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The Best Episodes of The Two Ronnies

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The Best Episodes of The Two Ronnies

The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and...
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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 7

    S4:E7

    Sketches include The Newsreader, The Similar Party Guests and part seven of Death Can Be Fatal. Michel Legrand plays one of his songs and The Plumstead Ladies gossip in song.

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    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.5/10(33 votes)

    #2 - Episode 3

    S5:E3

    This episode includes the classic 'Four Candles' sketch, the introduction of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales in 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town' and a musical number featuring two char ladies.

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    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Episode 1

    S8:E1

    Sketches include an episode of Mastermind where the contestant answers the question before last, there is a public service message by the local policeman, we get a simple explanation of why we're living longer, there is the first part of "The Worm that Turned", we get a simple explanation how doctor shopping can help, finishing other people's sentences in the local, Ronnie decides to change his approach and tells us a new joke, and the musical finale is Broadway Malady. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

    Sketches include The Cockney Rhyming Slang Sermon, The New Butler and Dr Death. There's the first part of The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town (written by Spike Milligan) and a Native Indian musical number.

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    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #5 - Episode 2

    S8:E2

    Sketches include waiting for an audition for a musical, there is a spokesman on saving energy, what happens when your ears are improved, ordering tea at the roadside vendor, there is part two of "The Worm that Turned", a confusing conversation in the pub, what happens when you copy somebody else, Ronnie starts his story with a red nose, and the musical finale is down at the hunt.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #6 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    Sketches include about shouting in a library, going for a driving test, we find out how to care for the sick, Ronnie tells us how things are going on the home front, and we see the main production, which is called Colditz. The performances in this episode are by Pan's People, who perform a dance routine, and the singer Dana.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Episode 1

    S6:E1

    Sketches include 'The Optician' and 'The Pub'. There's the first instalment of a new Piggy Malone and Charlie Farley serial, 'Stop, You're Killing Me', and music from The Nolan Sisters and Pete Cutters & the Boggers.

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    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Episode 3

    S6:E3

    Sketches include a customer asking a salesman for some strange ice cream flavours. Ball and Socket spoof Hinge and Bracket in the musical finale.

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    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Episode 5

    S3:E5

    Sketches include a visit to a pub where jealousy is a problem, we learn how to build a garden shed, there's an attempt at a protection racket that doesn't quite go as planned, the au pair returns, there is a problem in business, Ronnie tells us about a date, a man tries to get through customs, and the main production this week is Jason King. The performances in this episode are by Pan's People, who perform a dance routine, and the The New Seekers sing "We've Got to Do it Now".

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #10 - Episode 4

    S8:E4

    Sketches include greeting card rhymes gone wrong, there is a spokesman from the Royal Society for Mispronunciation, there is the next part of "The Worm that Turned", be careful what you wish for, we visit the participants at The Inventors' Convention, Ronnie bought this week's joke at a jumble sale, and in the musical finale we don the lederhosen and head to Bavaria for the Oktoberfest. The musical guest is Barbara Dickson.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Episode 5

    S8:E5

    Sketches include a shopping list with bad hand-writing at the local shop, an announcement from the Minnistry of Intelligense, the disadvantage of having one eye, there is the fifth part of "The Worm that Turned", some pub philosophy now that Britain is in the European Community, Ronnie reads his personal file that the BBC has on him, and the musical finale is by the Rochdale Ringers. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #12 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Sketches are a visit to the doctor where you get more than you expect, we see a magic ring, there is a routine set in a pub, we find out hot to get married, two old men from the services reminisce, Ronnie gives us some parish news, and the main production this week is Star Trek. The performances in this episode are by Pan's People, who perform a dance routine, and the group Design.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    Sketches include a visit to the psychiatrist, we have Consumer's Corner with Boffo products, there is a home visit by the police, there are the tryouts to be a news reader, Ronnie tells us about last night's producer's party, and the main production this week is The Onedin Line. The performances in this episode are by Pan's People, who perform a dance routine to "Johnny B Goode", and the group Blue Mink.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Episode 5

    S6:E5

    In Stop! You're Killing Me, Piggy and Charlie plan to investigate the lord of the manor, but first they must do a spot of ghosthunting. The Two Ronnies perform with steel band The New Sensations in the musical finale.

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    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Episode 3

    S8:E3

    Sketches include visiting the Arnold Murray School of Dancing, we hear from a spokesman from the Ministry of Poetry, how men can describe a bra's size, there is the next episode of "The Worm that Turned", what happens when you put a swear box in the local, manners at the bank, Ronnie tells us how the BBC DG is unhappy with the quality of his jokes, a house visit by the doctor, the final musical comes from the sultan's harem. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Episode 7

    S8:E7

    Sketches include the sweet shop where nothing is too much trouble, commentating whilst waiting for an orchestral performance in the Princess Charlotte Hall in Eckham, if you're dizzy in the morning, there is the penultimate part of "The Worm that Turned", a party where an Englishman learns something about the Scottish clans, Ronnie starts with a message for the dogs watching and finishes with a golf story, and the musical finale has a Star Wars theme. The musical guest is Elkie Brooks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(37 votes)

    #17 - The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1984

    S10:E7

    Kerstentertainment van Ronnie Barker en Ronnie Corbett.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    Sketches include a visit to the tourist office of a country behind the iron curtain, there is an explanation about symbols used on television, there is a visit to the Limerick Clinic for a bad back, there is performance by a guitar duo, we hear that Ronnie's wife has won two competitions, and the main production this week is The Regiment, which is set in Rawlpore, India. The performances in this episode are by Pan's People, who perform a dance routine to "Yesterday", and the singer Elaine Delmar.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Episode 6

    S8:E6

    Sketches include a robbery where nothing works, there is a talk about money and what to do if you can't get enough of it, grounds for divorce, there is the next part of "The Worm that Turned", being honest at a party, Ronnie tells us things are tense on the home front, and the musical finale is by the Beefeaters at the Tower of London. The musical guest is Barbara Dickson.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Episode 3

    S9:E3

    Sketches include a party after a secret visit to Africa, a message by vet Algernon Dinge about the care and treatment of sick animals, the problem with hiking, Piggy Malone and Charley Farley continue on the case called Band of Slaves, there's some domestic trouble between Ethel and Arnold and their pets, Ronnie tells us about how to make an inspiration sermon, and the musical finale is about Teeny Todd. The musical guest is Marti Webb.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1982
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #21 - The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1982

    S9:E9

    Christmas entertainment from Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, with special guest David Essex.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Episode 5

    S11:E5

    Sketches include a restaurant where the waiter wants the diners to hurry up so that he can go, we have a message from Dr. Paul Smith who is the president of the Royal Society for the Relief of Sufferers of Mispronunciation, two tramps discuss their lack of money, two former actors who are now cat burglars meet while working, two tramps discuss food, we go the Trocadero Bootle and listen to Cliff Clive and the Jivers, Ronnie tells us about his school days, we go the Alhambra in Southend and see one of Max Speed's last performances with The 'Nifty Nickers' Girls, the final drama is a spy thriller called 'Tinker Tailor Smiley Doyle'. The musical performer is Elaine Paige.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Episode 1: The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1985
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Episode 1: The Two Ronnies Christmas Special 1985

    S12:E1

    Sketches include a visit to the doctor by a short-sighted man with a tortoise, two tramps discuss their lives, a party with some party-goers wearing wigs and hair is big topic of conversation, we go to The Pink Rupee for a bit of rap, we see the documentary Little Big Shot set in America during prohibition and which is about the gangster Rockie Stallone, Ronnie tells his joke with a packing case on stage with him, there's hearing problems in the trenches in WWI, and the final musical is based on Alice in Wonderland. The musical performer is Phil Collins.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    The main sketches are Ronnie B meets the bald Mr Goldy, the Hampton Wick episode is Street of Shame, we hear about a lorry driver, Tarzan visits Ronnie C., and W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are 'In Concert'. The musical guests are New World and Tina Charles, and Jo, Jac & Joni perform a vaudeville routine.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    Sketches include a rather interesting job interview, a visit to the cinema, a psychological experiment, we see an episode of Owen M.D., we learn a bit about mind reading, Ronnie tells us a bit more about his life and we hear some songs from Big Jim Jehosophat and Fat-Belly Jones. The performance in this episode is by magician Finn Jon.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 7" is the best rated episode of "The Two Ronnies". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/13/1975. This episode scored 1.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 3".