I'm very surprised to see that nobody on the board has mentioned the wonderful tribute sketch that Victoria Wood did a f
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Brief Encounter
tohu — 12 years ago(May 05, 2013 05:07 PM)
I'm very surprised to see that nobody on the board has mentioned the wonderful tribute sketch that Victoria Wood did a few years ago. People in the UK will know about it, but others may not have seen it. Watch the link below.
For those who don't know, Victoria Wood is a fantastic British TV comedienne who specialises in affectionate teasing of British life and British institutions. This is a superb example. And don't worry - its not unkind or mocking. In fact, it's so minutely-observed, you can tell she is obviously a huge fan of the film (as am I, incidentally).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajC4Az4wscc
"Maybe I should go alone"
- Quint, Jaws.
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michael_wallace_ellwood — 12 years ago(August 24, 2013 03:49 PM)
And they have the refreshment room spot on.
Wonder if they did this at Carnforth?
I was there recently, and it's well worth a visit. They have a heritage centre / museum, and the refreshment room is just like in the film, although the original film scenes were not actually filmed there, but in a mock-up at Denham studios. The platform scenes were filmed at Carnforth though. -
Monica_M_C — 10 years ago(July 22, 2015 03:43 PM)
I could have sworn I posted a link to the Victoria Wood sketch must have been on a different board, or perhaps in a reply to a reply, etc on a different thread.
I've been to Carnforth too a few years back incidentally, right after a trip I took to the Isle of Mull where I saw the locations for "I Know Where I'm Going!" I ate at the refreshment room with my gal pal I was disappointed rather that there were no offerings of Banbury cakes or Bath buns on the menu had to settle for a scone.