I’m trying to guess the name of this old British TV show. The clue given me was this:
Are ya dancin’? Are ya askin’?
Anyone help out an old Torgo? Bless you.
The Young Ones used that line:
Rik: “Are you dancing?”
Vyv: “Are you asking?”
Rik: “Yes”
Vyv: “Well, piss off!”
But in context, it may have been a reference to an earlier show’s catchphrase.
It’s called The Liver Birds. The phrase was used in a little song over the end credits of each episode.
It was about two young women from Liverpool, and stuff. I was too young to understand the comedy, but still watched it.
“Liver” here is pronounced with a long “I” for some reason.
The words in question are traditional for when you ask a woman to dance in a pub or some lame organised evening.
“Are you dancin’?”
“Are you askin’?”
“I’m askin’.”
“Then I’m dancin’.”
The Young Ones bit mentioned above was a parody of it.