A place in France

[Andrew in Tas]

Has anyone been watching this show? Its a documentary on at 6.30pm on the ABC (well in Tas anyway). Its about two pommy blokes who go to France to buy a house in the country to renovate and use as a holiday house. They found an old house and bought it. Good points, only cost 15000 pounds, great views, 300 years old, nice neighbours. Bad points; it is a stone shell with a roof, no second story floor, no windows (well no frames), large cracks and dampness everywhere. They've apparently only budgeted 6000 pounds to renovate the place. I want to see how they do that. Should make for interesting viewing.

[AlexS]

I want to see how they get through it without the Indian decking the Anglo for being so totally impractical! Like puting a deposit down without checking the property boundaries.

[RETIRED]

I lurve the car. :D

[Shane Watson]

Nice neighbours? Think that changes in the next episode. Hahah..

Ya have to love how one of them is living it up in the best hotel while the other is camping in the house!

[Daddles]

That financial agent looks pretty neat ... for a redhead. I'd probably find myself discussing a lot of problems with her ... without solving any of them

Richard
letcher in the making

[dzcook]

would like to deck the indian guy already and only seen one full show !
wonder how the aussies would do it ?
get reno resuce etc in to do it and lets see what they can do in a wk with a place like that lol

[ptc]

I thought he was an arab.
ptc

[lyctus]

He's an Indian. He wears a turban, so if someone wears a feather head dress or a turban, he's an indian.This one does not where a feather head dress, so he must be an Indian indian. They are the ones what play cricket. The ones with the feathers play that whatsit french sounding game...la crosse or something.
Easy see.
(reference: Spotters Guide to Indian Folk)

[jackiew]

I play lacrosse and I'm not an Indian with a head-dress with feathers :confused:

[beejay1]

we had the second series here last year so if anyone wants to know what goes on, I could be persuade for $10 each to tell all.

Gay Indian, elephant, romance, heartbreak, fights, desperation. politics, its all there you know. In fact I'd go as far as to suggest its nearly as good as Neighbours.
Then again maybe not. Whatever happened to Madge Mangle?
beejay1

[craigb]

we had the second series here last year so if anyone wants to know what goes on, I could be persuade for $10 each to tell all.

Then again maybe not. Whatever happened to Madge Mangle?
beejay1

I doubt if anybody cares that much. :D

Oh and nobody in Australia watches Neighbours.
It's just our revenge for all those crappy UK sitcoms like On the Buses. :D

[beejay1]

ouch,Thats put me in my place then hasnt it.

youre not madge mangle's brother by any chance?

beejay1

[craigb]

ouch,Thats put me in my place then hasnt it.

youre not madge mangle's brother by any chance?

beejay1

All in jest mate, all in jest.

I have no idea who Madge Mangle is. Sounds like a character from Dickens. :eek:

[beejay1]

I know that mate. it can sometime take a while to tune into people but i think were both the cuddly cute type.

Madge was in the first episodes sreened over here xxxxxyears ago.
re On the buses, i cant beleive thats still being shown its so old.
I guess like the BBC over here your lot also buy a lot of crap on the cheap rather than invest the license revenue in decent programmes.

At least weve got New Yankee workshop to fall back on I guess.
beejay1

[AlexS]

we had the second series here last year so if anyone wants to know what goes on, I could be persuade for $10 each to tell all.

Gay Indian, elephant, romance, heartbreak, fights, desperation. politics, its all there you know. In fact I'd go as far as to suggest its nearly as good as Neighbours.
Then again maybe not. Whatever happened to Madge Mangle?
beejay1
Cut to the chase! Does Nigel score with the mortgage broker?

[simon c]

Whatever happened to Madge Mangle?


I think you're confusing 2 characters.

Madge Ramsey/Bishop - she died in a car crash(?) a few years back
Nell Mangel - she was the nasty one from the 80's

PS If you want to surprise some old Neighbours fans in the UK, tell them Paul Robinson is back.

[Iain]

I missed Fridays episode but my old man tells me that her boyfriend turned up at the restaurant with her.
As for that Nippi or whatever his name is, what a partnership, he would fit well into a foundation if he were with me, whining bastard.

[craigb]

I know that mate. it can sometime take a while to tune into people but i think were both the cuddly cute type.

Madge was in the first episodes sreened over here xxxxxyears ago.
re On the buses, i cant beleive thats still being shown its so old.
I guess like the BBC over here your lot also buy a lot of crap on the cheap rather than invest the license revenue in decent programmes.

At least weve got New Yankee workshop to fall back on I guess.
beejay1

Nah On the Busses hasn't been on here for years and years thank god.

Unfortunately it's hard to forget :rolleyes:

Ditto Man About the House, Robin's Nest etc etc

[ptc]

The house looked good last night !
Did the locals like the curry ?
ptc

[AlexS]

The house looked good last night !
Did the locals like the curry ?
ptc
Apparently so...but it was free.

Now Nigel wants to open an Indian restaurant there.

[Jon]

I was sort of half watching this but it looks like it is going too much reality TV meets soap. I will stick with my Dr Who at 6pm.