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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 94260" data-attributes="member: 23">Sneakily, I&#039;m already over halfway through my next Britcom, which is a natural successor to Nearest And Dearest in every sense of the word:<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81G6zk-2ZYL._SY445_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Not On Your Nellie is pretty much a sequel, successor and alternative version to Nearest And Dearest. Hylda Baker&#039;s other Nellie - Pickersgill here, as opposed to Pledge - is the same character. It&#039;s not even a subtle variation. All Nellie Pledge&#039;s mannerisms and catchphrases were present on screen within the first five minutes of the first episode.Like the film version of Nearest And Dearest, scenarios, catchphrases and even entire scripts get recycled here. The most blatant was the episode in which Nellie left in a huff to take on her own apartment. Most of it was identical - right down to the words spoken by the Australian guy in the bath.So what&#039;s new? Well, the setting is now a pub in Chelsea rather than a pickle factory in Lancashire. Nellie butts heads with her Dad rather than her brother (this has given us one of the series&#039; new catchphrases, where Nellie tells him to &quot;shut your mouth and put your teeth in&quot;, leading to the disgusting visual of her Dad doing just that). Lily and Walter have been replaced by a gay couple (silent Walter replacement Gilbert&#039;s flamboyant dress sense gives the series another of its new catchphrases where Nellie asks him &quot;What are you today, Gilbert? Oh, you&#039;re one of those, are you?&quot;).If the gay couple are something less than a true breakthrough, the comments directed at - and even spoken by - Asian character Ali are just awful. Probably over 75% of the little spoken dialogue he&#039;s involved in relates to his skin colour.The barmaids have been a nice touch. The first series had Alexandra Dane as Beryl, who I associate with her few small but tit-centric roles in Carry On films. Her boobs were on display again here, with a nice little recurring gag lifted from a Nearest And Dearest scene where Nellie keeps ducking to march underneath said mammaries. Truthfully, it was good to see Alexandra here. This is the most substantial role I&#039;ve seen of hers, and she came across well. With Series Two she&#039;s vanished, replaced by Brahms-era Wendy Richard as Doris. Once again, she&#039;s an enjoyable part of the show.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 94260, member: 23"] Sneakily, I'm already over halfway through my next Britcom, which is a natural successor to[I] Nearest And Dearest[/I] in every sense of the word: [IMG]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81G6zk-2ZYL._SY445_.jpg[/IMG] [I]Not On Your Nellie [/I]is pretty much a sequel, successor and alternative version to [I]Nearest And Dearest.[/I] Hylda Baker's other Nellie - Pickersgill here, as opposed to Pledge - is the same character. It's not even a subtle variation. All Nellie Pledge's mannerisms and catchphrases were present on screen within the first five minutes of the first episode. Like the film version of [I]Nearest And Dearest,[/I] scenarios, catchphrases and even entire scripts get recycled here. The most blatant was the episode in which Nellie left in a huff to take on her own apartment. Most of it was identical - right down to the words spoken by the Australian guy in the bath. So what's new? Well, the setting is now a pub in Chelsea rather than a pickle factory in Lancashire. Nellie butts heads with her Dad rather than her brother (this has given us one of the series' new catchphrases, where Nellie tells him to "shut your mouth and put your teeth in", leading to the disgusting visual of her Dad doing just that). Lily and Walter have been replaced by a gay couple (silent Walter replacement Gilbert's flamboyant dress sense gives the series another of its new catchphrases where Nellie asks him "What are you today, Gilbert? Oh, you're one of those, are you?"). If the gay couple are something less than a true breakthrough, the comments directed at - and even spoken by - Asian character Ali are just awful. Probably over 75% of the little spoken dialogue he's involved in relates to his skin colour. The barmaids have been a nice touch. The first series had Alexandra Dane as Beryl, who I associate with her few small but tit-centric roles in Carry On films. Her boobs were on display again here, with a nice little recurring gag lifted from a [I]Nearest And Dearest [/I]scene where Nellie keeps ducking to march underneath said mammaries. Truthfully, it was good to see Alexandra here. This is the most substantial role I've seen of hers, and she came across well. With Series Two she's vanished, replaced by Brahms-era Wendy Richard as Doris. Once again, she's an enjoyable part of the show. [/QUOTE]

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