when i was 12-13yrs old my dad was a brickie over in germany.. this series told no lies watsoever.. my dad used to come back once a month and he said he was working and living in huts just like this.. everytime i watch this first series it just reminds me of how my dad would of lived. my dad passed away in 2009 and to this day i still have his trowel and spirit level.. great series with so many memories
I grew up in the 1980's and I remember my Nanna taking me down to the high street in Littleborough, Lancashire to watch the old Mills getting knocked down. We then moved down to London in 1984 because my Dad couldn't get another job locally after being made redundant. Parts of Northern England became a hard place to live in the 1980's, due to a lack of jobs. Thatcher wasn't bothered about it either. Along with her government.
I grew up in Germany till I was seven and have a German mother (BAOR brat). It resonated in our house as well. Condolences to you for your father, mine died 7 years ago and this was my dad's favourite.
It was spot on .the work . The huts .you men you met .we had containerised accommodation. Six hundred men . Construction of a l. n. g. Plant in Algeria. We come home every four months.
The world has changed far too much now to make it possible. for a start, the snowflake generation has the power. Now everything on T.V needs to be absolutely dreenshed in woke culture now. You can't make God comedy now now the snowflake generation is in charge. Everything needs to be extremely P.C. now sad times we live in now a day's.
I’ve been in the building trade 43 years and the writers got this spot on. Great show , can’t believe it’s over 40 years ago we first had this on our screens.
Brilliant program to watch I’m addicted to it all!! Every so often I just sit back and relax watching the lads !! I love the thornly manor episodes Never get sick of watching these God bless ya all
My mum used to date Pat Roach back in the day in Birmingham before I was born . This is ageless it’s a diamond series that will still be good in 500 let alone it’s age of 40 years. Always cheers me up and always will do. Xx
This programme series 1 and 2 bring back memories. Amazing cast and script. Watched it as a kid in 83/86 stayed with me always. Youll never get anything like this again.
My mum & I loved this series. She died 4yrs ago. We used to quote lines from it to each other. I have lovely memories of her when I watch these episodes. The earlier series were the best. I didn't like it when they changed Oz. You can't change a major character like him. It changes the whole series.
2024 and this show still brilliant, watched this when were kids . Yes only a tv programme but a story about real working people and lives. From a time when people had alot less money and stuff . But seemed happier.
The best Drama series that there has ever been on British Television.It’s coming up for 40 years old now and still nothing has surpassed it for longevity and sheer entertainment.As truly awful as the BBC reinvention was in the 2000’s there can be no denying the magic of those two series produced by Central TV in the eighties.
I'm 50 next year, I sadly lost my dad ,2years ago and when you only ,3 tv channels he loved this and so did I, oz my absolute favorite and him in spender, I k now someone same as oz now xxx
@@robg5161 Same thing in the U.S.and here in Canada.I have scraped by with a Ph.d. in zoology and love my work, but I wish I'd picked up a trade to rely on for a good salary to pay for graduate school.
@@robg5161 I have 5 degrees and I love what I have learnt in university in the history courses they hand then, and in anthropology and biology and science. These subjects are important for all good thinking people, but they raarely lead to employment. People need both, IMHO.
Nice to see this again. Strangely, when I first watched it I was younger than the characters, now I'm older. It's a good example of a past time before multiple TVs in bars, before almost everybody had a smartphone on the table in font of them, indeed, before people stared at their smartphones at a table with a group of people doing the same thing. Times change, and AWP shows some of the times I enjoyed the most. A great series.
There was a special chemistry between these actors which had disappeared by the time series 3 & 4 were made. Also great plotting and script writing in the earlier series. We are so lucky to have the 26 episodes of series 1 & 2.
Was this 1985?? everything got dropped for the whole family to be sat glued to the TV to watch this series. Imagine a family doing that nowadays (not a cat n hells chance) 🙊
Hahaha when Oz says to Nev "im ridicolous? your the one holding his arm out hoping the sun will make ya tatoo go away" quality writers Ian La Frenai and Clement
Was like seeing a gang of mates every Friday night. Like myself, I bet all site workers have worked with all these characters. Best drama/comedy series ever. Didn't like it when they brought it back. Just not the same. Only one time when Oz said, the old Oz has to show up every now and again. Got all the old ones on dvd, going to start watching them again from the start.
I was in the Army in Germany when this was on TV. It was cult viewing in camp on Forces TV every Tuesday I think. And Young Ones and Blackadder. Happy Days.
Interesting watching this after only ever seeing 3 and 4. almost as though someone learned how to do prequels well. Also puts the concept of middle age neatly in perspective.
Dam that Vera, Dennis was happy with Dagmar. She was a lady, a lovely woman. Vera couldn’t wait to jump in bed with Alan, she didn’t love Dennis, she couldn’t stand the fact Damar made him happy and that pissed her off, she just wanted his money too. This ending was wrong. And in later series when Dennis was working for Ali Dennis lived with sister so obviously he gave up Dagmar for nothing!
@Kii-Ski. Yes Vera was a real bitch to Dennis. Wanting a divorce and then wanting him back. Vera though was too stupid to see that Dennis only chose her over Dagmar because if he chose Dagmar he would stay in Germany but lose contact with his kids. In his heart of hearts he really wanted to be with Dagmar more than anything.
Absolutely LOVE the show both 1 and 2 it’s up there with only fools, minder, the sweeney etc for best classic British telly 😊🇬🇧 The only thing that always gets me though ( even as a kid it used to bug me because it’s that bloody obvious 😂 ) is why the heck didn’t Neville just get the names on his tattoo coloured in and and incorporate his and Brendas name another way??!! ... 🤦🏻♂️.. Save him whining about it 😂😂😂😂
@ian Campbell As a Londoner my 2 nans were from Sunderland and Darlington so I’ve a rough understanding of the do’s and certainly the don’t’s up your way mate 😂👍🏻 Think you’re spot on with JN just following the script poor sod lol .. Reminds me of Dennis waterman in minder .. He was an avid Chelsea fan in real life whereas in minder he was a Fulham fan 😂😂😂😂👍🏻
@ian Campbell 13 was a good age to watch this as you were a teenager and becoming a young man so learning the best possible humour/banter etc etc that only comes from construction ( I’m a scaffolder and this taught me lots when I started out as a 16 yr old 😂 ) You’re right with the timescale… it really is timeless 💙👍🏻
I wonder if the title of this episode is a reference to "When the Boat Comes In". It's an excellent series as well, and both of them popped up in my queue.
Nasty? Considering Oz constantly racially abused the other workers, got the others in trouble and abandoned his own child without saying goodbye, he’s lucky they put up with him. Fantastic character, but a horrible person in the beginning (apart from a few nice moments here and there)
