Added this to my watchlist only earlier this week. Fascinated by the character in Reggie Perrin and didn't even realise he'd (sort of) had his own series until recently. Today's sad news has prompted me to put it on. RIP Geoffrey Palmer, one of the all-time greats.

fleurg1

10y↑6

So glad I found this. Brilliant series. Haven't seen it since the 80s.

Daniel F

3y↑1

Absolutely marvellous. Thank you so much for sharing. Pleased to see Rodney of Only Fools putting in an appearance in the pub scene as well.

Otter Play

5y↑2

Fantastic series! Wonderful cast! Can't believe it wasn't promoted more at the time. Thank you so, so much for stepping up & posting this bit of gold Sir! :-D

interestedlen

3y↑2

In case you missed it, Geoffrey stars in BBC radio's High Table, Lower Orders, a comic mystery over two series, about skulduggery in a fictional Cambridge college. He is at his sparkling best, the dry wit and easy intelligence on top form. It is still available on Radio Sounds and as a download. Enjoy.

JT

3y↑7

R.I.P. Geoffrey Palmer. This was a forgotten gem

Steve Gillman

10y↑3

I loved this show. Thanks - please give us more

Stuart Watson

7y↑1

Thank you so much for posting these two series of a brilliant comedy. I have been scanning the DVD releases for quite some time in the hope it would appear and had almost given up any hope of seeing these again.

Criag C

8y↑5

Came upon this by accident and decided to give it a go as I like Geoffrey Palmer's dry humour. Hadn't heard of it before. Thank you for posting. Quite sombre without a laughing track. I'm roped in enough to keep watching, though. Interesting to see the theme music is by Michael Nyman.

MrYt69

7y↑2

Thank you so very much. This was a show that my father and I enjoyed watching together and it is a delight to see it again.

Otter Play

Aw, that is wonderful! You are blessed to have enjoyed this with your dad. A most precious memory. Thanks for sharing :)

David Julian Price

9y↑1

Brilliant, thank you so much! Going forward, a message to the rights holder, a Blu-ray of this would make my Christmas!

Philip Jarrett

3y↑5

RIP Geoffrey Palmer 1927-2020

mathew green

6y↑3

Great series, many thanks for posting.

peckerdecker

8y↑3

thanks for sharing

watching this for the first time in 2016 . what a GREAT show.

Cam T

3y↑1

Loved this first time round, same this time. RIP the wonderful Geoffrey Palmer.

Barry Cross

3y↑2

Many thanks for this my family loved the show and wanted much more of it. Personally its a shame that this and Reggie Perrin were on different channels, as it would have been excellent if that were not the case. Because I would have liked to see Reggie and his wife pop up on Secret Army and vice versa.

tom duggan

6y↑2

videocurios
Thanks a lot for uploading this series-never saw it before but looks promising-Geoffrey excellent in the role-all the best Tom

eaurouge1

3y↑2

Just found this post. Bloody wonderful. Best comedy EVER. I recorded them all but I had a very poor signal from Channel 4 in its infancy, living in the sticks. Belated thanks! I'll chuck my old tapes away now!

Geoff Holland

7y↑6

I saw this run only once on PBS in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I wish this
series was on DVD. It wasn't among the venerated classic Brit-Coms but I
loved it all the same.

steve huggett

Hello damienouija.
A Fairly Secret Army IS available on DVD, from Amazon. It's not cheap, but if you have $70 or so, just lying around, or if you can ponce it off Curly, you could get the full 13 episode series. Its was on the air about the same length of time as Fawlty Towers. Good luck mate.

CaptainSiCo

8y↑1

So enjoying seeing this again! By the way, do you have the footage of that Channel 4 break-filler or any others? Would love to see them again !!

videocurios

I probably do on the vhs recordings,but didnt i leave a bit on these uploads its repetive stuff anyway

Isobel in Ottawa

10y↑2

"Well done, that man"! Can't get enough of that! Thanks for posting.

videocurios

+Hoss Hoskins "Well done that Man" Memories Difficult Blighters ha ha

Hoss Hoskins

+Isobel in Ottawa I watched this when it was first broadcast, when I was at Uni...and I picked up that phrase, still use it but forgot where I picked it up from ...until now..Ha

Kaptin Kopter

3y↑1

Great show I do not recall it being shown more than once. Geoffrey Palmer at his lugubrious best. And just saying that pint of ale in the pub looked awful, flat as a witches tit!

TheUTubeTeamSucks

7y↑1

Been looking to see this series as I only caught a few on its orig. run, needs a DVD release!

Geffers58

6y↑1

Thanks for sharing, amazing this was never released considering the junk that was put out to video and DVD. Now, if I could only find John Alderton in "Father's Day" - that truly is a lost cause I think.

Arctic Fox

8y↑13

What an amazing theme tune at the end by Michael Nyman!

John Kenneth Wiseman

Same guy who wrote theme of "the piano"

Ron Page

3y↑14

“I’m a doctor and l want my sausages”

steve huggett

I remember that too, "Fatty Owls".

Chris Hoyle

4y↑1

What a Great Actor !

John Jasnoch

9y↑4

Well done that man!

Daniel Emerson

8y↑3

I've been looking for this! Many thanks for the upload!

lynda ward

4y↑2

many thanks for uploading this series. it's new for me

sidefish

10y↑3

Thanks so much for posting this.

J HINDLE

I'm 85 and i've never seen this before - what have i been doing; this is the very essence of British understated comedy. Geoffrey Palmer was one of those actors who was in everything, but never a star in his own right. So many British actors and actresses were like that - 'always the bridesmaid, never the bride' but they were saught after the world over because they did the job and they did it without fuss and never let the side down. The amount of truly great acting talent that this country has produced is amazing and that, by itself, is the reason why they couldn't all become stars. Most British journeymen thespians could act the pants off most of the Hollywood box office stars and British script-writing made their characters so much more believable. RIP to an unsung hero of mine.

Kid McClain

Fairly Secret Army has two series for a total of 13 episodes: One (6), two (7). well worth watching.....

Andy Pandy

3y↑1

Fantastic save on the VCR, I boggle at the stuff I recorded and kept back in the which now sits gathering dust in my parents attic! Blott on the Landscape, Private Shultz, Dead Head, Edge of Darkness to name just a few. One day I'll dig them out and whack them on YT...

Jonny Hallam

8y↑3

Hey mate, like your Channel. great selection of interesting films

pamela helen gunchick

6y↑1

Great acting Geoff

Green Swan

3y↑1

RIP you legend

Mike Donovan

3y↑3

RIP Geoffrey.

John Drake

4y↑2

I remember this show, particularly the episode where he was in a VW van, and I guess he thought he was in first gear when he was actually in reverse ...

Victoria Alfred-Smythe

5y↑2

Wonderful

Oko

4y↑1

Best theme tune ever

woodhd

7y↑1

this takes me back

quattuorper quattuor

3y↑18

MIssed this first time round. Cock up on the TV watching front.

Cam T

Made me laugh :D

Errol Fellows

GREAT!

BumpusJones.

4y↑2

Guy robs a church not the typical opening act for a sitcom.

Ann Powell

9y↑1

Okay Mr Shaw, I'll join your army.

Ed Love

3y↑1

Surprisingly amusing, after the awful Legacy of RP.

M gmail

9y↑1

"Whiskey please." Hilarious!

Reimer Bard

9y↑4

Solid chap, Harry. Methods a little unorthodox, but heart in right place. Country could do with a few more at moment.

videocurios

@Reimer Bard Exactly ha ha

joey Depalmer

Wonder if Mr. Geoffrey Palmer was a real Palmer or if it was a stage name.

richard bell

3y↑2

"Treacherous chaps, Women"

Not Dave's Channel

6y↑2

Wasn't there some copyright reason why they couldn't use the Jimmy character from Reginald Perrin so they had to use an expy?

Otter Play

5y↑1

@videocurios thank you for defining that term. good to know

videocurios

6y↑1

Hadn't come across expy before interesting here's what google came up with "An expy (short "exported character") is a character from one series who is unambiguously and deliberately based on a character in another, older series. A few minor traits, such as age or hair color, may change, but there's no doubt that they are almost one and the same

Oko

6y↑1

Agree top tune👍

Robert Wadey

Was the chairman of the magistrates the waiter in Rising Damp ?

christine livesey

3y↑1

Diane Fletcher who was in House of Cards with Ian Richardson

John Drake

Diane Fletcher was quite a catch.

ozzie321

3y↑2

Petula Clark. Game girl but not on 😀

mike morgan

4y↑2

Tricky blighters,
sit coms

Colin Harbinson

The channel 4 logo is leaking!

videocurios

10y

Brian Haskard

Was this a sit com? Comedy? I never quite knew never laughed once.

videocurios

5y↑3

No its not the standard sitcom format, it's more of a parody,and if you understand it, it is much funnier than most sitcoms.

Liam Foley

No pension?

Peter Shaw

9y↑2

Anyone interested in starting a secret army?

peckerdecker

+Peter “Pinkie” Shaw i would not want to start a SECRET rmy?
but i MIGHT join in?
depends- do they serve NICE tea at four o clock?
sweet blessings
mr P decker

Peter Shaw

@Duc de Richleau Sounds like you found us 2 decent chaps there Lieutenant. Can you assure them that they will not be used for target practice, despite what that twat Busby suggested, & their rations will be top quality Felix. None of that cheap Tesco's own brand cat food for our lads. Well done De Richleau, keep up the good work.

Peter Shaw

9y↑1

I don't know how you treated the midgets in your last regiment, but I can assure you that any midgets we manage to recruit will be treated humanly. Admittedly, we shall be able to save on the cost of uniforms by fitting them out as junior cub scouts, but there'll be no ramming them into white fans & feeding them cat food. For God's sakes man, next you'll be suggesting that we use then for target practice. Report to the officers mess @ 16:00 hours, along with that idiot Busby.

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