Synopsis
A tribute to the great comedian who retired in 1988. Contains sketches and clips from his greatest comedy performances - all selected by Ronnie himself.
From the Back Cover
From 1971-1988 The Two Ronnies was one of the nation's favourite sketch shows. Ronnie Barker's partnership with Ronnie Corbett perfectly contrasted their styles - in ludicrous drag, in the comic duets and in their guises as shopkeepers, workmen and strange middle-class party guests. Barker was also able to showcase his solo brilliance and his penchant for ridiculing authority figures was spot on; Government Ministers with ludicrous plans, Civil Servants explaining survey results, Church figures with an alternative slant on sermons - all hit hard on the nation's funny bone.
Meanwhile his performance as Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge made the Clement/La Frenais series one of the greatest sitcoms ever. Barker played to perfection the seasoned lag who devoted his sentence in Slade Prison to conniving and wisecracking and getting the better of Mr MacKay and other screws. Ronnie Barker retired in 1988, but as this selection proves he remains a true hero of British comedy.
