The wonderful talented Rikki Fulton doing his famous ''Supercop'' sketch with special guest Mark McManus as DCI Jim Taggart. Both Irreplaceable and sadly missed, not just in Scotland but worldwide.
Laughed through the tears at this. I remember this sketch well and it set me thinking about all that's happened in the intervening decades. It still has the power to make us smile and laugh, that seems a rare enough commodity these days so thanks very much for posting this.
Two of the best talents Scotland ever had. Taggart was never the same after mark McManus passed away and Rikki Fulton was brilliantly funny used to love all the scotch & wry stuff
+guyster1973uk I don't think Ricky Fulton was ever big outside Scotland, admittedly I'd never heard of him up to now, but I practically grew up watching Taggart and watched a lot of Rab C Nesbitt. Billy Connolly is the obvious choice when mentioning Scottish Comedians.
I think it all depends on when you were born..Rikki was around 10 years before Billy. Many Scottish actors and singers were happy to play to the "home" audiences... The Corries were a classic example.
In a group I belong to, someone had posted the drunken weatherman sketch, and I got talking about this as being one of my all time favourite Scotch & Wry sketches, so had to come looking for it. Was so happy to find it and to find it was still funny today. This programme was always my favourite part of New Year and it is sorely missed by me. Never seemed like a "proper"' New Year until you had watched it. Happy memories of two talented and memorable Scotsmen. They both may be gone now but thankfully their memory still lives on in things like this.
What a great selection of classic sketches, from one of Scotland's best entertainers Ricki Fulton. His many characters including Rev. I. M. Jolly. And his partnership as one half of Francie and Josie. His Supercop was a laugh, especially when he met Taggart himself, Mark McManus.
I only understood 90% of the show, but I tell u these two terrific actors made my days when I was a lone oversea student in cold/damp Belfast in 80s. RIP Rikki.I.M.Jolly and McManus.
Magical How mark macmanus kept a straight face Have been nearly in hysterics underneath how ne kept a straight he must Face must be legendary this makes this Sketch one of the greatest ever made equal with the two ronnies fork handles
'The southside slasher!' - 'Is that the rain comin on?' havnae seen this sketch since it was on (mid-80s?) but can still remember the lines. Taggart on Scotch & Wry was a big fuckin deal then - ITV cop superstar on a BBC programme!
MissFlowerofScotland I must thank you. You've got a nice channel. And in South Australia, It's a problem if I see, you're like again. You know how they are? Anyway, thank you for the Rikki Fulton. I gave it to other Scots living here.
Shame they couldn't have got Sir Alex Ferguson to do a couple of a episodes, it would have been class and a fitting tribute, Alex Is a natural on the screen.Just as Mark was, They even look similar. R.I.P Mark and Rikki.
