[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Alf

I remember when you used to look forward to seeing the new Only fools and horses Christmas special on Christmas day, it was an event in itself. 20+ million would tune in to watch. There's nothing comes anywhere near as close to that now. The Royle Family did bring that back to an extent for a short period but there's been nothing since.

I can’t believe that great comedy writers are no longer out there, I just think they're not given a chance if the write something funny but their face doesn't fit. It's probably because the heads of television are all box ticking middle and upper class university educated types and don't have a clue what the working classes want.

as if any show got 20 million viewers or more


there never have been 20 million people in the uk watching tv so