British comedy series - forgotten the name
Posted by: Deane F on 04 January 2005
Around 1989-90 a British comedy series played in New Zealand. I can't for the life of me remember the name and I have googled to no avail.
IIRC it was set in a technical college and one of the teachers kept a diary from which his voice-over read every so often. These voice-overs always started with:
"Another day in the pissant swamp..."
Does anybody remember the name of the series?
Cheers
Deane
Posted on: 05 January 2005 by Nigel Cavendish
Could it be "A Very Peculiar Practice" - the "hero" was a young doctor in the medical centre of a University?
cheers
Nigel
Posted on: 05 January 2005 by Deane F
Ahhh, yes, I think it was! I remember Graham Crowden mostly and I think it was him that voiced the "...pissant swamp..." line. I had the distinct memory of it as a comedy, although when I googled that it was described as a dark drama.
Thanks Nigel!
Posted on: 05 January 2005 by seagull
I think black comedy is the best way to describe that series. It was a bit surreal at times but very good.
Peter Davison (who played the young doctor) is starring in a new series on ITV, the trailers make a reference to the some of his previous work including A Very Pecuilar Practice, Doctor Who and All Creatures Great and Small.
Do I see a bit of type casting here?
Posted on: 05 January 2005 by BigH47
Look out for the nuns.
Posted on: 05 January 2005 by Stephen Bennett
It's on DVD! And it's just as good now...
It's amazing how many great series have Nuns and/or People of restricted height in them.
Gott Nytt Är!
Stephen
Posted on: 05 January 2005 by HTK
Yes, that was it. Series 1 now on DVD and hopefully series 2 in due course.
Cheers
Harry
(On some planets I would be considered normal)
Posted on: 05 January 2005 by JonR
quote:
Originally posted by Nick Lees:
It was brill. PD was also one of my favourite Doctor Whos.
Yeah I like him too.
Posted on: 06 January 2005 by Adam Meredith
How frightening - I was recently thinking back to the last time I ever made a weekly date to watch a television programme - Most Peculiar was that.
For some reason I have an affection for "What do you do with a troublemaker? Either give him something.. or take something away."
Posted on: 06 January 2005 by Not For Me
I remember this one
"He's a teetotaller - doesn't touch a drop"
Also gave Hugh Grant a start as a lavicious pentacostal preacher
Wasn't it on BB3 or UK Gold recently?
DS
OTT - The Naked Gun
*** And all the little children said "Nang Nang Nang ***
Posted on: 06 January 2005 by HTK
It was on BBC4 about 12 months ago. I hope they show the second season. Black humour at its best.
Cheers
Harry
Posted on: 07 January 2005 by Lomo
Give" Kath and Kim" a go. I think this great Aussie product might be shown during the ASHES TOUR......to cheer you all up over there.
Still flittering
Lomo
