Re: Oh Dr Beeching

[dbromage@omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Les Brown (pcc@ocean.com.au) wrote:
> Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au> wrote in aus.rail:

> >For those that haven't already seen the TV guide the series Oh Dr
> >Beeching (filmed at Highley on the Severn Valley Railway ) is back on
> >Sunday morning at 4.40 AM on Seven. I'm not sure if it is the new series
> >or a rerun of the last one.
> >Bob
> >
> Well I'm certainly not staying up to watch it! It was one of the least
> interesting "comedy" shows on T.V. 

> The plot was pathetic (all-right, what plot?) the cast had some merit,
> but the scripting was in the same vein as "Carry On" and "Benny Hill"
> - no, sorry, it was worse.

It was written and produced by the same duo who created Allo Allo.

> The only character that had any real personality was made of metal and
> made puffing noises......

Would you expect anything else from Severn Valley? :)

> I know the producers may had gone to great trouble on the technical
> aspects of running a railway, but they could have payed more attention
> to the script.

The technical perfection is highly commendable. I noticed even the bell
codes in the signal box were correct.

Cheers
David