Author Topic: Big Train (Read 4994 times)

zimmie'5555 · « **on:** March 27, 2008, 07:29:55 pm »

Of my favourite ever sketch shows. Written by Graham Lineham and Arthur Mathews of Father Ted fame and starred Simon Pegg, Julia Davies et al. Loved in, though have never seen it repeated. A few tasters;

Jesus & Satan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtUM3IF6rvk&feature=related

Wanking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn6Z9djh8eA&feature=related

New Office Manager
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0TZxFQaXkc&feature=related

The Artist Formely Known as 'Prince'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMuTsBFQTE&feature=related

Staring Contest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWgg20IqibM&feature=related

Rob K · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2008, 07:52:41 pm »

T'is quality. Need to make it a permanent addition to my collection.

Do you speak English?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysg_FoWOue8

Art Vandelay · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:24:26 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5xqukXdkmY

Ray K · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:30:14 pm »

The George Martin sketch.
One of the funniest things ever. Proof that Linehan and Mathews are comedy gods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIA_NVFnXZ8

Alan_X · « **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:50:50 pm »

Brilliant show - may have to stick the dvd on later.

All the above are great - one of my favourites:

Firemen and Showjumpers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCPhkxskRVs

and

Cake Factory - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JibxHpXqAfc&feature=related

MadErik · « **Reply #5 on:** March 27, 2008, 10:36:04 pm »

Quote from: Alan_F on March 27, 2008, 08:50:50 pm

Cake Factory - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JibxHpXqAfc&feature=related

-HH- · « **Reply #6 on:** March 27, 2008, 10:38:36 pm »

Quote from: zimmie5555 on March 27, 2008, 07:29:55 pm

Wanking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn6Z9djh8eA&feature=related

Was always my favourite

adopted_scouser · « **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2008, 10:54:22 pm »

I don't remember this, but it's fucknig hilarious

thredworm · « **Reply #8 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:14:43 am »

Fucks sake! Was just about to watch a film and now I come across this and feel the need to put the dvd on.

You fuckers.

thredworm · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:15:18 am »

What if I were to say to you..................................TIM BISHOP!!!

Phil M · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:31:12 am »

This is my favourite Big Train moment:

Watch the orginal followed by the BT treatment,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zoi6O-cq9I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNBOknvbPL8

penfold102 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2008, 10:49:21 am »

My favourite bits are the ones where the office workers demand their bonus payments and the boss (Mark Heap) keeps distracting them with something and then ends up in a taxi, on a plane etc.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=P8VAJSXsIFo

Also love the sketch where Kevin Eldon plays the evil hypnotist

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7ZWAQnCZ-s

Join the Army - NOW

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=zcAqR-Hs9II

zimmie'5555 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:25:39 pm »

Fat handed twat
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=BQyxGTjZi2I&feature=related

Florence Nightingale
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWtXSKSQSY&feature=related

Titz
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=r7xgiO_NdkQ&feature=related

Working Class
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=WLToN2pjik8&feature=related

zimmie'5555 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2008, 12:29:06 pm »

Forgot about this one

My name is Paul
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=CPmMs1XBm8E&feature=related

Djibriliant · « **Reply #14 on:** March 28, 2008, 04:48:01 pm »

I love it, didn't think many people had heard of it......like Spaced, very underated program....Simon Pegg, brilliant

Rob K · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2008, 05:07:20 pm »

Quote from: Djibriliant on March 28, 2008, 04:48:01 pm

I love it, didn't think many people had heard of it......like Spaced, very underated program....Simon Pegg, brilliant

Agreed. The episode he shows up in Black Books is brilliant.

zimmie'5555 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 28, 2008, 05:39:52 pm »

Quote from: Rob K on March 28, 2008, 05:07:20 pm

Agreed. The episode he shows up in Black Books is brilliant.

Oh yes, Black Books, there was another one I loved and I don't think many others did. Loved that one where Dylan Moran pretended to be a piano genius.

penfold102 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 29, 2008, 10:12:32 am »

Quote from: zimmie5555 on March 28, 2008, 05:39:52 pm

Oh yes, Black Books, there was another one I loved and I don't think many others did. Loved that one where Dylan Moran pretended to be a piano genius.

That's my favourite episode too. Bill Bailey hitting the piano strings with spoons

I've just been watching them all over again on 4OD

Filler. · « **Reply #18 on:** October 22, 2013, 05:20:55 pm »

Three top comedy actors:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/SbuWAHA4MjA?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/SbuWAHA4MjA?hl=en_US&amp;version=3</a>

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #19 on:** October 22, 2013, 05:41:55 pm »

"No way, I do not believe it that guy is a wanker"

Ed-Zeppelin · « **Reply #20 on:** October 22, 2013, 07:01:34 pm »

This is a blast from the past.

Fat handed twat is still a phrase used amongst my uni friends, although explaining it to anyone who hasn't seen it is tricky!

Les Willis · « **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2013, 07:23:46 pm »

It's occasionally repeated on Dave I think. Must admit it was quality and I'm fairly sure I haven't seen that many of them.

elbow · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2013, 10:01:37 pm »

I loved that show, not seen it for years. I remember some great sketches:

The one where Simon Pegg's idea of motivating staff during a meeting is to strip naked and wear a pair undies made of paper
The Titz
The Bee Gees versus Chaka Khan western shoot out
Simon Pegg collecting money on the street for some sort of anti animal charity "we want to get rid of them, they shit everywhere!"

Stevie-A · « **Reply #23 on:** October 23, 2013, 09:52:07 am »

Great show.
Hitler at the publishing house http://youtu.be/B5C-N-xmT44 'it's just a little bit, racist?'

Buck Pete · « **Reply #24 on:** October 23, 2013, 01:01:06 pm »

The Cat & Mouse Punch up sketch immediately jumped to mind. Big Train was proper funny.

What I liked about the sketches were how well they were acted and if you didn't know any better you would think it was a serious program until the punchline and payoff were delivered in each sketch.

Think I'll watch the whole lot on demand one night.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/J0T5J08KGcg?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/J0T5J08KGcg?hl=en_US&amp;version=3</a>

Phil M · « **Reply #25 on:** October 23, 2013, 06:52:25 pm »

"..because he's a wanker."

Rob K · « **Reply #26 on:** October 23, 2013, 07:29:48 pm »

I'm sure I've got it on DVD somewhere, although if I can't find it it's only about a fiver on Amazon.

Ziltoid · « **Reply #27 on:** October 23, 2013, 08:03:42 pm »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9GmmAUbfhMU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/9GmmAUbfhMU</a>

Buck Pete · « **Reply #28 on:** October 24, 2013, 01:03:37 pm »

The publishers comment to Adolf Hitler promoting Mein Kampf.

"It's borderline racist"

Stevie-A · « **Reply #29 on:** October 24, 2013, 01:35:11 pm »

Forgotten this http://youtu.be/p1YNEtaHbzA
Poor Ralph McTell

Filler. · « **Reply #30 on:** October 24, 2013, 08:32:14 pm »

Quote from: elbow on October 22, 2013, 10:01:37 pm

The one where Simon Pegg's idea of motivating staff during a meeting is to strip naked and wear a pair undies made of paper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIb9YhOHwgU

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/TsNnsniwFEA?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/TsNnsniwFEA?hl=en_US&amp;version=3</a>

Ziltoid · « **Reply #31 on:** October 24, 2013, 09:26:54 pm »

Quote from: Filler. on October 24, 2013, 08:32:14 pm

Christ, Rooney must wank over those sketches every night

Les Willis · « **Reply #32 on:** October 25, 2013, 12:57:43 am »

Quote from: Stevie-A on October 23, 2013, 09:52:07 am

Great show.
Hitler at the publishing house http://youtu.be/B5C-N-xmT44 'it's just a little bit, racist?'

I just watched that on Youtube. Didn't realise that Catherine Tate was in it.

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #33 on:** October 25, 2013, 01:36:45 am »

One of the stand outs for me, Hall and Oates cleaning up around the flats and some of Graham Linehan's infamous acting.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zh5f-_I1df4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/Zh5f-_I1df4</a>

MULLENEDWINE · « **Reply #34 on:** October 25, 2013, 12:14:26 pm »

Kevin Eldon was brilliant in it. Cracking show, shame they did so few.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bqBaoslROgg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/bqBaoslROgg</a>

bradders1011 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 26, 2021, 12:01:55 am »

Jockeys...somethin' must have spooked 'em.

elbow · « **Reply #36 on:** April 26, 2021, 01:09:46 am »

I've got no cocking puns!

https://youtu.be/XxIS_snYrLA

Darren G · « **Reply #37 on:** April 26, 2021, 07:15:24 am »

Quote from: bradders1011 on April 26, 2021, 12:01:55 am

Jockeys...somethin' must have spooked 'em.

Is that some sort of reference to me not being married?

MadErik · « **Reply #38 on:** April 26, 2021, 07:18:31 am »

Always looked forward to their coverage of The World Stare-Out Championships...

Nitramdorf · « **Reply #39 on:** April 26, 2021, 12:07:09 pm »

Used to love this show, this sketch is one that always stuck in my mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxEhKjUwqAQ