If watching a scrawny, perpetually confused looking man blunder through life, continuously breaking things, getting stuck in various objects or starting a dominochain of catastrophes is your bag, then you are probably a huge fan of some mothers do ave em. Things get off to a lessthangreat start when he gets stuck in a lift on the way to a job interview and ends up back at the labour exchange hoping to get some work from them. I guess there may have been the same expectation with some mothers. He finishes the day off with a rather dangerous rollerskating routine. In the process, he ends up travelling with the guard. Taiwo ajai sally, geoffrey chater bank manager, seymour green charles, tony hazel. Later, they all go rollerskating but frank builds up too much speed and smashes. As experience for when he becomes a parent, frank attends a fathers class at the local. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for three series, ending in 1978, and returning in 2016 for a oneoff special. This is a magical network, full of terrible wonderful movies. Over 15 minutes on the property is considered loitering.
I would think hes happily retired and had nothing to do with the sport relief episode. Apparently are you being served is having a oneoff episode with an all star cast and there may be other comedies too. In fact it ran for just three brief seasons from 1973 to 1978 the first two both being confined to the debut year of 1973 and a trio of christmas specials all in all, just 22 episodes. Some mothers do ave em was a classic but dragging it into the 21st century is a dangerous move. Some mothers do ave em page 7 british comedy guide. Crawford is particularly pleased about recreating his 1973 rollerskating scene, in which frank lost control and ended up clinging to the back of a moving bus. Some mothers do ave em jessicas first christmas tv. When frank goes to the fathers clinic, his usual bad luck causes absolute mayhem. That weekend, frank takes betty on a picnic atop some cliffs on the coast.
On 14 february 2011 some mothers do ave em the complete series and. Classic scene of frank spencer on roller skates in some mothers do ave em. After the series ended, crawford only reprised the character once on an episode of noels house party in 1998 listen to bbc radio solents some mothers do ave em. Sitcom with the optimistic but naive frank spencer. Watch some mothers do ave em season 2, episode 5 fathers clinic. Over three penalties is reason for permanent expulsion from the rink and property.
A credits list of the actors, writers, producers, directors and other cast and crew involved in bbc1s some mothers do ave em. Wodehouse regularly holidays at the town, spending much of his time there fishing. Nearly four decades after he last blundered on screen as frank spencer, michael. Once again ill use the episode summaries from the back of the dvd case, since they offer as good a rundown as you can give. Plot synopsis frank spencer michael crawford returns for more troublemaking and destruction in the second season of some mothers do ave em, which the abc have seen fit to release on dvd at the same time as season 1. Some mothers do ave em, series 2, fathers class bbc one. The towns railway station was seen in an episode of the 1970s comedy some mothers do ave em. This programme gave the country a hilarious character in frank spencer, aka micheal crawford.
Frank spencer is introduced to the world in his own inimitable style. You expect dvds to at least have the fully complete episodes. The summer wine guys were doing slapstick when considerably older than michael crawford though so it is certainly possible that it could work. There were three series and four christmas specials which ran between 1973 and 1978. I love some mothers do ave em, i havent yet got the dvds though. Some mothers do ave em was a classic but dragging it. I have got a lot of other bbc dvds and ive noticed there are quite a few edits, which is annoying.
From hanging off his car over a cliff edge to rollerskating down the high street behind a bus, accidentprone frank michael crawford just seems to find one harrassment after another. With scenes including the runway and cranfields control tower. There are basically two plots spread over the episode. The rink he was skating at before going through the wall was at picketts lock, nearby. Roller skating lessons lombard, il lombard roller rink. Some mothers do ave em is a british sitcom created and written by raymond allen and. Some mothers do ave em could return to tv with joe. Hyperbolic778 some mothers do ave em rollerskating.
The picture on the far right shows the control tower during the episode when betty is in there and the central picture shows the same control tower today. It is obvious this episode is a victim of style over content. Some mothers do ave em s02e02 the raf reunion video. One of the most iconic scenes from some mothers do ave em was the original rollerskating episode broadcast in 1973, where frank and betty are expecting their first child and practising for. Frank spencer is back and at the age of 74 hes roller. Hey guys, thank you for your suggestions to watch this amazing clip of michael crawford as frank in some mothers do ave em doing his own stunt on roller skates.
They were also amongst the most successful of the bbcs early homevideo releases. This episode was filmed entirely at cranfield airport, bedfordshire. Accidentprone frank spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also trying to look after his wife and baby. Frank puts on quite a performance whilst rollerskating. Some mothers do ave em cast and crew credits british. Well the bbc are having a landmark sitcom season to celebrate 60 years since hancock moved to tv, so rumours have been flying about regarding that. And yes, there are movies all about roller skating, like roll bounce and roller boogie. Frank spencer to return for some mothers do ave em special. Some mothers do ave em series 2, episode 5 fathers clinic. The surface of the pier was extremely rough and you fell down a good deal, but it was. Some mothers do ave em was something of a sitcom oddity. Luckily, the episodes of some mothers do ave em were not affected by the bbcs archive purges of the seventies and have been much repeated since, often in disgracefully abbreviated form, on both the terrestrial bbc channels and on satellite.
New some mothers do av em series set to come back next. Agatha christie centre and friends in their rollerskating outfits at torquay, courtesy mathew prichard. Franks new job in the warehouse, and his participation in his churchs nativity play. Some mothers do ave em is a bbc sitcom following the accidentprone frank spencer michele dotrice and his illfated attempts to hold down a job and look after his family. Enjoy again the classic comedy series with the complete collection of every episode ever made plus the three specials. Rollerskating on the pier was a pastime much in vogue. In the heart of san francisco, there is a group of people who spend their spare time and energy roller skating and they really dont care what you think.
Rollerskating some mothers do ave em bbc classic comedy. In addition to frank and betty, most episodes would introduce at least one other. Frank boards the train for his second honeymoon the first time he landed in the wrong town. Michele dotrice on finding happiness after losing her. Some mothers do ave em returns for sport relief digital spy. Bring back some mothers do ave em for a new series. Having lost his latest job as a window cleaner, frank ends up back at the employment exchange, where new. There are a few things that could have been executed better but for a some mothers do ave em christmas special this is a decent little watch and easily the best of the three attempts at christmas specials. Calamityprone frank spencer is heading back to screens as michael crawford reprises his role in some mothers do ave em, nearly 40 years after the last episode. It would certainly be interesting if this were to happen although i would not hold out too much hope for it.
As christmas approaches, frank michael crawford takes just one more lesson before yet another driving test. From hanging off his car over a cliff edge to roller skating down the high street behind a bus, accidentprone frank just seems to find one harassment after another. Some mothers do ave em series 1 episode 1 video dailymotion. Agatha christie in centre rollerskating on torquay pier with the lucy family. Farrah training for a charlies angels episode at tbird training center. There was no new series of some mothers do ave em in 1974, so this extended christmas special was a welcome chance for viewers to catch up on franks exploits. Some mothers do ave em is a british sitcom created and written by raymond allen and starring michael crawford and michele dotrice. Taiwo ajai sally, geoffrey chater bank manager, seymour green charles, tony hazel hamilton, david king dr powell, cynthia lund judy, lajla lund alison, brian osborne jordan, richard pescud white, cynthia powell lucy. The rollerskate ride is arguably some mothers do ave ems bestremembered set piece. Michael crawford frank spencer, michele dotrice betty, eric francis hospital porter, alison coleridge nurse moore, diane holland receptionist, john d collins dr boyde, richard caldicot sir john gifford, anthony woodruff dr smedley, cyril luckham fr ohara, della flinch, lorna leech nurses. Some mothers do ave em, series one 1973 kent film office. Customers are not allowed in the skate room, behind the snack bar, in the dj booth or behind toy shop.