Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50505 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-02-21
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 45 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Having first worked together on The Frost Report back in 1966, writers Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett teamed up for their first BBC series in 1971, and The Two Ronnies commenced a 16-year run that yielded 12 series, plus Christmas specials--a total of 98 shows. In the process, they came to represent a distinctly old-fashioned style of British humour, more traditional, familiar and reassuring than the surrealism of Monty Python, or the inspired anarchy of The Goodies. Even the format was designed for minimum disruption, with virtually every episode following the same pattern: opening and closing with the pair seated behind a desk, reading spoof news items, heavy on "blue" puns and spoonerisms (Barker's particular forte). In between, came various sketches (man-in-pub, man-at-party), mock-adventure serials with titles like "Death Can Be Fatal", a typically rambling monologue from Ronnie Corbett, and a climactic musical extravaganza--heavily indebted to Gilbert & Sullivan, and usually performed in drag. A haven for writers, both amateur and professional, the show attracted hundreds of submissions each week, with many of the news items selected only minutes before the start of recording. Though archaic by today's standards, it remains one of the best-loved and most quintessentially "English" of comedy series. --Andrew McGuire

Special Features
English
Region 0

Synopsis
A special collection of their funniest sketches, including 'Ice Cream Parlour Sketch', 'Harry And Bert Down The Pub', 'Barber's Shop Medley', 'Optician's Sketch', 'Cinema Commissionaire' and 'The News'.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
The Two Ronnies produced some side-splitting comdies and sketches in their time. Unfortunately none of them are on this DVD. The video quality has no enhancement over the original PAL 50Hz broadcast.

A very fine compilation of the mighty Ronnies!
If you enjoyed the Two Ronnies broadcasts on PBS in the 80's, then you'll definitely enjoy this compilation. It captures the Ronnies at their best, with elegantly simple sketches, wonderful news gags, Ronnie Corbett's solo storytelling skills, and Mr. Barker's keen affection for comical wordplay. Sure, it is available on videotape for much less, but you WILL wear out the videotapes by constant re-watching. The DVD will save you the bother of purchasing a second copy. It's extremely funny & witty! Here's wishing that someone in the UK could release the whole series on DVD's, and thus preserve the integrity of each particular episode from the show's 12-season run.

Two Ronnies
Great collection with some of the best moments appearing, the ending has to be the best