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Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning
to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try
to succeed in their daily lives. Terry's pigheaded childishness
causes no end of problems, usually thwarting June's attempts
at leading a cosy life...
Those
of you who fondly remember Terry & June may be
pleased that the BBC has seen fit to release each series on
DVD. There's no escaping the fact that Terry Scott and June
Whitfield are the perfect on-screen couple - but then they
had been working together for years. However, times have changed,
and what was once a great series looks very dated when watched
today.
This
DVD contains all six episodes of the show's sixth series -
which was first broadcast in 1983. Episodes comprise:
Strictly
Off the Record: The Medfords hire one of those new fangled
video recorders on a trial basis. At work Terry accidentally
drops Malcolm in it with Sir Dennis, the boss - who is starting
to think Terry is one of his best workers. When Sir Dennis
discovers that Terry has a video recorder he asks him to record
a TV show for him. However everything goes pair shaped when
Terry discovers that June has ended their trial early because
they don't really have any need for a video recorder.
Wine, Women and Song: Terry's attempts at brewing his
own alcohol is not going too well. However he eventually manages
to make one drink that tastes better than any shop bought
variety. When Sir Dennis discovers this he ropes Terry into
being on the panel of a wine tasting competition.
A
Day in Boulogne: Terry and June are in France for the
day to buy as much duty free as possible. The day starts badly
when Terry misses the ferry - leaving June sailing to France
on her own.
Strictly for the Birds: June attempts to get Terry to
be more friendly with their snooty neighbours. After inviting
them round for the evening they agree to go bird watching
together the next day. Terry has to constantly bite his lip
as Tarquin and Melinda are constantly rude to him.
Tea and No Sympathy: Terry takes the day off to supervise
the men who have come round to fit new wardrobes. However
they turn up and are on strike. Terry is not happy that they
are sitting around their house drinking tea waiting for their
union boss to ring and let them know if the situation has
been resolved yet. In the meantime, bored, the men have started
doing lots of little DIY jobs that Terry never managed to
get around to doing.
Thanks
for the Memory: Terry is travelling by train on a sales
job. When he helps a young lady off the train with her cases
he is knocked out cold. June has to pick him up from a police
station, but Terry can't remember anything as he has total
amnesia. June takes him home hoping that his memory will soon
return.
Most
of the gags in this collection you can see coming a mile off.
It's not really spoiling anything, but when June and Melinda
get on so well in Strictly for the Birds, and June
is desperate to get Terry and Tarquin to find something in
common, you know that the whole thing will be resolved with
Terry and Tarquin friends and June and Melinda at each other's
throats.
There
are touches of racism and sexism (all fairly subtle) that
would never be allowed in a sitcom made today. And I was surprised
to see Terry openly trying to have an affair in Thanks
for the Memory.
There
are no extras at all on this DVD, which is a shame. An audio
commentary with June Whitfield, or some form of feature would
have been welcomed.
To
be honest this is not the classic series that I remember,
and the lack of any extras at all mean that this is a fairly
average release.
Pete
Boomer
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