It's definitely quite sad. Now there's no one to (humorously) sell ladies' undergarments... The NYTimes had a very nice bio on Sugden and referenced a British interview from a few years back. Apparently the interviewer asked for her opinion on the modern comedies, and by implication, why she wasn't in any of them. She said that, "I find it a bit, well, sordid, and it’s not my scene — bad language and who’s in whose bed."
I loved how she could whip off double-entendres (just what kind of pussycat did she have??), so I guess the in-your-face-ness of today's stuff would seem a bit off-kilter. Hats off to a real Queen of Comedy.
Who? What? When?
I loved this show so much...
A wonderful comedienne...
The British had a golden age of comedy - Dads Army, It ain't half hot mum, Porridge, The Goodies, Love thy neighbour, The Good life, On the buses, The two Ronnie's, Benny Hill......
The British had a golden age of comedy - Dads Army, It ain't half hot mum, Porridge, The Goodies, Love thy neighbour, The Good life, On the buses, The two Ronnie's, Benny Hill......
Benny Hill was absolutely classic, but I think the '90s had some good comedies too - Red Dwarf & Waiting for God were my local PBS favorites, but Brittas Empire & Keeping up Appearances were IMO top-quality screwball comedy of the "despicable social-climbing twit" genre. Stephanie Cole (Diana fr. Waiting for God) & Patricia Routledge (Hyacinth Bucket (or *Bouquet* ;) fr. Appearances) are definitely cut from the same comedienne mold as Sugden.
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Well, at least we remember them, and they'll live on forever in re-runs. You know I remember watching that with my grandparents, funny how a good show you never forget.
In honor of Molly we made a NPC company of merchants in a small village fashioned after them, and let's just say that her cat was the talk of the village.
I even fashioned a bard after Mr. Humphreys. LOL
Well, at least we remember them, and they'll live on forever in re-runs.
And we are unanimous in this!