Loving your reactions to these episodes! Such a pleasure! :D Incidentally, I live fairly close to Doncaster where some of the filming took place. I've seen the 'shop' (it was a hairdressers, but not sure if it still is) on Lister Avenue, Balby. Very happy about that!
It was Five years between series 1 and the 2nd, David Jason is wearing a hairpiece at the back when it returns! And you get a lot more regular characters introduced, and episode 1 is a classic.
Good reaction kid, no matter how many times I watch these old shows they still make me laugh. If the people in the shop keep following you around you should turn round and say can I help you sir/madam? depending on who it is and see what they say.
The street where i grew up was exactly like this in the 80s... Old Les Ramsbottom. God rest his soul ran the corner shop. Who remembers the penny tray??
From now on this show gets much better and additional recurring characters are gradually introduced. We're still a few episodes away from seeing the black widow! Mrs. Fer-fer-fer-Featherstone.
This and Beware of the Dog are my favourites from series one. Best bit “he looks like Himmler!” The shop dummy legs get me every time, the old man in the park 🤣🤣.
Great reaction again mate, I must admit I never used to like this show, always found it a bit depressing, but I've really enjoyed watching it with you, I've definitely changed my opinion
And Season 1 draws to a close with another great episode and reaction. :) Season 2 contains an episode where Ronnie B actually did get his fingertips clipped by the vicious till. lol Can't wait for the Season 2 reactions to start!
That's the last of the first series, but the second series gets even better. I can sympathise about eager store staff who seem to pounce the moment you step foot into the shop. Sometimes, you just want to have a look around to see if there's anything that takes your fancy. i.e. you want a bit of breathing space. Mind you, I've also had the opposite experience when you want to ask someone if they have a certain item and there's never anyone around to ask! Or, at least, those who are around appear to be busy doing other things.
Grenville played by David Jason who played Derek (Del Boy) Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. He has played many parts including Blanco in Porridge with Ronnie Barker.
05:44 Funnily enough something like that happened on another programme about a corner shop; I think it was reality TV but I'm not sure. 09:52 So did I, every time I got a bit of skin stuck in my teeth.
KID: thats me everytime i go to the store, they always think am robbing. Do i look as if am someone that robs? ME: aye u do! :-P Most of my jobs have been customer based, and i wouldn't say i've had interesting interactions with them from memory, but prob down the road i will think of some. lol
I'm the opposite, I've been working retail/customer service since I was 17 and all 4 jobs I've worked at so far each have some of those memorable stories. One of my favourites that I talk to people about comes from the job I had previous to my current one, we're talking about 9-10 years ago and believe what you like, but I'm not making any of this up. Everything I am about to type actually happened: I was working in the café/restaurant of a department store. One day in the late afternoon, about 4-5pm, I'm just cleaning tables, minding my own business and this older gentleman beckons me over. Remember, everything I'm telling you is true Me: Good afternoon sir, how can I help you? Man: Yes, could you tell me where the Debenhams in Guildford is please? Me after a confused pause: Umm, you're sitting in it Man: Really? Me: Yeah, there's a 4, maybe 5 foot sign outside that says "Debenhams" Man: Oh. But this isn't Guildford though, is it? Me: Sir, I'm not being funny but I've lived in Guildford my entire life, that's about 23 years, so I think I'd know Guildford when I see it. Eventually I walk off out to the back and have a laugh about it with my colleague. About half an hour later, I see the man looking around for some more help so I get my colleague to sort him out. He comes back about five minutes later and tells me the man just accused him of being a paedophile. All I did was laugh some more.
on a note of the episode kid,, the funny part was when ronnie barker, and david jason keeping their eyes on customers with the new items, and chasing them away cause of it.
@@bxkid7 31 seasons? fck that sh1t, lol, as david said the time you finish that, you will be older than the cast by the time youve finished reacting to every episode lol
I believe it is. It has the same, 'earthy northern', style of humour. Being 31 seasons, (with about 12 episodes to each season, I think...), it would take about a decade or so, if each episode was reacted to once a week!
Unfortunately, some people in the retail industry profile people the moment they walk into their store. Their inbuilt prejudices cause them to make snap decisions about who is or is not a threat to their stock. It's not just about racism (although that is often the principle trigger); it's also about a person's general appearance. For example, a young person wearing a hoodie, baseball cap and trainers is more likely to be tagged as a potential thief than a middle-aged person in a shirt and tie. I'm a middle-aged person who wears trainers, a hoodie and a baseball cap. Should I be worried when I walk into Selfridges? A very funny episode - I liked Granville's 'leg' skit near the start of the show which is a masterclass on how the most simple of ideas can be absolutely hilarious.
