Peter Kay's Car Share - The Specials

[Malcy]

Rewatched this the last couple of nights. So many bits and bobs i missed the first time around.

[Captain Z]

Still can't quite believe that he's no longer with us.

[Annie Labuntur]

People are saying how funny the club sandwich bit is, and the BBC used it as a teaser clip on their site, but to me it doesn't really work unless she's deliberately winding him up. (Actually, is she? Haven't watched the whole show yet.)

[Old Gold Tooth]

People are saying how funny the club sandwich bit is, and the BBC used it as a teaser clip on their site, but to me it doesn't really work unless she's deliberately winding him up. (Actually, is she? Haven't watched the whole show yet.)

She's not winding him up and I must admit I enjoyed that bit the most. That sort of slightly skewed but harmless misunderstanding is more what the essence of Car Share seemed to be about in the first two series, not that bizarre knee-jerk revulsion to transvestites nonsense.

[Annie Labuntur]

It's a good gag because of the coincidence of the B and L, but it would work best if a character like Phoebe or Father Dougal said it. I just don't believe that Kayleigh would seriously ask what the letters stood for in club sandwich any more than she would ask what the letters in hero sandwich stood for.

[Malcy]

https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/car_share/special/visual_gags_in_car_share/

Missed a couple of these.

[Rolf Lundgren]

Watched the finale and it was fine but I can't help but think what was the point. They could have done this in the last episode of the second series instead of dragging it out. Even though it's the end it's a show I can see coming back occasionally over the years for Christmas specials and whatnot.

[petril]

Watched the finale and it was fine but I can't help but think what was the point. They could have done this in the last episode of the second series instead of dragging it out. Even though it's the end it's a show I can see coming back occasionally over the years for Christmas specials and whatnot.

if it did it'd be a fine tribute to The Late Peter Kay etc etc etc

[Malcy]

Really enjoyed it. The music video was really well done. I hope it's not the final final episode, I was left wanting loads more. It's one of those shows that you enjoy being in the company of the characters.

[jobotic]

Pfft. Load of nothing. Referencing Take That isn't funny.

Did laugh at Don't Drive Like a Cock though.

[Butchers Blind]

Was alright.  Glad they dealt with the will-they-won't-they stuff in the first five minutes and then got on with the in car silliness.  Lots of lovely sight gags in that one.

[wooders1978]

The pop video felt a bit david Brent as did the song

[Malcy]

[idunnosomename]

Mark Lawson was on the World at One (RADIO 4!!!) this afternoon talking about what a genius Peter Kay was and how brilliant this was as if he's just died

Wait a minute

[PlasticTom]

I thought it only really got going at the hedgehog bit. Maybe I'm in a bad mood but I thought the McDonald's change thing was irritating and everything before that was a maudlin, laugh-free load of old toss. It left me wanting exactly no more episodes, but I'll still re-watch the first series

The sight gags were mostly great though. Did there seem to be way too many in this one?
There was also a shot of a trans woman who lives and works in Sale (where I live). It was quite a deliberate shot - maybe stuck in after some criticism for the nastiness in the first episode (if he actually received any criticism for that from anywhere other than here)?

[Custard]

Ah, it was a nice ending. No overblown final moment, just two people holding hands on a bus

Loads of great sight gags, and even the music video got a couple of laffs

Overall, the best thing Kay's been a part of since Phoenix Nights

[Shit Good Nose]

It was fine.

But leave it at that now, though.

[Captain Z]

I thought I knew exactly where it was going; as soon as they admitted their feelings the spark went and the relationship descended into bitching about other couples, jealousy of past lovers and trivial arguments. Which I suppose is what it was doing, although saved with a happy ending as they remember those earlier times.

The song felt self-indulgent. I suppose it did fit the narrative and the character to some extent but does he always have to sing in everything. The can't-reach-the-change-under-the-car bit is from one of his standup shows isn't it? Or was that Mickey Mackintyre?

[yesitsme]

It was Kay, he dropped his change at French motorway barrier and had to scramble about for it.

Self-indulgent? Our Peter?  Surely not.  I groaned when I saw him start singing, he'll release that of that there is no doubt.

I also twinged when he coughed, said he had pains in his chest and the car crash.  I thought surely-to-shit one of them isn't going to die, that would have been trite even for Max'n'Paddy.

It's not great, it's not terrible.  it's probably the best thing he's done in ages and I get to see my old house on it now and again.

6/10