British sitcoms: the deathmatch (19-01)

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Derby Tup Jan 2019 7:32pm, 5 Jan 2019 28,436 posts	0 Derby Tup Was Sorry Ronnie Corbett?
leaguefreak Jan 2019 7:33pm, 5 Jan 2019 7,217 posts	0 leaguefreak Yes. With no Ronnie Barker to mitigate.
LazyDaisy Jan 2019 7:53pm, 5 Jan 2019 25,192 posts	0 LazyDaisy I also think I need to revisit Butterflies. If nothing else, it'll be interesting to see how much or how little Cheltenham has changed.
GimmeMedals Jan 2019 8:36pm, 5 Jan 2019 15,704 posts	0 GimmeMedals I used to like Butterflies. I doubt it has travelled well in time. I never knew it was set in Cheltenham!
Angus Clydesdale Jan 2019 8:36pm, 5 Jan 2019 14,556 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale I like Carla Lane’s works, for many of the reasons stated above. But I really struggle with them as comedy. Light entertainment, soft politics and very educational, but not very funny.
Derby Tup Jan 2019 9:09pm, 5 Jan 2019 28,443 posts	0 Derby Tup Butterflies is too relevant / sharp / well-observed / intelligent to be ‘funny’; it’s way better than just merely ‘funny’
Wriggling Snake Jan 2019 9:18pm, 5 Jan 2019 20,845 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Was Butterflies meant to be funny?
.B. Jan 2019 9:35pm, 5 Jan 2019 39,066 posts	0 .B. We used to like Butterflies back in the day
.B. Jan 2019 9:36pm, 5 Jan 2019 39,067 posts	0 .B. 78 to 83 apparently
swittle Jan 2019 11:47pm, 5 Jan 2019 52,366 posts	0 swittle 'Butterflies' struck me as more whimsical than belly-laugh funny. Characterisation was strong, including the chauffeur of Ria's suitor, who saw all and said nowt. Only after seeing it a number of times did I understand the message of the butterflies in their display cases.