Mike and Angelo S3E2 (1990) - FULL EPISODE

Mother's Fiance. Mike's grandmother comes to visit, and she's accompanied by the Honourable Terence Creighton-Smythe. Could this be true love, or is Rita right to be suspicious? Meanwhile, Angelo's new flying skateboard needs only a little more tweaking to make it as safe as promised, but his other invention has precisely the desired effect for once. This episode was originally broadcast on Wednesday, 21st November, 1990, and it's the first to fully feature Tim Whitnall following the transformation of Angelo. This meant changes to the title sequence, and at this point it's worth paraphrasing the excellent Glad You Remember website at length: ***************************************************************** 'The opening credits now show the new Angelo emerging from the wardrobe, rather than the original Angelo. The change also meant that the walking on the wall and ceiling had to be re-shot. The use of a revolving room for this was, to set designer Graham Probst's knowledge, a TV first, preceded in film by revolving room sets in Royal Wedding, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the video for Lionel Richie's Dancing on the Ceiling. A 12-foot circular frame surrounded the set with the camera bolted on, due to the impossibility of the cameraman following the turn by any other means. As well as the obvious need to secure all props and furnishings, lighting had to be kept soft so that shadows didn't betray the illusion. The set was turned by a combination of Tim Whitnall's body weight and technicians with ropes and pulleys.' - http://gladyouremember.webs.com/mikeangelo.htm ***************************************************************** The change of actor also meant that Nancy - played by Libby Morris and making a return to the show - needed to have it explained to her why this Angelo isn't what she remembered. It's a nice touch, and shows that they were right on top of continuity back then. As for the episode at hand itself, while there are definitely funny moments, this is a good one to use if you want to highlight the contrast between the early era of the show and the later years. There's no doubt that, while comedy was still the main goal, drama and emotion was higher on the agenda at this point than madcap antics, and the rather serious kitchen conversations underline that. It's also interesting to see Angelo acting as a confidante to Rita, and seemingly understanding (to a point). This has been brought up many times before, but I'm still undecided as to which era I favour. I suppose there's no need to choose, so I won't! It was a delightful surprise to see Alan Ford turn up playing very much against type (mostly) as Nancy's fancy man. He also appeared fairly recently in Brian Pern and Toast of London, but other comedy fans will know him better from some famous sketches in The Armando Iannucci Shows. No? Well then *surely* you must have laughed at him playing the not-at-all-a-murderous-gangster character in Knowing Me, Knowing You, and scaring Alan Partridge with veiled threats of violence and possibly death. Thought so. Look out for a large chunk of Children's ITV continuity, featuring Jeanne Downs and Scally interviewing Graham McGrath from Sea Dragon. I'm afraid that one passed me by. There's also a full ad break, which I hope will bring back memories one way or another. Many thanks to Lee providing this recording. (To the best of my knowledge, the contents of this video have never been available commercially anywhere in the world. Please also note that I don't monetise any of my uploads. Nevertheless, if you are a copyright holder and have an objection, please don't hesitate to contact me.)