The End (Goodies episode)
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The End is an episode of the British
comedy
television series The Goodies
— a BAFTA
-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.
This episode is also known as "Encased in Concrete" and "Concrete on the Outside".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
, ironically as part of an architectural design of Graeme. The Main Works Department agree to save them, but only after completing a series of highways across Britain (drawn on the map as a game of tic tac toe). Gradually all their utility
services are discontinued, including the telephone (they cannot go out to pay the bills). Then, later, when the nation is in the grip of poverty, the BBC cuts back their services by 100%, and the ending of television broadcasts means that the Goodies are cut off entirely from the outside world.
When they are almost out of food, Tim and Graeme decide that Bill should 'provide
' for them. Bill, who is totally unaware of the plans against him, comes up with a solution of cooking and eating the furniture. This means that he is not eaten and his life is saved.
The years pass, and the Goodies grow old, and they begin suffering from hallucination
s. Later they 'get' religion, Graeme becomes a monk, Tim becomes Jewish, and Bill becomes a Black
Muslim
. While Tim and Graeme show their ages, Bill never seems to change — he seems to be forever young.
A rescue team finally arrives to rescue the Goodies — space suit
ed Goodies from the future, but all that's left in the office is the skeletons of Graeme and Tim and the recently deceased corpse of Bill (who still hasn't aged). Just as they are about to leave, there is a cave-in
, trapping the new Goodies where they experience similar difficulties.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
television series The Goodies
The Goodies (TV series)
The Goodies is a British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by BBC 2 from 1970 until 1980 — and was then broadcast by the ITV company LWT for a year, between 1981 to 1982.The show was...
— a BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme.
This episode is also known as "Encased in Concrete" and "Concrete on the Outside".
As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
Prologue
During the episode:- Tim Brooke-TaylorTim Brooke-TaylorTimothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE is an English comic actor. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at Cambridge University, and became President of the Footlights club, touring internationally with the Footlights revue in 1964...
also appears as 'Future Tim' - Graeme GardenGraeme GardenDavid Graeme Garden OBE is a Scottish author, actor, comedian, artist and television presenter, who first became known as a member of The Goodies.-Early life and beginnings in comedy:...
also appears as 'Future Graeme' - Bill OddieBill OddieWilliam "Bill" Edgar Oddie OBE is an English author, actor, comedian, artist, naturalist and musician, who became famous as one of The Goodies....
also appears as 'Future Bill'
Plot
The Goodies's office accidentally gets completely covered in concreteConcrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
, ironically as part of an architectural design of Graeme. The Main Works Department agree to save them, but only after completing a series of highways across Britain (drawn on the map as a game of tic tac toe). Gradually all their utility
Utility
In economics, utility is a measure of customer satisfaction, referring to the total satisfaction received by a consumer from consuming a good or service....
services are discontinued, including the telephone (they cannot go out to pay the bills). Then, later, when the nation is in the grip of poverty, the BBC cuts back their services by 100%, and the ending of television broadcasts means that the Goodies are cut off entirely from the outside world.
When they are almost out of food, Tim and Graeme decide that Bill should 'provide
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
' for them. Bill, who is totally unaware of the plans against him, comes up with a solution of cooking and eating the furniture. This means that he is not eaten and his life is saved.
The years pass, and the Goodies grow old, and they begin suffering from hallucination
Hallucination
A hallucination, in the broadest sense of the word, is a perception in the absence of a stimulus. In a stricter sense, hallucinations are defined as perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception, in that they are vivid,...
s. Later they 'get' religion, Graeme becomes a monk, Tim becomes Jewish, and Bill becomes a Black
Black British
Black British is a term used to describe British people of Black African descent, especially those of Afro-Caribbean background. The term has been used from the 1950s to refer to Black people from former British colonies in the West Indies and Africa, who are residents of the United Kingdom and...
Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. While Tim and Graeme show their ages, Bill never seems to change — he seems to be forever young.
A rescue team finally arrives to rescue the Goodies — space suit
Space suit
A space suit is a garment worn to keep an astronaut alive in the harsh environment of outer space. Space suits are often worn inside spacecraft as a safety precaution in case of loss of cabin pressure, and are necessary for extra-vehicular activity , work done outside spacecraft...
ed Goodies from the future, but all that's left in the office is the skeletons of Graeme and Tim and the recently deceased corpse of Bill (who still hasn't aged). Just as they are about to leave, there is a cave-in
Cave-in
A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which typically occurs during mining or tunneling. Geologic structures prone to cave-ins include alvar, tsingy and other limestone formations, but can also include lava tubes and a variety of other subsurface rock formations.In...
, trapping the new Goodies where they experience similar difficulties.
Quotes
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- Tim: "I'm a teapot!"
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- Tim and Graeme in conversation (as very old gentlemen)
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- Tim: "Goodness! I've almost forgotten what an umbrella looks like."
- Graeme: "You know, I've almost forgotten what a woman looks like."
- Tim: "Women, yes — and umbrellas. Hey!"
- Graeme: Many's the evening you'd dance the night away with an attractive young umbrella."
- Tim: "And, if it rained on your way home, you'd pop up your woman."
- Graeme: "They'd keep you dry all night!"
- Tim: "I used to have a big black woman with a cane handle ...."
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- Bill (arguing with Tim): "In this cosierty, we're gonna have every single one of us is gonna clean the shoes"
- Tim: "You sniviling little commy"
- Bill: "You elitist,fascist pig."
- Tim: "Well I ever"
- Graeme: "This is good, political discussion, a healthy thing."
- Bill: "This isn't political discussion, we're just shouting at one another."
- Graeme: "Same thing."
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