Not sure about that, Mike - I seem to recall seeing it in the UK before I left, in 1981, thus it was familiar to me when it showed in OZ
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: mike wilson <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 2 January 2022 7:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: RE: PESO: Cheerio, Miss Sophie! Never broadcast on British TV until 2018. Frinton's drunks were a regular appearance in other shows. I particularly liked his snapped cigarette prop. > On 02 January 2022 at 03:00 [email protected] wrote: > > > Happy New Year to all - and the Miss Sophie sketch featured for years on both > British and Australian TV! I find it hilarious still. > > John in Brisbane > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ralf R Radermacher <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, 1 January 2022 8:39 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: PESO: Cheerio, Miss Sophie! > > One of the many very discrete outlets in Calais, catering for the needs of > their customers from across the Channel: > > https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/cheerio-miss-sophie-fotoralfbe/459 > 34356 > > There's a story behind the title of the photo and everybody in Germany knows > it. As long as I can remember, the following sketch has been a fixture on many German TV channels, on New Year's Eve. Miss Sophie celebrates her 90th birthday with her dearest friends. There's just one little problem: she has outlived them all by decades. So, her Butler James has to stand in... > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n7VI0rC8ZA > > A happy new year to all of you. > > Ralf -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
