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Reading through these links suggested that I ask: just how popular IS Norman Wisdom these days? I know he was fabulously popular (otherwise how explain all the movies, etc), but my American radar can’t quite “get” him. He seems a combination Charlie Chaplin/Jerry Lewis (given sheer history, I’m guessing he was a huge influence on Jerry Lewis, who stole left and right). I love Buster Keaton; he never asked you to feel sorry for him. There is a quality of sentiment in Wisdom’s scrappy little guy that happens not to work for me. Oh, well, back to my chocolate ....<br><br>BTW, I am waiting for my purchase of The Spoils of War. I don’t think I can make it through Sam after a season of When the Boat Comes In. Maybe a Norman Wisdom film to break up the intensity?...<br><br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Thursday, February 22, 2018, 4:35 PM, Bryan via Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list@baylor.edu> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv1639987951">
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<div>Hello all<div> Here is a link to today's edition of The Times which Tim mentioned.</div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/racist-70s-tv-falls-foul-of-censors-talking-pictures-tv-a-family-at-war-jlxt6ck5n" style="font-size:20pt;">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/racist-70s-tv-falls-foul-of-censors-talking-pictures-tv-a-family-at-war-jlxt6ck5n</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Over the past 40 years there have been many excellent series on UK TV. Scott is obviously enjoying one of them - The Onedin Line. But I hope all members of our group have watched the two other series by John Finch, which were as popular as AFAW. For those who have missed them they are </div><div>SAM <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(1973_TV_series)" style="font-size:20pt;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(1973_TV_series)</a> and</div><div>THE SPOILS OF WAR <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373622/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm" style="font-size:20pt;">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373622/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Both are really excellent, as is everything written by John Finch.</div><div><br></div><div>Happy viewing</div><div><br></div><div>Bryan</div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Afamilyatwar-list mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Afamilyatwar-list@baylor.edu" href="mailto:Afamilyatwar-list@baylor.edu">Afamilyatwar-list@baylor.edu</a><br><a href="https://mailman.baylor.edu/mailman/listinfo/afamilyatwar-list" target="_blank">https://mailman.baylor.edu/mailman/listinfo/afamilyatwar-list</a><br><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
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