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These 3 unique THAMES TELEVISION SPECIALS from 1979 showcase the UNIQUE COMEDY TALENT that is DICK EMERY. Featuring all of his favourite characters, classic songs and hilarious sketches this is a real treat for fans of one of the true comedy greats. Included in this collection are: The Dick Emery Comedy Hour The Dick Emery Hour The Dick Emery Special Star guests include Beryl Reid, Lulu, The Three Degress & Gemma Craven.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Whilst it's fair to say this isn't the very best of Dick Emery, that honour will always belong to his BBC output, what you have here are the three specials he recorded when he defected over to ITV for a while.
They hark back to a time when variety shows were the order of the day, with musical guests, dancers, and Dick sings a bit himself as well.( a little bit too much if I'm honest!)
All his characters get an outing, although some are seen far too briefly, one of the best moments is seeing the frustrated Hettie introducing Lynda Carter of Wonder Woman fame.
Each of the specials passes quickly, and it's nice to go back in time, and see how a star like Dick Emery could entertain without the need for swearing and shock value, I was going to say and without smut, but I'd be lying!
So at Amazon's price, this DVD is a must have, and will put us on until the BBC see the error of there ways and start releasing the many series that he did for them.
They hark back to a time when variety shows were the order of the day, with musical guests, dancers, and Dick sings a bit himself as well.( a little bit too much if I'm honest!)
All his characters get an outing, although some are seen far too briefly, one of the best moments is seeing the frustrated Hettie introducing Lynda Carter of Wonder Woman fame.
Each of the specials passes quickly, and it's nice to go back in time, and see how a star like Dick Emery could entertain without the need for swearing and shock value, I was going to say and without smut, but I'd be lying!
So at Amazon's price, this DVD is a must have, and will put us on until the BBC see the error of there ways and start releasing the many series that he did for them.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Even though the Dick Emery show ran for almost two decades, this DVD is no typical Sketch show. Instead we get a typical Thames TV extravaganza with all the fancy dance routines and lame song numbers.
However out of the 3 specials the second one is done in much more sketch show format, which has very little off the above, the first is average with some lengthy sketches chucked in, by the third instalment, you can see why there was no more, you get a short bust of sketches only to be followed by The Three Degrees, Dancing ladies on beds, Swan Lake rendition and finally a woman playing a harp!!
If your looking for a DVD with some great sketches (and there isn't many DVD's on Emery) stick to the Very Best of or Ohh, You are Awful movie, this is a bit of a let down really and should only be considered for the die hard Emery fan with a love for a Thames TV Big Number Spectaculars
However out of the 3 specials the second one is done in much more sketch show format, which has very little off the above, the first is average with some lengthy sketches chucked in, by the third instalment, you can see why there was no more, you get a short bust of sketches only to be followed by The Three Degrees, Dancing ladies on beds, Swan Lake rendition and finally a woman playing a harp!!
If your looking for a DVD with some great sketches (and there isn't many DVD's on Emery) stick to the Very Best of or Ohh, You are Awful movie, this is a bit of a let down really and should only be considered for the die hard Emery fan with a love for a Thames TV Big Number Spectaculars
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I'm a great fan of Dick Emery but although this DVD has some interesting sketches which will make you chuckle I can only give it 3 stars as to my disappointment nearly all of his best characters are not included on this DVD. You get a very brief glimpse of "Clarence" and a big dose of "The Vicar" but that's it. My other gripe is he sings rather a lot and although he can sing it's not something I want to see on a comedy DVD. So, an average DVD with some amusing sketches but if you want to see his best creations just go on YouTube until a far better compilation is released.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Comedy that doesn't fade
I bought this DVD for a friend and he really enjoyed the funny situations and characters created by Dick Emery. More than just the good old days of comedy!
Published 12 months ago by coolwan
Dick Emery television specials
I found this dissapointing as I was expecting al lot more of 'ohh - you are awful', but it didn't come up once. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. A. L. Ford
Very Disappointed
DVD arrived promptly and the same evening I inserted it in my DVD player only to get a message that it could not play the disk! Read more
Published 13 months ago by W. Norrie
Not that good
The DvD packaging looks good as it shows some of the old favourite characters on it so you think thats what your getting ,But ,Unfortunatley does not live up to expectations as... Read more
Published on 21 May 2010 by J. brown
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