Soon to reach the age of 87, Eric Sykes is a comedy legend whose career goes as far back as WWII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Sykes
One of his greatest successes was a BBC sitcom in the early 1960's called "Sykes And A..."
They say about 25 of those episodes still exist, but I've only been able to track down 4 of them and they are on Disc 5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes_and_A...
When Sykes launched his new eponymous series in 1972 it continued the same scene and situation as Sykes And A and many episodes were remakes of the first series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes
I'm pleased to say that Sykes is now complete, all 68 episodes broadcast between 1972 and 1979.
The program ended when it did because co-star Hattie Jacques died unexpectedly.
With the missing episodes added there's a new Disc 5 and Disc 4 has changed.
Also included are 5 Sykes films.
1979's Plank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plank_%281979_film%29 is a remake of his 1967 film The Plank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plank_%281967_film%29
1980's Rhubarb Rhubarb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Rhubarb is a remake of his 1969 film Rhubarb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_%281969_film%29
It's Your Move (1982 and also found on Comedy Smörgåsbord Disc 1)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Your_Move_%281982_film%29 is a remake of his 1969 film of the same name.
Mr H. Is Late (1988) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097716/ and The Big Freeze (1993) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Freeze_%281993_film%29 round out the disc.
Most people aren't aware that Sykes has been almost deaf for many years. Perhaps that is why he made so many silent films.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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