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Danny Bakers 'Cradle to Grave'

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,119
    Cracking series. I know his accent was guff, but Peter Kay is one brilliant comic actor
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,119
    Shame the success of this series will inflate Baker's head even more
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,629
    AFKABartram said:

    Shame the success of this series will inflate Baker's head even more

    Tell me about it.
    If you follow him on twitter you'll know his trumpet is all but blown out!

  • 24 Red
    24 Red Posts: 578
    Does anyone know if there is a list of the soundtrack music used in the series? I can't find one. There was a short instrumental passage in episode 7 of a familiar song, I think it was the Sensational Alex Harvey Band but I am not at all sure and it is killing me.
  • Jensenwasclass
    Jensenwasclass Posts: 835
    Cannot believe that Danny Baker (at 17) looked like David Essex!
    Was that all in his imagination?
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,443
    Jensenwasclass said:

    Cannot believe that Danny Baker (at 17) looked like David Essex!
    Was that all in his imagination?

    More like Braintree in Essex!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,291
    24 Red said:

    Does anyone know if there is a list of the soundtrack music used in the series? I can't find one. There was a short instrumental passage in episode 7 of a familiar song, I think it was the Sensational Alex Harvey Band but I am not at all sure and it is killing me.

    I've enjoyed watching the series with the subtitles on to get all the music listings.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,096
    Jensenwasclass said:

    Cannot believe that Danny Baker (at 17) looked like David Essex!
    Was that all in his imagination?

    I thought that, and that the teacher may well not have been anywhere near as interested in him as he thought.

    Made good TV though. Saw the last one last night - not particularly funny but just nice, like a TV show that can do both.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,045
    How times have changed, 8lb carp.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,096
    edited October 2015
    https://mobile.twitter.com/prodnose/media/grid?idx=0&tid=654771105698177025

    That's him at the wedding.

    Not convinced!

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,045
    North Lower Neil said:

    https://mobile.twitter.com/prodnose/media/grid?idx=0&tid=654771105698177025

    That's him at the wedding.

    Not convinced!

    Looks like a young Danny Baker.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,323
    I found it slightly less funny but just as entertaining as the series went on. I had just read the book prior to the series so knew several of the anecdotes but there was plenty in the series not in the book so I think the writers (including Danny Baker) had a fair amount of poetic licence. I could relate to the series as well as I am a one month older than Danny Baker.

    Looking forward to series 2.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,090
    Stig said:

    24 Red said:

    Does anyone know if there is a list of the soundtrack music used in the series? I can't find one. There was a short instrumental passage in episode 7 of a familiar song, I think it was the Sensational Alex Harvey Band but I am not at all sure and it is killing me.

    I've enjoyed watching the series with the subtitles on to get all the music listings.
    @24 Red if you go to the bbc site and the episode 7 page, all the music is listed with links.
  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,088
    So... how can i watch all?
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,013
    Siv in Urumqi said:

    So... how can i watch all?

    BBC iplayer, mate.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,651
    Only just picked up the last two episodes last night, so I'll have to catch the rest on Iplayer.

    Thought Peter Kay was his usual excellent self, and the comedy timing in the two episodes I watched were spot on. No problem with Baker being a Spanner, he does a good radio show and have always found him interesting despite his contempt for us. Not the usual Millwall wooden-top IMO.

  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,377
    One of the best programmes on tv in a long time. Can't wait for the second series
  • 24 Red
    24 Red Posts: 578
    IdleHans said:

    Stig said:

    24 Red said:

    Does anyone know if there is a list of the soundtrack music used in the series? I can't find one. There was a short instrumental passage in episode 7 of a familiar song, I think it was the Sensational Alex Harvey Band but I am not at all sure and it is killing me.

    I've enjoyed watching the series with the subtitles on to get all the music listings.
    @24 Red if you go to the bbc site and the episode 7 page, all the music is listed with links.
    'Locomotive Breath' by Jethro Tull. Many thanks IdleHans.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,651
    Just watched episode 4. Teddy Arseholes - Hilarious.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,475
    just watched the last 2 episodes on iPlayer .. it seems that the series was a heartfelt tribute to Baker's 'working class' cockney parents .. I enjoyed both the programmes and the sentiment, which, I am sure, was treated with a degree of errrrrr poetic licence

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  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 933
    Really enjoyed it, easy viewing from start to finish. Loved "I'm not f*cking made of money" after the single firework went off in the final episode.

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