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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Written by Johnny Speight, creator of Till Death Us Do Part , and based on an idea by Spike Milligan, Curry & Chips proved to be one of the most controversial situation comedies ever made. Originally screened in 1969, the series featured Milligan as Kevin O'Grady, a man of mixed Asian and Irish descent who has just started his new job at Lillicrap Ltd, manufacturer of cheap novelty items and seaside souvenirs. Inevitably, he soon becomes the butt of jokes from his resoundingly intolerant workmates. Speight's determined attempt at confronting racism with its own conventions polarised critical opinion, although it was extremely popular with the viewing public and ended up in the ITV Top Ten. Co-starring with Milligan was long-term friend, writing partner and comedy legend Eric Sykes as shop foreman Arthur Blenkinsop. Kenny Lynch, Norman Rossington and Geoffrey Hughes played their narrow-minded workmates. Reflecting the widespread and overt prejudices of its time, Curry & Chips attempted to confront bigotry in daily life by caricaturing it. Exploring similar territory to Johnny Speight's earlier and highly successful Till Death Us Do Part, Curry & Chips will inevitably shock modern audiences in its language and single-minded focus on race. Forty years after its initial screening, the series is made available for the first time in DVD format. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...Curry & Chips - Complete Series
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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A big fan of Milligan and Sykes, I purchased this having read some pretty scathing reviews. I like to form my own opinions thanks! It is clearly a product of it's age. You'll laugh and cringe in equal measure. I know this couldn't have been made in these days of social awareness, but I'm very glad I bought it. speight has again made the 'white' component of the script the actual joke / point of ridicule. Milligan plays and irish pakistani in a way only he could.
People who have taken offence at this show need to read between the lines and look beyound the physical characters. Only then will they see the cleverness and value.
People who have taken offence at this show need to read between the lines and look beyound the physical characters. Only then will they see the cleverness and value.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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this dvd is for people with a sense of humour if you can remember it from the first time round its well worth watching again, especially for the price
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The L.W.T. sitcom 'Curry & Chips' was written by Johnny Speight, who obviously hoped to replicate the success of his B.B.C. classic 'Till Death Us Do Part'. But, popular though it was, it was dropped after only one season, and in recent years has been repeatedly featured on boring late-night documentaries of the '50 Questions Of Political Correctness' variety. You know the kind of thing - an out-of-context clip is shown, and then someone you've never heard of pops up to tell us that it was 'racist' and 'shown never be shown again'. Well, thanks to those nice folk at Network, we can shortly make our own minds up. The premise is this: Kevin O'Grady, ( Spike Milligan ), a Pakistani, gets a job as cleaner at Lillicrap Ltd, a factory devoted to making those rubbishy novelty toys you buy in seaside gift shops. Immediately, there is antipathy towards him ( he is given the less-than flattering nickname 'Paki-Paddy' ), even from the only other black face around, played by Kenny Lynch. To add to their prejudice, O'Grady is also half-Irish. Standing up for him is Arthur Blenkinsop ( Eric Sykes ), the foreman, who takes him to stay at Mrs.Bartok's ( Fanny Carby ) lodging house. The humour is largely at the expense of the racists themselves, and both Milligan and Sykes give funny performances. Norman Rossington, Sam Kydd, and Geoffrey Hughes lend support. Anyone easily offended probably will be. Like a lot of comedy from that era, it needs to be regarded as a period piece, and not compared to today's shows. If you liked 'Till Death Us Do Part' ( Spike reprised 'O'Grady' in two episodes of that show ), you should like this too.
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Shocking
I watched this and I was traumatised for two weeks. I couldn't go out the house and face people. The level of racism contained in this DVD is astonishing. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Gary Thrope
CURRY & CHIPS DVD
Very funny, old style British humour.
Not sure if you would get away with it in these politically correct days.
Not sure if you would get away with it in these politically correct days.
Published 4 months ago by barneyrubble
Curry and chips
Great dvd and funny. I am a Pakistani and enjoyed this DVD - Interesting how things have not changed from then till now with some people's attitudes towards Pakistani's
Published 5 months ago by Snoopdowg
Happy memories
Back to a golden age of comedy, before we were not allowed to laugh at ourselves, shows the genius of Milligan and Sykes
Published 7 months ago by Tinhat
Great comedy
I dont know why ITV doesnt repeat this.With all the foreigners or Black people living in this country it is even more relevant today than in 1969.
Published 8 months ago by NonPC
...as funny and fresh as when it first aired
is just as funny and fresh as when it first aired on London Weekend
Television in the Fall of 1969 in COLOUR (ITV and BBC1 had just started broadcasting in colour)(I saw it in... Read more
Television in the Fall of 1969 in COLOUR (ITV and BBC1 had just started broadcasting in colour)(I saw it in... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Andarius
curry & chips a tad offensive
This itv classic is funny in places but I'd be surprised if it ever gets
Repeated on tv today.
I can't see this series being on dvd for long but you never know. Read more
Repeated on tv today.
I can't see this series being on dvd for long but you never know. Read more
Published 9 months ago by davey w
a Great shame
Wonderful cast, all the good oldies!. But I can understand why there wasn't another series. Not the sort of show for a live audience. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. Harry A. Wilkins
Curry and Chips
Curry and Chips won't please the rolled gold politically correct brigade. But there's enough subtlety in it to see Milligan's basic point. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Michael J. Hill
Great Comedy
A Fantastic Comedy. They don't make comedies like this any more as this would be politically incorrect today. There's nothing to beat the old British comedies.
Published 21 months ago by Frankie
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