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Ray Galton

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Anniebach Sat 06-Oct-18 22:18:15

Ray Galton died to day

Thank you, thank you, thank you for Hancock’s Half Hour

RIP

Deedaa Sat 06-Oct-18 23:03:27

So many classic comedies! Some of today's writers could do with studying his work.

MawBroon Sat 06-Oct-18 23:18:37

Heaven must be quite a jolly place these days!
(Dennis Norden, Ray Galton plus their erstwhile writing partners )

B9exchange Sat 06-Oct-18 23:39:08

Would Steptoe even be allowed to be shown now? Also wrote for Frankie Howerd and Peter Sellers, brilliant partnership with Alan Simpson who died last year.

It's very ageing to say they don't write them like that any more, but they don't!

Teetime Sun 07-Oct-18 10:14:10

Oh yes wonderful writer. RIP flowers

sodapop Sun 07-Oct-18 14:33:43

Yes definitely a thank you from me for Hancock's half hour and Steptoe.
RIP Ray Galton flowers

Anniebach Sun 07-Oct-18 14:40:40

“ a pint? That’s nearly an armful “ ?

NanKate Mon 08-Oct-18 15:01:37

No foul language, brilliant humour and dialogue we can remember almost 70 years later.

G and S will be especially missed in Railway Cuttings, East Cheam.

Do any if you remember Joanna Lumley playing Steptoe Junior's girlfriend in one of the episodes ?

Happy Days. RIP ?

sodapop Mon 08-Oct-18 16:32:27

The Blood Donor was so funny Annie still makes me laugh.

Anniebach Mon 08-Oct-18 16:53:57

soda, The Blood Donor was brilliant, I adored Hancock ,
The Radio Ham, The Last Page, all brilliant

Fennel Mon 08-Oct-18 20:45:29

I read his obituary in the Guardian.
Evidently he contracted TB as a teenager and spent 3 years in a sanatorium where he met Alan Simpson. That's when the collaboration started for the comedy scripts.
Simpson died last year.