The Royal Bodyguard S01E01 HDTV XviD-RiVER

from wikipedia:

"the royal bodyguard is a british tv series with actor david jason playing captain guy hubble. the
programme first aired on boxing day 2011 on bbc1 at 9:30pm. the royal bodyguard marks david jason's
first comedy for the bbc since only fools and horses which ended in december 2003. the series will run
for 6 episodes, each aired every monday on bbc1."

episode 1: "the limping assassin" - guy hubble's first assignment as the royal bodyguard is to investigate
a planned assassination attempt on a member of the royal family at the commonwealth conference in
scotland.

channelhopping.onthebox.com/2011/12/26/the-royal-bodyguard-review-back-to-old-school-comedy/

...the royal bodyguard follows the adventures of hapless captain guy hubble, a former guardsman
who has recently been appointed as security for the queen, after a mishap which sees him accidentally
saving her life. this first episode sees hubble working at the commonwealth conference in scotland
where there is suggestion that a planned assassination will take place upon the monarch.

much to the disdain of his boss colonel dennis whittington, hubble is let loose upon the conference
leaving a trail of unintentional mishaps and disastrous events in his wake.

tvrage.com/shows/id-30236

1x01 26-dec-11 the limping assassin
1x02 02-jan-12 the siege of blenheim square
1x03 09-jan-12 bullets over broad street
1x04 tba
1x05 tba
1x06 tba

thanks for posting the write up!

i'm sure many well enjoy this new series, but it's not for me.
i watched only part of the first episode upon realizing i've seen all the bodyguards antics before..
the are simply a ripoff of peter sellers moves as he played inspector clouseau.

ah, yes. i think everyone that can afford it should hire a 5'2", 72 year old as their bodyguard. 😉

ok, so he won't be 72 until february, but who's counting? and i suppose this sort of bodyguard must be more of an
intellectual position, one that gives him authority to direct the younger muscle where needed?

"direct the younger muscle..." geez, there's a grouping of words i never thought i'd ever utter. lol (oh, the jokes...)

nope, didn't like it at all. two thumbs down.

i thought exactly the same. this might have worked 20 years ago, but nowadays you can see
everything coming, it's very dated. i'll watch the next episode to see if it improves though...it's
a 6-parter i believe.

ditto.

same here; but hey, thanks for uploading guys.

indeed, thanks for uploading it 😉

after being put through this torturous attempt at being funny, i was not amused (literally).
it would appear that the two writers of this must have watched the pink panther remake in a bid to
understand true comedy.
poor old dave ☹️

oh and how the hell did they get six episodes commissioned?

y'know, i had absolutely no idea this was a comedy until i watched it. thought it was a new drama!

it wasn't all bad. david jason doing an inspector clouseau clone was amusing, if a bit painful to watch in this day and age.
that style of humor is incredibly dated, so i don't blame the show for it not fully hitting the mark (read: funny bone). it's
merely old-hat for most of us. the irony is that jason will pull-in the older crowd, yet it's the younger people that would
have the best chance of finding it hilarious, since they've had little exposure to it.

i did laugh out loud a few times, though, despite how predictable much of it was. the dinner scene with the lobster had me
howling, for one. and the two main villains were clearly this show's boris & natasha (any bets we'll see them as recurring
villains?). i kept expecting her to say, "moose und skvirrel!" instead of "hubble!" lol

we'll see. maybe, just maybe this'll find it's niche and be more funny in subsequent eps. here's hoping.

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