This is England 86

[Debaser]

could never bring myself to watch Shameless

The first two (possibly three) series were the best in my opinion. It all started to get a bit silly after that but still funny. It just lost the grit and pathos I thought.

[markfiend]

could never bring myself to watch Shameless

I did say laugh rather than laughs deliberately...

[originalgoth]

Thought last night was ok, some of it quite funny (the Yamaha FS1E gang in particular).

That bit had me in stitches - wonder how they managed to find so many 'fizzies' To be honest though, I thought the 'fizzie' heyday was earlier than '86 though.

The Nottingham/Leicstoh twang still makes me cringe mind you

Debs,
Yea, the Fizzie came out about 1978 or so, I guess they were using the logic that not everyone could afford brand new bikes that were around in '86.
That bit made me laugh as well and all through the 4 episodes when the Fizzie Gang were featured.

The fight scene in episode 3 had me in stitches.

I did find that it ended just like the film - hanging in the air so I do hope that they make another series of it (they've certainly left the door wide open for another one haven't they?).

On a side note, there's a bike shop near where I live that has got a 78 Yamy RD350 that's immaculate - looks really good. (That's the version before the RD 350 LCs came out).

[Francis]

Lol's DDG. Harvey's almost me.

[DOZMEISTER]

The 'fizzie gang' struck a chord with me because that was me! Hung around as a moped gang, Suzuki AP50's, Honda SS50's and FS1E's which is what i had. Only a few miles from where Shane Meadows lived as well.

Well, i did enjoy the series, had its good and bad points. Some of the acting came across as a bit wooden, seemed to me as though some of it was ad libbed, though other bits were very good. In particular the two sexual assault scenes. Glad i watched it.

[Izzy HaveMercy]

maybe even 'A Clockwork Orange'

Malcolm McDowell:

"I was having a right horrorshow time of it, O my brothers, crasting and drasting with my droogies all the nochy, viddying the vino flow. Then, those glooby bratchny millicents loveted me and hurled me in the plenny like a common prestoopnik. That vonny plenny wasn't for me, so I let some doctor vecks filly with my mozg to fix me up right skorry. Then I ittied on home like a good malckickiwick, but I couldn't slooshy my lovely Ludwig anymore without getting bolnoy. It was oozhassny, so I jumped out the okno. I've had rather a change of heart, and thinking of getting a zheena like a proper chelloveck, and all that cal. "

Audience:

"Eh?"



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