RW676 - Jaws Rewatch - Jaws: The Revenge

 

In this episode of The Jaws Rewatch, Cory and Eoghan hear a tale of dynamite voodoo sharks as they discuss Jaws: The Revenge.

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Our Favourite Trivia:

Lorraine Gary briefly came out of retirement to reprise the role of Ellen Brody. This film stands as her final acting role to date. Murray Hamilton was asked to reprise his role as the Mayor in a short appearance at the beginning of this movie, however, he died of cancer before filming started. 

Roy Scheider was approached to do an opening  kill cameo, and his refusal made Universal Studios consider him snooty, flippant, and haughty. Because of the bad blood between him and Universal, Scheider refused to make any films for the company for a long time. Matt Hooper was also in an early draft scene, where he is established as being close with the Brody family and referred to as “Uncle Matt” by Thea.

Dennis Quaid and Bess Armstrong were asked to reprise the characters but declined, and this film is retroactively considered a direct sequel to Jaws 2. Critics and audiences were even less receptive to this film than Jaws 3-D, which led to this being the final film in the franchise.

Lorraine Gary has appeared as Ellen Brody in three of the four Jaws movies, as did Fritzi Jane Courtney, who played her friend Mrs. Taft. Jaws 3-D (1983) was the only one in which neither actress appeared. Lee Fierro is also seen briefly reprising her role as Mrs. Kintner.

Michael Caine said "Won an Oscar, built a house, and had a great holiday. Not bad for a flop movie." He was paid $1.5 million for seven days work in the Bahamas, and the schedule was so tight that the producers were unable to spare him so he could attend the Academy Awards, and he went on to win the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).

Although alluded to in the final film, a subplot involving Hoagie smuggling drugs onto the island was shot, then deleted during post-production, because it took away from the main premise involving the shark. It's fully detailed in the novelization.

The website "TV Tropes" coined the term "voodoo shark," which is defined as an attempt to explain away a plot hole that ends up falling flat. The name of the trope refers to a deleted plot point from this film, that was retained in the film's novelization, which explained the shark's motivation being the result of a curse by a voodoo witch doctor seeking revenge on the Brody family after a scuffle with Michael.

In an alternate cut of the ending, the shark is speared by the “Neptune’s Folly” and its weight breaks off the front of the boat, causing it to sink. Much more plausible than the shark exploding for no apparent reason. Jake also doesn’t survive as it cuts straight to Ellen leaving on Hoagie’s plane.

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RW675 - Men Behaving Badly Rewatch S06E01-03 - Night Wedding Jealousy

 

In this week's episode of The Men Behaving Badly Rewatch, Cory and Tom go light on the vows as they discuss the 1997 Comic relief Special Men Behaving Badly Indeed, and the series 6 episodes 1-3; Stag Night, Wedding, and Jealousy.

Beer of the Week: (not a paid advertisement)

Not a beer at all actually, because this week it's all about the cider. Cory enjoyed a Bulmers, an original Irish cider which isn't as sweet as most but still has the crisp apple tastes. Tom opted for Strongbow Gold Apple, looking for something specifically more sweet.

Men Behaving Badly Indeed:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: March 14, 1997

Synopsis: 

Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue makes a surprise visit, but Gary and Tony fail to recognise her.

Stag Night:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: November 6, 1997

Synopsis: 

As they lay in bed, Dorothy asks Gary if he slept with someone while she was away and she eventually deduces that he did. She drops it and suggests they get married and show everyone they are serious about each other and stop looking around for something better. Gary then proposes properly using a condom as a ring.

Gary and Tony check out wedding night lingerie while using pillows to cover their arousal. They then talk about the stag night and what Gary expects for it. Meanwhile, Dorothy expresses regret that she isn’t marrying someone else.  Tony arrives to chat and tells them that he’s arranging Gary’s stag night, wondering if Dorothy has anything she doesn’t want Gary to be a part of. He asks Deb about how school is going and she calls him out on trying to steal her underwear. She then tells Tony he is looking pathetic due to him not having a job and not doing anything with his life.

Gary has difficulty finding people to come to his stag night and ends up inviting George to join them.

Tony starts inflating a birthing pool, having taken a job Dorothy told him about being an agent for home births. He over inflates it as Gary comes home from work so they can head out for the stag night, running into Dorothy and Deborah going out for her hen night.

The next morning Gary wakes up to see a woman redressing in front of him and believes he slept with her, asking Tony to not tell Dorothy. He reveals to Gary that he actually paid for her to sleep with him. They talk about it but Gary can’t remember much of what happened. As she leaves, Gary sees a man leaving as well from upstairs. He goes to see Dorothy who reveals that she slept with someone, and he says he did the same as well but didn’t let her sleep in their bed, showing his commitment. They leave, angry.

Tony gives a demonstration of the birthing pool to a woman that Deborah suggested to him for a home birth. As they talk, the woman starts going into labor.

At work, George appears stunned and in shock after the events of the stag night. Gray confides in Anthea that George is right though, that everything is seedy, cheap and dirty, and that he wants to move away from that and have a relationship life George has.

Back at home, Tony reveals to Deborah that the baby was born and that the woman might name it after him or Bilbo. She expresses being impressed by him and then kisses him deeply. They suddenly start talking about Gray and Dorothy but they end up kissing again. Deborah says that she can't go further until Gary and Deborah work things out and they both push them together to talk. As Gary and Dorothy talk they start making out but Deborah is concerned about their friends as they go out to find Gary and Dorothy starting to get it on and so they rush back to the bedroom.

Later Gary and Tony play in the birthing pool and Tony says he and Deborah are taking things slowly as they fart and talk about changing their names.

Chat on the sofa:

Sally Anne was Race Davies is a character actress who appears in this episode, but is uncredited in the next episode.

Claire Perkins was Deborah’s friend. She was a lead in The Outlaws (seven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol). She was also in an audio drama called Doctor Who: Redacted starring Jodie Whittaker (three women don't know who the Doctor is, or if aliens are real, but soon find themselves caught in a supernatural conspiracy as they learn that everyone who's ever met the Doctor is disappearing and being forgotten); it also starred Anjli Mohindra (Rani from The Sarah Jane Adventures), Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood, and Alexander Armstrong (Mr. Smith and Reg in The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe), and Madame Vastra appears played by a different actress. She was also in a Big Finish series about the Fugitive Doctor.

Ethel Merman was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." She performed on Broadway in Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly! She is also known for her film roles in Anything Goes (1936), Call Me Madam (1953), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).

Whistle Down the Wind is a 1961 British crime drama film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee and Alan Bates. It was adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall from the 1958 novel of the same name by Hayley Mills’s mother, Mary Hayley Bell (when an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owner's three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.)

Happy Eater was a chain of restaurants in England and Wales, founded to compete with the Little Chef chain, but was purchased by its parent company, Trusthouse Forte, in 1986. In 1996, Granada purchased Trusthouse Forte, which led to a streamlining programme converting all Happy Eater sites to the Little Chef brand, with some larger sites also having Burger King franchises introduced to them.

Juliette Binoche: actress, the English patient. 1996

Wedding:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: November 13, 1997

Synopsis: 

Tony and Gary practice their speeches for the wedding but Gary has second thoughts, not having had enough experience with women. Tony tries to pep him up and encourage him but the conversation devolves to movie lines they would say as they die. Tony reveals that he and Deborah have been doing well taking it slow, finally being allowed to put his hand on top of her bottom at the movies.

Tony visits the girls and while he starts to try and get with Deborah in the shower, she compliments him on having become so much more mature. Dorothy expresses her own regret about the wedding and Gary, because her family and friends have refused to come since she is marrying him.

Clive shows up at the courthouse to video tape them getting married and captures the day, from them showing up two hours early for the ceremony, to going to the Crown early and seeing Ken’s minimalist wedding decorations, to greeting family and friends. Gary starts panicking about not having slept with enough women again and Anthea tries to talk him down from the ledge to no avail.

As Gary attempts to leave he runs into Dorothy and they talk about how marriage is scary before heading back inside. Tony and Deborah go to get the wedding cake at the house but they start kissing. He asks why she always turns him down so much, and she says she just really had a problem with the things he said and did and decided if Dorothy was going to give Gary a try at marriage, she should give Tony a try as well. They grab the dog shaped wedding cake but start kissing again. Deborah stops him, promising they’ll get back to it later and he makes her sign a paper to cement it. They grab the dog shaped wedding cake and leave for the ceremony.

When it comes time to say their vows, the officiant starts to faint and the ceremony is paused as they try to find another registrar so they head back to the Crown for the reception first. Tony tries to give his speech but drops his notes in the beer making it difficult to read. Clive passes out from too much drink and Gary gives his speech, complimenting her on their relationship, but Deborah reveals that they can't find another registrar for today but to just keep having a great time. Afterwards, Gary calls her out on the registrar lie and they both seem happy they are not getting married just yet.

Tony reads the note that Deborah signed with a false name but she pulls him in for a kiss anyway as Gary and Dorothy drive off. Tony asks why Ken didn’t decorate the car but he says they did, as George and Anthea drive up in their car, which is the car Ken accidentally decorated. Back at home, Deborah asks if they should head into bed and he says he doesn’t want to, before laughing and saying he was joking, trying to give her a taste of her own medicine. Laughing they head into the bedroom but Gary calls to interrupt them, leaving Tony to quickly toss the phone into the fridge before returning to bed.

Chat on the sofa:

Clive was played by Simon Nye himself.

The Bill is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010.

Otis the Aardvark is a puppet of an aardvark that was a presenter on Children's BBC on British television. Otis mainly presented the afternoon links on BBC One alongside the main CBBC presenters. Otis is said to have obtained his name from the OTIS lift in the CBBC building at BBC Television Centre. Dave Chapman was the puppeteer from 1994–99.

Rolo, referring to the roll-styled chocolates, is a brand of chocolates with a caramel inside. First manufactured in Norwich, Norfolk, in the United Kingdom by Mackintosh's in 1937, followed by Rowntree's after the takeover in 1969, they are now made by Nestlé except in the United States, where production has been licensed to the Hershey Company. A long-running British advertising slogan for the brand was "Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?"

Betty Boothroyd (Baroness Boothroyd), was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 to 2000. She was previously a Deputy Speaker from 1987 to 1992. She was the first and as of 2025, the only woman to serve as Speaker. Boothroyd later sat in the House of Lords as, in accordance with tradition, a crossbench peer.

Jealousy:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: November 20, 1997

Synopsis: 

As Deborah reads a magazine, Tony stares at her lovingly. Meanwhile, Dorothy sits in a chair, looking grumpy, while Gary comes in grumpy as well, with both stating they’re glad they didn’t get married last week.

Deb and Tony snuggle together with great abandon, disgusting Gary and Dorothy. Dorothy complains about Gary’s smoking and crushes his cigarettes while Gary breaks a pair of sunglasses that turn out to be his. Later she crushes another pack of cigarettes and Gary breaks a watch that once again, proves to be his.

Despite their obvious issues, they decide to go on their honeymoon trip anyway with Deborah and Tony in tow. The owner of the caravan where they will be staying, Mr. Wady, is not much help. The gang tries to give Gary advice about giving up smoking and he decides to give them up. While Gary and Deborah go to ask the owner for some milk, Tony asks Dorothy how to tell if a woman is faking an orgasm but she isn’t really helpful, telling him to ask Deborah.

As they try to sleep, Gary and Dorothy regrettably have to listen to the sounds of Deborah and Tony having sex. The next day, Gary and Dorothy walk about the grounds while Deborah and Tony talk about sex, with Tony trying to get the truth out of her about faking orgasms. But they’re interrupted by Gary and Dorothy returning. They meet some people camping nearby, Jim and Tony 2, who invites them to go fishing but Tony answers for Deborah, refusing and Dorothy saying she and Gary were going to spend time together, despite Gary telling her to go off swimming with them. An annoyed Deborah and Dorothy head out for a walk.

Later Gary tries to make cigarettes and rescue his ketchup covered ones, while Tony, Deborah, and Dorothy walk around.

Late that night while Tony and Debrah go at it, Tony hears Deborah moan Jim. She tells him she didn’t say Jim, but then she starts poking fun at him by saying Jim specifically. 

As rain pours down, Gary runs out and tries to break into the owner's house to get his pack of cigarettes. The owner finds him and sells him a pack for 50 quid, and then charges 20 pounds for matches which Gary reluctantly pays. When he leaves he discovers he was sold an empty pack.

The next morning Gary tries sucking on a pencil like a cigarette, leading the girls to tell him to just go buy some. Jim and Tony 2 invite them to fish again and Debrah wants to go but Tony says they have plans. She gets further upset and tells him she won't tell him if she faked her orgasms or not. Dorothy is still upset at Gary’s suggestion she go swimming with the guys as well.

Tony talks with Mr. Wady, annoying him, and using his binoculars, sees Dorothy swimming with Tony 2, Gary trying to drive to get cigarettes and crashing into a tree, and Deborah fishing with Jim, and hugging him. He gets in Wady’s tractor and drives it over the neighbors tent and rips up the yard. He then uses his binoculars and sees Gary choking Tony 2 and then discovers that it wasn’t Deborah with Jim but two other similar looking people. Both Jim and Deborah show up and glare at him.

Jim was Alisdair Simpson and appeared in a Big Finish UNIT series, A River Song series, and the Monthly Adventures. 

Chat on the sofa:

Tony 2 was played by Hugo Speer and is a currently working actor. He was a main cast member in Britannia (in 43 AD, the Roman Army returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia), Stone (police procedural audio drama), Bedlam (drama and supernatural chills in this series centered around a haunted insane asylum-turned-apartment building), Echo Beach (the lives of former lovers Daniel and Susan are complicated by teen angst, family loyalties, and tested friendships), Hearts and Bones (this slice-of-life ensemble drama follows a group of twenty- and thirty-something friends from Coventry who all move to London), and The Musketeers (set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.) Most recently the lead in London Kills (murder police procedural).

The idea that Victorian art critic John Ruskin was repulsed by his wife's pubic hair is a widely circulated anecdote, but it's based on speculation rather than confirmed evidence. While the story suggests he was shocked by the reality of the female body after only seeing idealized classical art, the "certain circumstances" he mentioned during their annulment proceedings could refer to other things. He stated that "her person was not formed to excite passion," but this does not definitively point to pubic hair as the sole reason. 

The saying "red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning" is a weather proverb that suggests a red sunrise indicates a storm is likely to follow later in the day. This is because a red morning sky means a high-pressure system (associated with good weather) has already moved east, and a low-pressure system (associated with bad weather) is approaching from the west. 

The saying "Ne'er cast a clout 'til May be out" means to not shed your warm clothing until after the month of May has passed. The proverb warns that cold weather can return even as spring begins. 

Bury St. Edmunds: The prominent "smell" in Bury St Edmunds is a sweet, sickly smell from the nearby sugar beet factory that has been a feature of the town for years. Additionally, residents have recently reported a separate, foul "eggy" smell from a local landfill that causes issues like flies and makes it difficult to open windows. 

What's Up Next?

Next week we'll discuss series 6B episodes Watching TV, Ten, and Sofa.

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RW674 - Jaws Rewatch - Jaws 3-D

 

In this episode of The Jaws Rewatch, Cory and Eoghan discover a wondrous kingdom as they discuss Jaws 3-D.

Trailer:

Our Favourite Trivia:

Reportedly, Scheider agreed to make Blue Thunder (1983) in order to ensure that he was definitely and contractually unavailable for this film.

David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck, producers of the first two films, originally pitched this as a spoof, based on a suggestion by Matty Simmons and John Hughes. Titled "National Lampoon's Jaws 3, People 0", it was about a movie studio trying to make a second sequel to Jaws (1975). It opened with author Peter Benchley being eaten in his pool by a shark.

Screenwriter Richard Matheson claimed that the film was bedeviled by script doctors who ruined the central premise of a Great White shark swimming upstream and becoming trapped in a lake.

This film was the first shot on Arriflex's single-camera ArriVision 3-D system. However, the system was not actually ready for use until a week into production. During the wait, the Optimax and StereoVision 3-D systems were used. All of the footage from the Optimax system was deemed unusable and thrown out (that system was prone to serious misalignment issues), while StereoVision was deemed acceptable enough that it continued to be used for second unit work through the entire production. ArriVision footage makes up the bulk of the final film, with the earliest shot and second unit scenes shot in StereoVision, and miniatures and effects shot with a two-camera beam-splitter system, similar to later digital 3-D setups.

The filmmakers initially planned to have very few "pop-out" effects where objects extend beyond the screen in 3-D. Studio executives ultimately pressured them to include more, worried that audiences would leave disappointed and spread bad word-of-mouth if the 3-D were used mainly for depth.

This is the first major film to use visual effects shots composited on video equipment instead of via optical film printing. Originally, this was to be used for all of the composite shots in the movie, and the vast majority of them were completed via this process by Private Stock Effects. This method proved to be much quicker and more flexible than traditional film printing. However, because the video system being used was of relatively low resolution, the resulting images looked soft. Because the visual effects shots were underwater, this was initially deemed acceptable. However, Producer Alan Landsburg changed his mind at the last minute and ordered the work re-done in the traditional film process by Praxis Film Works. The time crunch meant over two-thirds of the planned composite shots were cut from the movie, many more were simplified to make them easier and quicker to complete via optical printing, and a handful of unfinished shots showing blank greenscreens were left in the finished film. Only three or four video-composited shots remain in the final cut.

In a later interview, Dennis Quaid referred to this movie as "I was in Jaws what?" He further elaborated that he hated making this film and had been high on drugs throughout shooting, stating, "There is not one frame of 'Jaws 3' you see me in that I wasn't coked out of my mind."

​​The dolphin Sandy is actually a male dolphin named Capricorn. He was born in 1972 and you can still go to Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida and swim with him.

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Lets get up close and personal personal with Jaws: The Revenge

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RW673 - Men Behaving Badly Rewatch S05E04-07 - Your Mate Cardigan and Fat Sauna

 

In this week's episode of The Men Behaving Badly Rewatch, Cory and Tom return home and catch up as they discuss the series 5 episodes 4-7; Your Mate v Your Bird, Cardigan, Rich and Fat, and Home-Made Sauna.

Beer of the Week: (not a paid advertisement)

We loved Corona! The twist of lime really sets off the flavour and is definitely perfect for BBQs and hot days!

Your Mate v Your Bird:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: July 11, 1996

Synopsis: 

Tony sings in the bathroom while a grumpy Gary and Dorothy rush about trying to get ready for work. He further annoys them by reading from a book with helpful life hints for poor people and asking Dorothy about how to get in good with Deborah.

Deborah comes down to see Dorothy but Tony begs her to spend time with him. He read her some of the hints but she says she has to go and start looking at college brochures as she has decided to become a full time student.

Gary talks with George and Anthea and decides that Tony has to go, not being able to stand living with both of them. Tony begs him to not kick him out, even going so far as to stab himself, getting blood all over his newly stripped door, which causes Gary to wake up and realize the interaction was just a dream. Dorothy and Gary talk and she quotes a saying that sums up their predicament: two’s company but three’s a crowd. 

The next morning, Tony is giving himself a tattoo by stabbing his leg with a hot needle and bleeding profusely. Gary looks at it, saying the D looks like P, making Tony despondent since he was trying to spell Deborah’s name to show his devotion to her.

Gary attends a soccer game that George and Anthea are playing in against other local manufacturers and losing badly. Gary tries to convince himself that just living with Dorothy wouldn’t be so bad.

Tony talks with Deborah about what school she should go to and he ends up telling her he loves her, and while she’s touched, she calls him out on just wanting to sleep with him. He asks her about getting a tattoo to show how serious he is about her, but she calls it tacky and he quickly leaves, feeling the pain of his tattoo hurting again.

Dorothy gets Gary some cheese to cheer him up, but he’s still depressed about their living situation, telling Dorothy to move out. Dorothy reacts by throwing scissors at his neck, which causes Gary to wake up and realize again he’s having a dream.

Tony returns home, his leg bleeding badly. Gary tells him that Dorothy feels that things are not working and that she thinks Tony might want to move out. Tony sadly agrees to move out, taking a room at the Crown for staff that Ken offered him.

Dorothy returns home to find Gary throwing away a poster of a girl  but tells him she’s moving out into Deborah’s spare room, since she’s a student now and will need the money. Gary begs her to stay but she leaves anyway, leaving Gary to call Tony and lie about kicking Dorothy out. Tony however is happy living in the pub, leaving Gary alone on the couch with an inflatable sex doll he’s dressed up as Tony. When Tony stops by, he quickly hides the doll, and Tony reveals he’s decided to come back home to live.

Chat on the sofa:

The song Tony sings in the bathroom is "Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen

Roy Hattersley (Baron Hattersley) is a British politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. A member of the Labour Party, he was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for over 32 years from 1964 to 1997, and served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.

Emma Forbes is an English radio and television presenter. Forbes got her start on presenting the cooking segment on Going Live!, and before going on to present or co-present numerous BBC and ITV TV and breakfast shows, as well as to co-present radio shows on Heart 106.2 and Capital 95.8 and BBC Radio 2. Forbes was also the face of a long-running television advert campaign for Head & Shoulders shampoo in the 1990s and, in 1996, she was voted one of FHM 100 Sexiest Women.

Biro: a ballpoint pen

Mr Grimsdale: "Oh Mr Grimsdale!" is the famous catchphrase of the bumbling, good-natured character Norman Pitkin, played by English comedian Norman Wisdom in a series of popular films during the 1950s and 60s. 

“They don’t like it up 'em": originates from the British television sitcom "Dad's Army," which aired from 1968 to 1977. The character Private Frazer, played by John Laurie, uses the phrase to express the idea that enemies (specifically referring to the Germans during World War II) do not appreciate being attacked or confronted directly. The line has since become a popular catchphrase in British culture, often used humorously to suggest that someone is uncomfortable with direct confrontation or criticism.

Cardigan:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: July 18, 1996

Synopsis: 

Dorothy accuses Gary of acting middle aged, which he takes to heart. Tony’s antics annoy Deborah until she calls him a poodle and he walks out.

Gary plays checkers with George at work, eating the same snacks as him, wearing a similar cardigan and shirt and tie, and even singing along to George’s choice of music. Even Anthea comes in and mistakes Gary as George, and comments that Gary has started even talking like George. 

At the crown, Tony meets Deborah’s fellow classmates and takes an instant dislike to them.

At home, Gary commiserates with Dorothy about how he never did anything wild as a younger man. Tony, having been sent home by Ken for challenging one of the students to a duel, tells Gary about his wild younger days, leading Gary to tell them that they are going to go to a rave.

One of Deborah’s classmates, Adam, shows up to go to the rave too, which Tony hates but goes along anyway. Adam goes off trying to impress Deborah with his intelligence, leading Tony to fight with Adam to get in the middle seat next to Deborah with Deborah deciding she will sit in the middle. Gary gets lost trying to figure out the map but eventually they find the rave. Everyone dances and parties but Gary gets too drunk and crawls on the floor, eventually throwing up.

Adam tells Deborah he’ll see her up to her place but Tony grabs him and tries to throw him out. She stops Tony and invites Adam up, who immediately tries hitting on her. Deborah rebuffs him, saying they’re a bit too different. Tony interrupts them as Adam leaves and Deborah comments that she probably has more in common with Tony. Tony goes for a kiss but she rebuffs him, telling him she’s going to bed and locking the door.

Downstairs, Gary and Tony hang on the couch and go through pictures from Gary’s childhood as they sip tea. Eventually, sensing their middle-agedness, they head back to the Crown and dance crazily.

Chat on the sofa:

“Georgy Girl" is a song by the Australian pop/folk music group the Seekers. It was used as the title song for the 1966 British romantic comedy film Georgy Girl. The song became a hit in late 1966 and early 1967, reaching number one in Australia and number three in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was the Seekers' highest-charting single, reaching number one on the Cash Box Top 100. "Georgy Girl" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100; "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees, kept the song from number one. The song's U.S. success prompted the Seekers' British album Come the Day to be retitled Georgy Girl for its American release.

The New Seekers were a British pop group, formed in London, in 1969, by Keith Potger, after the break-up of his group, the Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music would have pop as well as folk influences. They achieved worldwide success in the early 1970s with hits including "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" and "Beg, Steal or Borrow".

Kajagoogoo were an English pop band. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and the top 10 in numerous other countries.

"Magic Moments" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and written by Hal David, being one of the first songwriting collaborations by that duo. This song was recorded by Perry Como and released in 1957 as the B-side of his "Catch a Falling Star"; it reached No. 1 in the UK in 1958.

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is a British crime drama television series, starring Patricia Routledge as the title character, Henrietta "Hetty" Wainthropp, that aired for four series between 3 January 1996 and 4 September 1998 on BBC One. The series, spawned from a pilot episode entitled "Missing Persons" aired by ITV in 1990, was co-created by writers David Cook and John Bowen, co-starred Derek Benfield as Hetty's patient husband Robert, and Dominic Monaghan as her assistant and lodger Geoffrey Shawcross.

Dole mobile: Ice cream truck

Tuppence: Two pence

Rich and Fat:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: July 25, 1996

Synopsis: 

Tony finds out that Gary has saved 33,000 pounds, which Tony blabs to everyone about. Gary, and the girls as well, all notice that Tony seems to be gaining weight, which he denies. They then pressure Gary to give money to charity, since they have all done it at one time or another, with Dorothy pressuring Gary into donating 5000 pounds to her hospital. He tries to white out the money amount on the form she had but accidentally sets her alarm off.

The next day Gary tries to call his credit card company to change the amount to no avail. George and Anthea, having heard about the money, remind him about all the times they went without because he said he didn’t have money. 

Tony tries out a slimming machine to help him lose weight and Deborah shows up to apologize for talking about his weight. He tries to deny he’s on a diet but she convinces him to come out with it. He tries to bargain with her about sleeping with him, but she refuses again.

Gary and Dorothy chow down on pizza while Tony struggles to not have any.  Dorothy reveals that the police came to her about Gary’s credit card that he reported as stolen. She gives him his checkbook asking for 5000 pounds for the donation. At home and at work, Gary deals with everyone asking him for money.

Tony, very hungry, but wanting to lose weight, struggles to keep himself not eating and trying to be active so he can do so. Eventually he digs through the trash to eat old leftover pizza. Gary returns home, having spent all his money on beer and gifts, leaving Dorothy starting to feel bad for pushing Gary to spend money, wishing he could just find a happy medium.

Later he admits to Tony that the watches he bought for his friends are indeed fakes and still has most of his money left over.

Chat on the sofa:

Terry Waite is a British human rights activist and author. Waite arrived in Beirut on 12 January 1987 with the intention of negotiating with the Islamic Jihad Organization, which was holding hostages. On 20 January, he agreed to meet the captors of the hostages as he was promised safe conduct to visit the hostages, who, he was told, were ill. The group broke trust and took him hostage. Waite remained in captivity for 1,763 days, the first four years of which were spent in solitary confinement. He was released on 18 November 1991.

“Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves" was registered by Richard Jones at the London Stationers' Company in September 1580, and the tune is found in several late 16th-century and early 17th-century sources.

Christopher Timothy is a British actor and narrator. He is known for his roles as James Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, Mac McGuire in the BBC One daytime soap opera Doctors and Ted Murray in the BBC One primetime soap opera EastEnders.

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Their core line-up comprised Sting (lead vocals, bass, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.

Meat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday) was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell album trilogy—Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)—has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Winston Churchill was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 (during the Second World War) and again from 1951 to 1955.

Zsa Zsa Gabor was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress.

There isn’t specifically a rambling group for Dorking, but there is one for Dorking, Brockham & Betchworth.

https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/dorking-brockham-betchworth

Harrods is a Grade II listed luxury department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. The store spans 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) of selling space, making it the largest department store in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Harrods is one of the most famous department stores worldwide, attracting 15 million visitors annually.

Dingy: a small boat

Home-Made Sauna:

Written by: Simon Nye

Directed by: Martin Dennis

Original airdate: August 1, 1996

Synopsis: 

Deborah and Dorothy are headed out on a weekend sailing trip, with Tony revealing he has plans to turn the shed into a sauna, which both Dorothy and Deborah find ridiculous, but Tony is insistent.

While Tony gets to work, Gary notices some girls next door and tries working his flirting skills on them. Despite their failed attempts at rizzing the ladies up, they agree to come over for a barbecue later.

As Tony’s misshapen and unstable wooden creations litter the yard, the two try and light a barbecue, but it ends up being a blazing fire. As they talk to the girls, they learn that Paula is married while the bespectacled Carol is a bit of a wild child. While Paula spends the night showing Tony pictures of her husband and kids, Gary manages to get Carol inside, putting on some music, and eventually she finds out Gary is seeing someone, but still interested enough to start getting it on with him.

Meanwhile Deborah and Dororthy chat about the boys discussing Gary’s ways of flirting with women and both of the guys’ pickup lines.

Tony tells Paula all about his history with Deborah but she ends up dozing off. He decides to carry her off to bed but throws her over the fence back to her side of the yard. He then answers a call from Dorothy but he doesn’t tell her what happened. She wants to talk to Gary because they’ve been together for 7 years but Tony says he’ll deliver the message and hangs up.

The next morning, as Carol gets dressed to head out, she reveals that Gary seems to be more connected to his girlfriend than he thinks, revealing things he said during sex. They bid goodbye on good terms with a kiss on the cheek and a handshake. Gary asks Tony to not say anything.

When the girls get home, Tony reveals the sauna has been finished and Deborah runs off to get ready for it. Dorothy asks Gary what happened over the weekend, and Gary lies and says he passed out while Tony got with the girl next door. Dorothy seems relieved and invites him to join her. As Tony and Deborah head out to the sauna, he reveals that because of the fire they had, he used gas for the sauna, which promptly causes the shed to explode and catch fire.

Chat on the sofa:

Elizabeth Carling played Carol, and she has a number of roles to her name. Before Men Behaving Badly, she was in the series Boon for 39 out of 93 episodes (Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens The Grand Hotel, with Ken as a temporary odd-job man), which coincidentally also starred Neil Morrissey in 74 episodes. More recently, she was a lead in Hotel Portofino (a glamorous period drama about an English hotel in 1920s Italy, when Benito Mussolini's brand of fascism was on the rise). She was in more than half of the 59 episodes of Goodnight Sweetheart (a sitcom in which an unhappily married man discovers he can time travel back to 1940s war-torn London where he masquerades as an MI5 agent and part-time songwriter whilst courting the local barmaid). She was a regular in a few seasons of Casualty (hospital procedural), and was one of the main cast in Barbara (an outspoken Yorkshire woman, Barbara, juggles her eccentric family - calming her cabbie husband's misadventures, her son-in-law's odd reporting, coworkers' marital mishaps - while yearning for tranquility).

Paula was played by Tracy Whitwell, and she has about 30 or so credits, but they are all guest roles and one off appearances in most cases, and she still works occasionally.

ABBA were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are among the most renowned and commercially successful musical groups in history.

The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The song Gary and Tony dance to is “Night Fever” from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. They produced a distinctive soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's harmonizing, arranging, and composition. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 10 albums along with many singles and several television specials.

A Wendy house, in the United Kingdom, is a children's playhouse that is large enough for one or more children to enter. Size and solidity can vary from a plastic kit to something resembling a real house in a child's size. Usually there is one room, a doorway with a window on each side, and little or no furniture other than what the children improvise.

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors, which appeared in advertising in 1843.

Tinny for my tucker bag: In British slang, a "tinny" is a can of beer, typically an aluminum one. An Australian slang term for a bag used to carry food, particularly for travelers in the outback. "Tucker" is Australian and New Zealand slang for food.

Cobber: friend

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Next week we'll discuss the 1997 Comic Relief special Men Behaving Badly Indeed, and series 6A episodes Stag Night, Wedding, and Jealousy.

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