One of my favourite episodes from when the Goodies aired at 6pm every weekday in the 70s. The lads are broke again, largely because Graeme has spent all their cash buying prospecting equipment. They head off to Cornwall seeking gold, but instead hit a rich vein of Cornish cream, sparking a cream rush and making the village of Pennenink a boom town. Trouble is, Graeme slips straight into greedy-mine-owner-exploiting-the-workers mode and registers the claim for himself. Then Tim and Bill strike strawberry jam and scones and refuse to be bought out. The scene is set for a gambling challenge at the OK Tea Rooms (using toast instead of cards) and when Graeme's caught cheating, the climactic duel ...
The show had its inevitable slow bits in the middle - the prospecting scenes went a bit long - but this is one of those that ends on a high; the gambling and duel scenes are hilarious. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing it again, even in the sad context of Tim Brooke-Taylor's death. Many happy memories of the show overall, and this was one of the best episodes, IMO.
The show had its inevitable slow bits in the middle - the prospecting scenes went a bit long - but this is one of those that ends on a high; the gambling and duel scenes are hilarious. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing it again, even in the sad context of Tim Brooke-Taylor's death. Many happy memories of the show overall, and this was one of the best episodes, IMO.
