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UK Rewatch - B11 Gambit
trevor travis	#1 Posted on 03-05-2022 18:22
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	The episode: Barney Eleven – Gambit (Carry On Space Gambling) The date: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 The time: 7.45pm UK time In which Blake’s continuing attempts to find Star One are completely overshadowed by: (1) Avon and Vila going on a gambling spree with the help of baby Orac, (2) Servie as the Lady In Red, (3) Travis, who seems to be playing a wronged hero from a western. Now, where’s my chess set? Episode in a word: OTT. Characters to cheer: The Lady In Red. Servie is simply wonderful in the hands of Robert Holmes – pass that dictionary! Krantor and Toise are a great double act, while Avon and Vila trying to play innocent in the final scene is a hoot. Even the minor characters in this are terrific, such as the sadistic Klute, the scene-stealing Croupier, and of course, Servie's rather thick powder puff. Character to boo: Blake for not killing Travis at the end – a decision that nearly ended in the galaxy being conquered by aliens. Is Soolin looking lovely this week?: Yes. Recognisable Faces: Aubrey Woods (Krantor) played the Controller in “Day Of The Daleks”, a Doctor Who serial from 1972. In that he's also under silver make-up. I’m sure I also recognise the voice of John Leeson (Toise) from somewhere. If he said “Master” or “Mistress”, it might help me remember where from! Let's ask Pasco if he knows. Best line: “When the Federation finally cleans out this cesspit, I shall have that vulpine degenerate eviscerated with a small and very blunt knife.” Blake's 7 will return in… Carry On Space Camping Vote Og.


Brad	#2 Posted on 08-06-2022 19:42
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	While Servalan and Krantor banter, His costume’s divine, hers is scanter, Vila frustrates Ze Klute, while Kerr grabs the loot. And the rest of the cast’s in the tavern. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


littlesue	#3 Posted on 11-06-2022 11:20
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	This week I hope to join you. Last week I was in deepest darkest Devon (in a farm just outside Collumpton) where the internet was very very weak and I didn't fancy sitting poised on a window sill (even for a glimpse of that rather nice computer expert wearing THAT flowing black shirt!!!). Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


Lorna	#4 Posted on 14-06-2022 16:39
Alpha Grade Posts: 3036 Joined: 16.01.22	I wont be with you tonight as it my Garden Club Talk. Have fun and dont let Vila do anything stupid!! I look behind me, what do I see? A pair of golden wings seem to be attached to me.


M1795537OCVirn	#5 Posted on 14-06-2022 17:28
Admin Posts: 15887 Joined: 14.01.22	Hi, everyone. I won't be rewatching this one because I'll be at my Stage Society AGM, hoping we can plan a post-covid village pantomime for next Christmas. Hope you have a fun evening. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


OneSparePart	#6 Posted on 14-06-2022 17:35
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Hi, everyone. I won't be rewatching this one because I'll be at my Stage Society AGM, hoping we can plan a post-covid village pantomime for next Christmas. OH NO YOU WON'T! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


OneSparePart	#7 Posted on 14-06-2022 17:37
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Lorna wrote: ↑ I wont be with you tonight as it my Garden Club Talk. Have fun and dont let Vila do anything stupid!! Tonight Vila does something stupid and gets away with it! Missing you already. Hope you enjoy talking about daisies or whatever the talk is about. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


littlesue	#8 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:37
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	Phew, just getting ready. Tea, biccies choccie and a nice cool breeze.... Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


Paula	#9 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:41
Moderator Posts: 5559 Joined: 15.01.22	Lorna wrote: ↑ I wont be with you tonight as it my Garden Club Talk. Have fun and dont let Vila do anything stupid!! You darned near ask the impossible, Lorna! Resist the Host


OneSparePart	#10 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:42
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Time for a laugh after le grim la grand last week. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Paula	#11 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:42
Moderator Posts: 5559 Joined: 15.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ Hi, everyone. I won't be rewatching this one because I'll be at my Stage Society AGM, hoping we can plan a post-covid village pantomime for next Christmas. Hope you have a fun evening. Oh, no you won't! Oh, yes you will! LOL Resist the Host


Lurena	#12 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:42
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	Hello everybody! I hope the site will be kind to me tonight. Last week I was thrown off and couldn't manage to sign in again.:@:@ No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


Lurena	#13 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:43
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	Oh nostalgia....I have my old Chess Challenger computer at hand... can I beat the Klute? No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


littlesue	#14 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:43
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Time for a laugh after le grim la grand last week. But surely that nice black flowing shirt made up for Le Grim La Grand?? Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


OneSparePart	#15 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:45
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	littlesue wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Time for a laugh after le grim la grand last week. But surely that nice black flowing shirt made up for Le Grim La Grand?? Only THOSE boots would have made up for that! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Brad	#16 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:45
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	Such a wild west tavern feel to this set. Travis as the no name cowboy... or more like Lee Van Cleef. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


littlesue	#17 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:46
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	Lurena wrote: ↑ Oh nostalgia....I have my old Chess Challenger computer at hand... can I beat the Klute? I've got something like that upstairs somewhere...but I'll make do with the old fashioned manual one... Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


OneSparePart	#18 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:46
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	The ghost of earth lawyers past... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Brad	#19 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:46
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	littlesue wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Time for a laugh after le grim la grand last week. But surely that nice black flowing shirt made up for Le Grim La Grand?? It didn't, and don't call me Shirley. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


littlesue	#20 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:46
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	Isn't that the bloke from the Sherry ads? Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


OneSparePart	#21 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:47
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ Such a wild west tavern feel to this set. Travis as the no name cowboy... or more like Lee Van Cleef. Looks more like a sherry seller to me! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


littlesue	#22 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:47
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ littlesue wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Time for a laugh after le grim la grand last week. But surely that nice black flowing shirt made up for Le Grim La Grand?? It didn't, and don't call me Shirley. Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


Brad	#23 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:48
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	How would you like to feel like she looks? - Groucho Marks, A Night At The Opera . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


Brad	#24 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:49
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	It's the Peeking Homunculus! I was today years old when I found out it was Deep Roy as Yoda in Empire Strikes Back. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


OneSparePart	#25 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:49
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	She really is quite brilliant , that compere! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Brad	#26 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:50
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	I hereby nominate Aubrey Woods for all the Baftas. What a performance... He does so much with a subtle pause. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


AnneArthur	#27 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:51
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ Such a wild west tavern feel to this set. Travis as the no name cowboy... or more like Lee Van Cleef. And a good hat. He should wear it more often.


Lurena	#28 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:53
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	the more I watch this episode, the more I discover words and expressions with hidden double meanings. Of course you, as native speakers, are already familiar with this phenomenon. No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


AnneArthur	#29 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:53
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Brad wrote: ↑ Such a wild west tavern feel to this set. Travis as the no name cowboy... or more like Lee Van Cleef. Looks more like a sherry seller to me! I am enjoying a rather nice sherry with this - didn't buy it from Travis, though.


Brad	#30 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:54
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	Lurena wrote: ↑ the more I watch this episode, the more I discover words and expressions with hidden double meanings. Of course you, as native speakers, are already familiar with this phenomenon. It's not so much the words that are said, as it is the way in which Aubrey Woods says them. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


Lurena	#31 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:55
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	Aubrey Woods obviously enjoys his role very much. His dialogue with John Leeson is very entertaining and both actors's timing is fantastic. No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


Lurena	#32 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:56
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	LOL! that "rule of the city"! No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


littlesue	#33 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:57
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	OOhhhh he is wearing that silver top. Correct me if I am wrong, but have I ever mentioned just how nice and soft it is to touch? Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


Lurena	#34 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:58
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	Vila and Avon are already playing chess ....not knowing what's to come... No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


Lurena	#35 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:59
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	The mini-Orac! I want one! No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


OneSparePart	#36 Posted on 14-06-2022 18:59
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Lurena wrote: ↑ The mini-Orac! I want one! You said it! Me too! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Lurena	#37 Posted on 14-06-2022 19:00
Alpha Grade Posts: 3240 Joined: 16.01.22	littlesue wrote: ↑ OOhhhh he is wearing that silver top. Correct me if I am wrong, but have I ever mentioned just how nice and soft it is to touch? Love it too! But where are those thigh-high boots??? No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.


AnneArthur	#38 Posted on 14-06-2022 19:00
Alpha Grade Posts: 8709 Joined: 16.01.22	littlesue wrote: ↑ OOhhhh he is wearing that silver top. Correct me if I am wrong, but have I ever mentioned just how nice and soft it is to touch? Are there any tops that are not nice and soft to touch?


littlesue	#39 Posted on 14-06-2022 19:00
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Lurena wrote: ↑ The mini-Orac! I want one! You said it! Me too! I'm next in line Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


OneSparePart	#40 Posted on 14-06-2022 19:00
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	littlesue wrote: ↑ OOhhhh he is wearing that silver top. Correct me if I am wrong, but have I ever mentioned just how nice and soft it is to touch? You may have. I'm not sure.... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!