Delivering some beer at the White Swan a few weeks back I was asking for inspiration for names for my beer. Stuart, gave this is a suggestion, and here it is! Thanks Stuart.
The sketch is widely held to be one of the most iconic sketches of the Two Ronnies. It was voted by the British public as the funniest comedy moment of the seventies in UKTV Gold's "When Were We Funniest?".
It was placed fifth on Channel 4's list of the fifty greatest comedy sketches of all time.
At Ronnie Barker's memorial service in Westminster Abbey, the cross was accompanied up the aisle by four candles instead of the usual two.
See it in all it's glory on you tube -
And catch it whilst you can from the following fine ale houses:
The White Swan, Gilling West
The Old Well, Barnard Castle
The Ship Inn, Middlestone Village
The Cross Keys, Gainford
The Shoulder of Mutton, Kirby Hill
The Lord Nelson, Appleton Wiske
The Duke Of Wellington, Welbury
The Teesdale Hotel, Middleton In Teesdale
The Quakerhouse, Darlington
The Grand Hotel, Bishop Auckland
The Snooker Club, Darlington
Enjoy!
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