The break-up of David Walliams and Matt Lucas' comedy partnership has come as a terrible shock. I did not know they'd had one! 'Little Britain' will hopefully be reviled by future generations the way 'Love Thy Neighbour' is now. It treated the elderly, the obese and the mentally ill with a contempt unseen since the hey-day of Nazi Germany. I was in H.M.V. once and heard some boys laughing at a D.V.D. box-set of 'Minder' because they'd seen it spoofed on 'Little Britain'. Now at last one of my favourite '80's shows can again hold its head up high. Lucas and Walliams' creation won't be missed by anyone with good taste in comedy.
Right. Where was I? Oh yes. 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'. 'The Night Of The Thugs' rounded off the second season. After their concert is interrupted by a monsoon, the platoon takes refuge in an ancient Hindu temple, belonging to the Thuggee cult ( see 'Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom' to find out what they were like ). A statue of the goddess Devi contains rubies in place of eyes. Rangi ( Michael Bates ) warns the men of a terrible curse that will fall on whoever tries to steal them. As night draws in, the men are tempted, and draw up individual plans to steal the gems...
Another funny episode, a bit 'Dad's Army' like in parts, instead of Private Frazer rolling his eyes and muttering "We're doomed!" we have Rangi Ram wailing "This is a very bad place, sahib!". Of course the whole thing turns out to be a clever scam by the cunning bearer - in league with the temple's curator - to con the platoon into paying 500 rupees for two pieces of glass.
Funniest moment - B.S.M. Williams ( Windsor Davies ) tells Rangi he would like to use the rubies to marry his girlfriend and buy a pub in Pontypool. The bearer does not understand, so Williams mimes the action of pulling a pint. Rangi gasps: "I have read the Kama Sutra, but have never come across that position before!".
Second funniest moment - dividing up the Char Wallah's cakes amongst themselves, the platoon realise they have left nothing for the Punka Wallah ( Babar Bhatti ). Luckily, he does not mind too much - he has a cooked chicken hidden in his loincloth!
Right. Where was I? Oh yes. 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'. 'The Night Of The Thugs' rounded off the second season. After their concert is interrupted by a monsoon, the platoon takes refuge in an ancient Hindu temple, belonging to the Thuggee cult ( see 'Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom' to find out what they were like ). A statue of the goddess Devi contains rubies in place of eyes. Rangi ( Michael Bates ) warns the men of a terrible curse that will fall on whoever tries to steal them. As night draws in, the men are tempted, and draw up individual plans to steal the gems...
Another funny episode, a bit 'Dad's Army' like in parts, instead of Private Frazer rolling his eyes and muttering "We're doomed!" we have Rangi Ram wailing "This is a very bad place, sahib!". Of course the whole thing turns out to be a clever scam by the cunning bearer - in league with the temple's curator - to con the platoon into paying 500 rupees for two pieces of glass.
Funniest moment - B.S.M. Williams ( Windsor Davies ) tells Rangi he would like to use the rubies to marry his girlfriend and buy a pub in Pontypool. The bearer does not understand, so Williams mimes the action of pulling a pint. Rangi gasps: "I have read the Kama Sutra, but have never come across that position before!".
Second funniest moment - dividing up the Char Wallah's cakes amongst themselves, the platoon realise they have left nothing for the Punka Wallah ( Babar Bhatti ). Luckily, he does not mind too much - he has a cooked chicken hidden in his loincloth!
