilling8849
    @susanpilling8849 Před 9 dny

    Loved this when it was on tv and still think it's brilliantly observed. Plus I remember having the exact same hat that Gwen Taylor was wearing.

  • @Baskerville22
    @Baskerville22 Před 4 lety +24

    Paul Chapman, playing Laurence Rodenhurst here, was a regular in the series, As Time Goes By, playing Stephen. He is a dentist in both series.

  • @cathymiller7947
    @cathymiller7947 Před 3 lety +6

    Thanks for sharing this. Really a shame programming has changed over the years.

  • @christopherhowells1954
    @christopherhowells1954 Před 2 lety +3

    This was on around my dad’s 39th birthday and I was 3, before Lindsay was born.

  • @veraathans3099
    @veraathans3099 Před 5 lety +7

    Very entertaining:)).The dentist here was also playing a dentist in As Time Goes By...

  • @36hounddogg
    @36hounddogg Před rokem +3

    Hi johnbidden72, do you have the rest of series one and series two, and if so could you upload?!!! Much appreciate what you have up already 👍

  • @paulthoburn321
    @paulthoburn321 Před 3 lety +8

    Rest in peace Nicola

  • @christinewhitfeld7939
    @christinewhitfeld7939 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Love this

  • @heatherchambers1609
    @heatherchambers1609 Před 3 lety +9

    Awesome. Like others I just stumbled on the series.

  • @jenniferdeaton5130
    @jenniferdeaton5130 Před 21 dnem +1

    This is fantastic British humour

  • @pam770
    @pam770 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Nite nite sweet dreams lovely Michael Jayston X

  • @christinewhitfeld7939
    @christinewhitfeld7939 Před 3 lety +3

    Adore this series!!!

  • @barbaracohen9944
    @barbaracohen9944 Před 3 lety +3

    This is soooo funny. Thank you!

  • @hazelwood-wi9sk
    @hazelwood-wi9sk Před 3 lety +5

    This is so funny! It took me a few moments to recognize David Jason. Thank you for posting this.

  • @jerribee1
    @jerribee1 Před 3 lety +5

    For some reason, seeing this reminded me of "A Very Peculiar Practice".

  • @kat71580
    @kat71580 Před rokem +2

    Wonderful..tickity boo😂❤❤❤

  • @stevengrotte2987
    @stevengrotte2987 Před 6 lety +11

    With David Janson this young it must have been in the 70's or 80's.
    BTW, thank you for this very enjoyable series.

    • @stevengrotte2987
      @stevengrotte2987 Před 6 lety +2

      Sorry David Jason not Janson.

    • @armandito9735
      @armandito9735 Před 6 lety +2

      In this series Janson,...to me looks a lot older and shorter that he did in....:open all hours"....I like Stephanie Cole especially in ..."waiting for God"

    • @DavidWilliams-so6sc
      @DavidWilliams-so6sc Před 5 lety +1

      He was 48/49, but I think the character is meant to be in his fifties. Del Boy would of been early to mid forties in 1989.

    • @jaynesheehy5237
      @jaynesheehy5237 Před 4 lety +1

      A Bit Of A Do was made in 1988. Hence why there was no OFAH series made in 1988.

    • @danielrussell446
      @danielrussell446 Před rokem +1

      It came out in 1988 I watched it and loved it brand new and not seen it until now

  • @sandranaylor2348
    @sandranaylor2348 Před 3 lety +5

    This is a great series

  • @SophyaAgain
    @SophyaAgain Před 3 lety +6

    Inspector Frost and Peter Guillam!

  • @tykotate9346
    @tykotate9346 Před 4 lety +4

    I bought this on VHS in the early 90s.

  • @derbygodfather
    @derbygodfather Před 6 lety +23

    david nobbs was a superior writer to say the least.a bit of a do is one of the best comedy/drama series ever made. i honestly did not know till about a year ago that david thewlis left after one series after being worried about being typecast.most actors around 25 years old < that he was at that time> would give their back teeth to be in something like this these days with such a great cast. in hindsight a rash move at the time but very like richard coyle who quit being jeff in coupling it worked out well in the long run.

    • @jwsuicides8095
      @jwsuicides8095 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes. David Nobbs was a unique voice and much valued. avid Thewlis was amazing in the adaptation a few years back of An Inspector Calls.

    • @paullynton-green6570
      @paullynton-green6570 Před rokem

      He also wrote reggie perrin.

    • @user-kl4bh4lq6r
      @user-kl4bh4lq6r Před měsícem

      Good Actor he's well old now

  • @mgmail7279
    @mgmail7279 Před 6 lety +7

    Wonderful closing line!

    • @derbygodfather
      @derbygodfather Před 3 lety +3

      most of us have been there. its not a classic wedding gone wrong if it does not fall in to one or all 3 off the following. piss up , punch up , throw up. happy days.

  • @desertrose1226
    @desertrose1226 Před 3 lety +5

    I miss being little 😢

  • @hettyjames5111
    @hettyjames5111 Před 20 dny

    Hilarious! Thank you!

  • @thefeelcompany
    @thefeelcompany Před 5 lety +22

    Bloody hell, reminds me why I don’t like weddings. Spot on.

  • @mohammaddavoudian7897
    @mohammaddavoudian7897 Před 6 lety +19

    Jenny's Dad was also a dentist in As Time Goes By.

    • @angelacollier3915
      @angelacollier3915 Před 6 lety +1

      mohammad davoudian wow....sure was!!! He looks so young!

  • @swanskogjsson151
    @swanskogjsson151 Před 5 lety +5

    Oh, it’s Gwen Taylor from Heartbeat!

  • @RosemaryStudy
    @RosemaryStudy Před měsícem +2

    Oh, Dear!

  • @Ang543210
    @Ang543210 Před měsícem

    I love 💘this dodo much

  • @tombarryantik7115
    @tombarryantik7115 Před 3 lety +3

    yes Sir David Jason

  • @carlesq.
    @carlesq. Před 6 lety +9

    Michael Jayston ofcourse went on to play Raquel's dad and identify the Lesser Watch in Del Boys garage

    • @pamshonfeld7221
      @pamshonfeld7221 Před 3 lety

      carl esq and he played Bob in the absolutely brilliant Outside Edge.

    • @carlesq.
      @carlesq. Před 3 lety

      @@pamshonfeld7221 cant remember that, i remember the title, i shall see if i can find it to watch thanks pam

    • @carlesq.
      @carlesq. Před 3 lety

      ah found them, i recall it but didnt watch it at the time, i shall make some cheese on toast and tuck into some episodes, there youve sorted me sunday evening out 😂

    • @carlesq.
      @carlesq. Před 3 lety

      and continuing from my original comment i see cassandra's dad from only fools and horses is in it aswell, and if i recall his wife was called pam 😂 😂

    • @carlesq.
      @carlesq. Před 3 lety

      and the last 3 letters of your surname is an anagram of del 😂

  • @hawthornselitelevel1220
    @hawthornselitelevel1220 Před rokem +2

    The scene with Nicola Pagett helped me tremendously during my teenage years. Those thighs!

  • @Spiritual36
    @Spiritual36 Před 5 lety +5

    Thank you so much for posting...good ole days of tv

  • @stevek6432
    @stevek6432 Před 5 lety +5

    Blanche and Noris before Corrie

  • @bluebyyou7504
    @bluebyyou7504 Před 3 lety +3

    David Jason is in everything

    • @gracesmith9222
      @gracesmith9222 Před 2 lety

      Good fellas 😌

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 Před rokem +2

      Open All Hours, The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Angel Mouse, A Sharp Intake of Breath, Lucky Feller... and of course, Only Fools and Horses

    • @user-kl4bh4lq6r
      @user-kl4bh4lq6r Před měsícem

      Frost, Porter House Blue,
      Darling Buds Of May,
      He got offered a episode Doctor Who In late 80s

  • @user-kl4bh4lq6r
    @user-kl4bh4lq6r Před měsícem +1

    David Jason at his best
    Here 🎉

  • @waynewalker8554
    @waynewalker8554 Před 3 lety +3

    The inside of the church looks exactly like the church from As Time Goes By.... Anyone agree?

    • @elisecooper1942
      @elisecooper1942 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes I believe it is, a big fan of Time Goes By.

    • @Mortimer50145
      @Mortimer50145 Před 3 měsíci

      @@elisecooper1942 It's St John the Baptist chuirch in Knaresborough: compare upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Interior_of_St_John_the_Baptist_Church%2C_Knaresborough_%2819th_March_2013%29_004.JPG/800px-Interior_of_St_John_the_Baptist_Church%2C_Knaresborough_%2819th_March_2013%29_004.JPG with 3:00 in the episode.

  • @Ang543210
    @Ang543210 Před měsícem

    They are #SOoooo #GlancingAROUND !💁

  • @roverboy4244
    @roverboy4244 Před rokem

    Was this on ITV on Friday nights?

  • @jameswillett7186
    @jameswillett7186 Před 5 lety +3

    `Wow. We're seeing a lot more of Nicola Pagett on this show than we did when she played Elizabeth Bellamy on Upstairs Downstairs.

  • @kevintraynor1351
    @kevintraynor1351 Před 3 lety +2

    Was the actor who played Norris Cole in corrie in this program as a bar man in one of the series

    • @Mortimer50145
      @Mortimer50145 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yes. He kept up a constant patter of "Can do. Tickety boo. Just the job" etc as he was serving his customers.

    • @user-kl4bh4lq6r
      @user-kl4bh4lq6r Před měsícem

      Barman 🍺🥃 and soda 🥃🍷🍾🍻

  • @MAINER4779
    @MAINER4779 Před 3 lety +1

    Somewhat funny show, but the closed captioning didn't get half of the dialogue right. Can't imagine what a deaf person would make of the cockup.

  • @zofficefinance4543
    @zofficefinance4543 Před 7 lety +7

    Thank you for posting this - is it possible for you to upload other episodes from this and the second season?

  • @jacksainthill8974
    @jacksainthill8974 Před 6 lety +3

    I see _Tinker Taylor's_ Peter Guillam...

  • @leilal8053
    @leilal8053 Před 3 lety +8

    Anybody else things bride looks like Sally Field?

  • @rogerkearns8094
    @rogerkearns8094 Před 5 měsíci

    Such dismay at the prospect of a grandchild seems anomalous to me.

    • @Mortimer50145
      @Mortimer50145 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I think it wasn't so much dismay at a grandchild, as dismay that the grandchild's father was so "common". The Rodenhursts (Jenny's parents) and the Simcocks (Paul's parents) were very different social classes - for all that this should matter in this day and age. I think Jenny's dad thought she should have chosen someone "more like one of us". Of course Liz Rodenhurst and Ted Simcock did their bit to cement the relationship between the families ;-)

    • @rogerkearns8094
      @rogerkearns8094 Před 3 měsíci

      @@Mortimer50145
      Yes, of course. Moreover, those were different times - and the series was, after all, a comedy.
      Cheers :)

  • @malk2o
    @malk2o Před 3 lety

    its a real OFAH REUNION and David Thelwis was in the band ' a bunch of wallies'

  • @mohammaddavoudian7897
    @mohammaddavoudian7897 Před 6 lety +7

    3:45 the bald headed man is Jacko from Love Thy Neighbour.

  • @danine56
    @danine56 Před 3 lety +2

    loved it shame its so blurred

  • @Ang543210
    @Ang543210 Před měsícem

    #Hahahahaha to them it is getting at !💁
    🙌🙌🙌🤷

  • @1984potionlover
    @1984potionlover Před 6 lety +3

    LUPIN!

  • @pauleuro123
    @pauleuro123 Před měsícem

    @22:50 Nicola Pagett in a basque with black stockings and suspenders. Wowwww.. this is every red-blooded males dream.

  • @christopherhowells1954

    I bet Gwen Taylor’s children or nieces/nephews aren’t cheeky little horrors. Or whatever her name is in the comedy.

  • @Agui007
    @Agui007 Před 6 lety

    I might because of this series that they didn't do a series of OFAH in 1989.

  • @dvdextras-byvincentcorani9136

    Does this feature Dave?

  • @user-lm3kd9um8r
    @user-lm3kd9um8r Před 3 lety

    Is that Professor Lupin?

  • @KarLaLoVe
    @KarLaLoVe Před 2 lety +1

    💕💕💕🌴

  • @JohnKeegan-yv7bg
    @JohnKeegan-yv7bg Před měsícem

    4 Nicola Paget ♥❤

  • @kevintraynor1351
    @kevintraynor1351 Před 3 lety

    Love it when people say the wrong thing and put there foot in it . Always a comman thing people tend to do at these kind of functions

  • @bastardtubeuser
    @bastardtubeuser Před 6 lety +4

    that was fascinating if you consider the social messages it was normalising. reminds me of boys from the back water.

  • @9cats7
    @9cats7 Před 3 lety +6

    I keep waiting for this to be funny or even enjoyable.

    • @royfr8136
      @royfr8136 Před 3 lety +2

      I watched this as it was on T.V and I guess my mum was watching it... So i had to, must have been in the 80's or very early 90's.... I though tit was terrible. My opinion hasn't changed.

  • @Mink-yu8nu
    @Mink-yu8nu Před 5 lety +1

    Stay woke Remus Lupin!

  • @leahnewberry4912
    @leahnewberry4912 Před 7 lety +7

    David thewlis

  • @keymeter1917
    @keymeter1917 Před měsícem

    Dierdre from corries mum,.

  • @get2rog
    @get2rog Před 5 lety +4

    26:32 Victoria Wood walking past camera in peach satin bridesmaid dress.

  • @stephenbrown1622
    @stephenbrown1622 Před rokem

    So in other worlds avoid tuna fish that will please the vegans

  • @birdscats6834
    @birdscats6834 Před 3 lety

    Gawd, weddings sure are awful. Nobbs is brilliant though.

  • @ZENmud
    @ZENmud Před rokem

    Long live King Charles III 🌹

  • @lydiamalone1859
    @lydiamalone1859 Před 3 lety

    Isn't that the detective guy? Can't think of the name of the series.

    • @MOGGS1942
      @MOGGS1942 Před 3 lety +2

      Frost.

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 Před rokem

      That's also Del Boy Trotter, and Gra-gra gra-Granville

  • @genetenz
    @genetenz Před měsícem

    21:50

  • @amyclarke41
    @amyclarke41 Před 6 lety

    ook😎