https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX8lqkVuU6U
At 1.30 in this video, the actor glances quickly at something off-screen. I get the feeling that he had run out of lines and the producers told him to just continue, which didn't matter given the rambling nature of the character.
It makes me wonder how much of what these type of characters said was scripted and how much was just improvised.
What do ye think?
I never actually noticed. It does seem like they just told him to ramble on any oul way.
There's a moral to this story Del Boy but for the life of me I can't find it!
Indeed it does seem as if he was given a licence to ramble, which is a bit of a pity. They could have fitted in a few more funny, scripted lines.
While I've heard a few people quote the "hose" line, I don't think it provides quite as many laughs as the lines about boilers, humming noises and the woman who died soon after meeting him.
Me and my brother always say "no way, hose," in honour of Father Ted. It might be sad, but a lot of Ted quotes end up in our daily lives. "God, it's lovely out," is another one when it starts to chuck it down with rain.
shareI don't mind when people quote Father Ted in everyday life, but there are maybe three quotes that account for about 90% of Father Ted references.
-Down with this sort of thing.
-I hear you're a racist now, father.
-I've had my fun, and that's all that matters.
It would be nice if people threw in the occasional "they've taken in the roads" or "you wouldn't think someone like Chris Evans would want to hang around with the likes of us, and you'd be right!".
Yes, it's just a joke - he's trying to be clever but can't pronounce "José".
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