ID an old British comedy series

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I’m sure it was part of a series, sure it was British and reasonably sure it was no early than the 80s.

All I can remember was that it wasn’t Blackadder (probably), but it may have been set in Georgian times, and the name of the show was possibly that of the main character.

The only scene I can remember was from a duel. Our main character announces he’ll use a family heirloom to fight with, a blunderbuss loaded with nails. The duel commences, he fires and not just his opponent but the other assembled witnesses fall dead.

Other than that, I’m stumped. And I’ve no idea why I suddenly started recalling it again after all this time.

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got nuffing, really. but it does sound like a dave allen ( sp ) skit.

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Two things:

  1. Shot With Nails would be an awesome band name.

  2. You might find what you’re looking for at the British Comedy Guide.

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<Stops herself from being entirely stupid by suggesting ‘Upstairs Downstairs’>

<hums a little tune about…ohIdunno…lilacs or something…>

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I used to love Dave Allen At Large. That doesn’t ring a bell, though. (Of course, it’s been 30 years…)

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I wonder if it was Stanley Baxter.

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The Goodies used to do a great show, but it ws sort of random stories not a story line [they were similar to monty python, except instead of lots of sketches it ws one sketch per half hour show [my favorite one was where they got marooned in their cottage and when they finally got out it was hundreds of years in the future]

It could have been a single show of theirs aping blackadder.

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Not deliberately , as they preceded the Blackadder series.

I know the OP says it’s “probably” not, but Blackadder the Thirdwas set in the Regency

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Haggard?

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Ah, you speak as one who knows full well the limits of my memory :wink: But I remember the duel from Blackadder the Third, cannons and all.

Google thinks you’re right, why should I disagree :smiley:

Scant information through a quick search, but it seems that that is it, thank you.

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Gosh- an old British comedy?

By old I think of “On the Buses” or “Man About The House.”