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7 of 1 My Old Man (1973– ) Online

7 of 1 My Old Man (1973– ) Online
1973– Ronnie Barker Graham Armitage Ann Beach Sydney Lotterby
Original Title :
My Old Man
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy
Year :
1973–
Directror :
Sydney Lotterby
Cast :
Ronnie Barker,Graham Armitage,Ann Beach
Writer :
Gerald Frow
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
30min
Rating :
6.8/10

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7 of 1 My Old Man (1973– ) Online

Sam Cobbett is a cantankerous,retired railwayman whose house is demolished by the council,forcing him to live in a tower block with his daughter Doris and her husband,whom he sees as posh and with whom there is mutual antagonism. Sam does not like the way that the area has changed and is shocked by Cyril,the camp barman in the local pub. He does however rally to have a pub sing-song when he meets an old mate.
Episode cast overview:
Ronnie Barker Ronnie Barker - Sam Cobbett
Graham Armitage Graham Armitage - Arthur
Ann Beach Ann Beach - Doris
Leslie Dwyer Leslie Dwyer - Willie
Robin Parkinson Robin Parkinson - Cyril
John Sanderson John Sanderson - Ron
Peter Clay Peter Clay - Andrew
John Rudling John Rudling - Old Man
Roy Denton Roy Denton - Old Man


User reviews

Kea

Kea

My Old Man was another of Ronnie Barker's 7 of 1 series but the subsequent series was passed both by the BBC and Barker as it ended up on ITV with Clive Dunn in the central part.

The film visits similar themes that was popular in comedies of the era with a clash between an older and younger generation, the younger being more aspirational, the older more set in their ways leading to differences in class consciousness. In some ways reminds you of Steptoe and Son mixed with George and Mildred.

Barker plays Sam Cobbett, a cantankerous former railway man forced when his house is demolished to move to a tower block with his daughter and her husband who are upwardly mobile leading to mutual antagonism.

It now seems quaint that a tower block in the 1970s was seen as a sign of upward mobility when today its viewed as a breeding ground for social problems.

You have to admire the son in law bending over backwards to keep the old man happy but although there is a set up for a series here, I felt the pilot here was forced and half baked. Its hard to feel sympathy for Cobbett, its a shame he is alone and the world has moved on but this clash of culture comedy dividing a generation was actually dull and unfunny. Rather tailor made to become an ITV comedy.