Aaron
Thursday 23rd July 2009 2:59pm
Royal Berkshire
69,918 posts
Quote: Kenneth @ July 23 2009, 4:31 AM BST
I actually prefer Larry Martyn (Mr Mash) to Arthur English (Mr Harman), who took over the role of 'common, trade unionist, maintenance man' who "should not be on the floor during store hours". Neither were greatly endearing, and at times their efforts to act dead common were tiresome.
I'm not overly fond of either, but tend to side more with Mr Harman. I always felt that Mash looked almost creepy. The hair and moustache looked totally unacceptably fake, and the rest of his face just too young for the character.
Quote: Sebastian Orange-News @ July 23 2009, 10:56 AM BST
Aaron, do the endless innuendos honestly make you laugh?
Yes. Lots.
Quote: Sebastian Orange-News @ July 23 2009, 10:56 AM BST
I can appreciate it for a good sitcom, but it doesn't stand up anywhere near as well as Rising Damp, Porridge, Fawlty Towers, Only When I Laugh or anyother big sitcom from the seventies.
I would argue that Only When I Laugh doesn't stand up anywhere nearly as well as any of the others. And it's nowhere near as funny as it should be, given the writer and stars.