Grumpy Old Women

Apparently BBC2 is to screen a Grumpy Old Women over Christmas...

Comments

[Andy]

Well woopee, it's true.

Tuesday 21 December 21:00 - 22:00

repeated

Christmas day 21:10

And who's in it?

Janet Street-Porter

from Google cache an article she wrote for Independent.co.uk:

18 April 2004

Last week I took part in a new television programme entitled Grumpy Old Women. The well-received first series featuring such fogies as Rick Wakeman, Arthur Smith and John Peel whingeing on about everything from pets to espresso coffee is being repeated on BBC2. My idea of hell would be spending an evening with any of that cast list - in fact I loathe John Peel's Home Truths Radio 4 show so much that I ritually switch it off at 9.02 every Saturday morning in the vain hope that my act of defiance will register as a drop in the listening figures. Why has John Peel been accorded saint-like status which is out of all proportion to what he actually does, which is host a rather mawkish speech programme? He doesn't treat the sick, walk on water or even foresee the future. John Peel is like Ken Dodd - you either get him, or (like me) you don't, and are made to feel like a leper as a result.

[Jake McDingo]

I don't live on the island, so I haven't seen Grumpy Old Men. I definitely don't understand the potential appeal of Grumpy Old Women.

Make a show called Sexy Young Sluts and you have my attention. Or maybe a show called Dirty Old Men. That could be good too.

[Andy]

Jake wrote "I don't live on the island, so I haven't seen Grumpy Old Men."

Right, so you must be feeling a bit culturally adrift around here then?

[Jake McDingo]

I'm an independent observer. I can see clearly the deluded nature of your depraved society. Do I feel culturally adrift? No. I feel smugly superior. Mostly I visit this site to laugh at your funny Brit talk. All da boyz back home think its da bomb.

[Pete Bradshaw]

Ah, but it is an island Jake. A very big island, but an island...

[Jake McDingo]

You have continent envy.

[Mozo]

I live on the big Antipodean island and I have to tell you there's just as much populist ignorance and misinformation as any other Yankified marketing society...there's just more space! Can anyone tell me who R.U.Gowan is? A name uttered whenever Australians meet...religious, sporting, politicion or movie star...who is R.U.Gowan ?

[Jake McDingo]

You can find R.U. Gowan down at Mike Rotch's pool hall every Friday night, shooting sticks with Pat Magroin and Hugh Jass.

[Mozo]

Thank you. Jake...I'll look for your pool hall friends at Mike Rotchichers'...R.U.Gowen, Mite?

[Linda Hartley]

And they wonder why the women are grumpy!

[Kirstin]

Is there not an abundance of shows about sexy young sluts or dirty old men?

[Bill Simpson]

How about a programme called "fucking old farts"

[Chris Robinson]

can you please supply me with the dates and venue's that you will be doing this year
thank you
chris

[Karen Johnston]

The current series of Grumpy Old Men is nothing like the previous one which was much funnier. One question: why include the deeply unfunny Des Lynam ? I agree with him that Tim Henman is far too "nice", but as for his suggestion that Henman (to be uber-macho)should "go out and skin a cat", I really think Lynam should be binned. What an asinine, crass comment (and no, I don't own cats, but like them as animals). My favourite grumps are Bill Nighy, the very droll Mr Self, and Ken Stott. Rick Wakeman would be a close runner-up. But - the grumps of the previous series were grumpier and their observations much funnier. Producers please note. Geoffrey Palmer's narration makes the whole thing go swimmingly and without his voice, the whole series would be a waste of time.

Karen Johnston, 06 May 06