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  • Episode aired Mar 25, 1988
  • 30m
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8.2/10
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Paul Bown and Emma Wray in Watching (1987)
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Pamela returns from spending the weekend in London with David, Malcolm panics after nearly inviting the wrong person out to dinner, and Brenda doesn't take kindly to being treated like riff-... Read allPamela returns from spending the weekend in London with David, Malcolm panics after nearly inviting the wrong person out to dinner, and Brenda doesn't take kindly to being treated like riff-raff on her birthday.Pamela returns from spending the weekend in London with David, Malcolm panics after nearly inviting the wrong person out to dinner, and Brenda doesn't take kindly to being treated like riff-raff on her birthday.

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    • Les Chatfield
  • Writer
    • Jim Hitchmough
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    • Emma Wray
    • Paul Bown
    • Liza Tarbuck
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    • Director
      • Les Chatfield
    • Writer
      • Jim Hitchmough
    • Stars
      • Emma Wray
      • Paul Bown
      • Liza Tarbuck
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    Emma Wray
    • Brenda Wilson
    Paul Bown
    • Malcolm Stoneway
    Liza Tarbuck
    Liza Tarbuck
    • Pamela Wilson
    Perry Fenwick
    Perry Fenwick
    • Terry Milton
    Liz Crowther
    • Susan Roberts
    Christopher Saul
    Christopher Saul
    • Doctor Ridley
    Robert Swann
    • Head Waiter
    Marie Jelliman
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    9Sleepin_Dragon

    Class wars.

    Malcolm decides to treat Brenda for her birthday, he chooses to do it in style, and takes her to a fancy restaurant.

    This was absolutely brilliant, super funny, it really does showcase the British classes, and what happens when they clash to perfection. This is the one episode of the show that I can remember, I've not seen this show since childhood, and this was the one I remembered, and looked forward to.

    I think it's observational humour at its best once again, if you're of a humble background, and do dine at a fancy restaurant, it can be intimidating, I had no idea which cutlery to use for which course.

    Mess with Brenda at your peril, she's not a girl to take down, I adored the way she got her own back.

    It goes to show that the show is at its best when the duo are loved up, and taking on the rest of the world.

    Absolutely loved it, 9/10.

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      Featured in Coronation Street: Episode #1.2876 (1988)
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      ("The South Bank Show" theme) (uncredited)

      Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber

      Based on "Caprice" by Niccolò Paganini

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      • March 25, 1988 (United Kingdom)
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      • Meols, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK(Exterior)
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