There's something making strange yelping noises in the thicket at the end of my garden, Uncle Chesterton...shall I go and prod it to see what happens ...? P.S. The Radio shows are still worth getting out of bed for. Thank You.
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It's difficult to put oneself back in time, when it comes to offensive language. I've never appreciated being called a pansy or a fairy, and I still don't.
@VickersDoorter It's not about offending one person, it's about a mindset that destroyed people like Alan Turing and Oscar Wilde. Hate speech is never acceptable
Writer: Eric Saward Director: Roger Pine Det Insp Marlin: John Hollis Supt Hunter: Manning Wilson Det-Sgt Sutton: Eric Allen Det-Con Down: Alan Devereux Mr Simmons: Alaric Cotter Richard Moore: Haydn Jones Mr Sinclair: Philip Garston-Jones The Expert: Ray Llewellyn Insp Meyer: Geoffrey Matthews Sgt Schmidt: Nigel Lambert Herr Müller: Ralph Lawton Herr Baumann: Roger Hume
I've heard this one before but it's been some time and I remember it was very good. Such a shame they're seems to be a shortage of new uploads, everything is a repeat these days.
Interesting how obsequious the lower ranks hv towards authority. If I had a penny for every time "sir" is used I'd be rich! Also, the figures of authority speak in an educated accent while the ranks speak with varying versions of the working class accent.
The police were the only service that recruited its high ranks from the lower ranks so genuine toffs were not too common, but the usual class attitude would require the higher ranks come from the ‘higher’ strata of society so this play was more more like the ‘Gideon of the Yard’ TV series that looks like it was made in the 1950s though and it was broadcast in 1964/66 brather than the more realistic ‘Sweeney’ TV series of the 1970s.
The attitude that extreme right-wingers are basically harmless still exists among conservative politicians to this day! (Seems that the fight against Fascism in WWII is easily forgotten!)
Stevie-Ray we fought against National socialism. Hitler was a big fan of "Das Kapital " By Karl Markx's, Mussolini was also, bloody left-wing socialists.
It's a play "of its time", reflecting views and language in 50s to 70s. You'd best avoid everything written in that period, except those written for children and older ladies!
You had best avoid all literature written before 2014 if you cannot confront attitudes that may offend you. Shakespeare may appear terribly racist and sexist.
‘Why is the front door lying in the hall? ‘ !!! The best line I have heard for ages. I love dramas with a sense of humour!
Eric Saward must be one of the best radio playwrights
Agreed.
Enjoyable play thank you.
Great play, thanks
Enjoyed this. A solid, clever spy drama , well acted.
A great play!
Marvellous, thank you.
Heard this a few times and always worth a listen. It's a great British spy thriller.
Excellent and I enjoyed the now politically incorrect terms thenin common usage .
I love anything politically incorrect!!!
There's something making strange yelping noises in the thicket at the end of my garden, Uncle Chesterton...shall I go and prod it to see what happens ...? P.S. The Radio shows are still worth getting out of bed for. Thank You.
Very good drama, I’m sure I listened to this on the radio, many thanks xx
Quick sketch: A road accident brings together English Special Branch and the West German police in this atmospheric period cold war thriller.
Thank you. 😉
@@gordonshewan9892 My pleasure!
Thanks as always. But it is the West-German police.
@@thelizardking3036 Thanks for the correction! I'll amend that in the synopsis.
@@thelizardking3036No hyphen if it's a place name.
Easy listing and very good plot. Thank you for posting, any more?
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Easy listing?! Does this tale take place at sea?
It was interesting, but I found it hard to figure out which were the chaps in Germany and which in the UK.
" Kraut pansy" . Try getting that one past the BBC nowadays. LOL
Because we know better nowadays.
Yes, some people and societies evolve over 40+ years.
It's difficult to put oneself back in time, when it comes to offensive language. I've never appreciated being called a pansy or a fairy, and I still don't.
Alas, to the point where free speech and opinion are compressed and stifled, lest one person in the crowd might be offended.
@VickersDoorter It's not about offending one person, it's about a mindset that destroyed people like Alan Turing and Oscar Wilde.
Hate speech is never acceptable
Love Cold War stories!
I flinched at the derogatory language. Thank goodness Pansy and Poof are no longer acceptable, but that aside, it was a v good drama.
Writer: Eric Saward
Director: Roger Pine
Det Insp Marlin: John Hollis
Supt Hunter: Manning Wilson
Det-Sgt Sutton: Eric Allen
Det-Con Down: Alan Devereux
Mr Simmons: Alaric Cotter
Richard Moore: Haydn Jones
Mr Sinclair: Philip Garston-Jones
The Expert: Ray Llewellyn
Insp Meyer: Geoffrey Matthews
Sgt Schmidt: Nigel Lambert
Herr Müller: Ralph Lawton
Herr Baumann: Roger Hume
I've heard this one before but it's been some time and I remember it was very good. Such a shame they're seems to be a shortage of new uploads, everything is a repeat these days.
Interesting how obsequious the lower ranks hv towards authority. If I had a penny for every time "sir" is used I'd be rich!
Also, the figures of authority speak in an educated accent while the ranks speak with varying versions of the working class accent.
And, Vicars Doctors and Teachers were deemed to be infallible ! 😂
@@trishtraynor1237 Well, variants of BBC "Clarry Grundy" off "The Archers" -
It's all BBC toffs know.
I know what you mean class wise, but It's quite normal in police departments to call superiors ' sir"
@@crochetedlace2838 Or for Sweeney fans: "Guv" :-)
The police were the only service that recruited its high ranks from the lower ranks so genuine toffs were not too common, but the usual class attitude would require the higher ranks come from the ‘higher’ strata of society so this play was more more like the ‘Gideon of the Yard’ TV series that looks like it was made in the 1950s though and it was broadcast in 1964/66 brather than the more realistic ‘Sweeney’ TV series of the 1970s.
Now there's a rarity these days... an all male cast! 😲
Well, it does mean that you have excluded half of the population from your cast of characters; rather limiting, isn't it.
The attitude that extreme right-wingers are basically harmless still exists among conservative politicians to this day!
(Seems that the fight against Fascism in WWII is easily forgotten!)
Stevie-Ray we fought against National socialism. Hitler was a big fan of "Das Kapital " By Karl Markx's, Mussolini was also, bloody left-wing socialists.
Reqweae as aea we are rad
Goodbye
Much ado about absolutely nothing...
Ten minutes in and I can't stand the vile attitudes any longer.Not for me.
You may be on the wrong channel. Maybe try the Nancy Drew community.
It's a play "of its time", reflecting views and language in 50s to 70s. You'd best avoid everything written in that period, except those written for children and older ladies!
I agree but I stuck with it.
You had best avoid all literature written before 2014 if you cannot confront attitudes that may offend you. Shakespeare may appear terribly racist and sexist.