After Hattie Jacques died, Eric Sykes seemed to struggle on his own. In 1980, Eric fronted his own show which had him as the director of a Broadway musical entitled 'The Likes Of Sykes'. Unfortunately, it was no great shakes and met with a poor response from his fans. Eric, alas, did not learn from this mistake and two years later proceeded to front this show for Thames Television entitled 'The Eric Sykes 1990 Show', which despite starring, alongside Eric, Tommy Cooper, Dandy Nichols, Chic Murray and Henry Cooper, fared little better.
The doddery stage door manager from 'The Likes Of Sykes' appears yet again. His first appearance in a tiresome sketch in which boxing champion Henry Cooper attempts to retrieve a bottle of whisky he has left at the desk, only to find the stage door manager has drunk it all.
The mix of Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper together should have been a winning one but sadly they were hampered with poor material. Even Tommy's magic doesn't really gel here. The sketch featuring Chic Murray in drag too is nothing short of embarrassing.
This edition was put on DVD a few years ago by Network along with 'The Likes Of Sykes' and 'Sykes- With The Lid Off'. Considering none of those shows were any good, I would not recommend having it in your collection.
The doddery stage door manager from 'The Likes Of Sykes' appears yet again. His first appearance in a tiresome sketch in which boxing champion Henry Cooper attempts to retrieve a bottle of whisky he has left at the desk, only to find the stage door manager has drunk it all.
The mix of Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper together should have been a winning one but sadly they were hampered with poor material. Even Tommy's magic doesn't really gel here. The sketch featuring Chic Murray in drag too is nothing short of embarrassing.
This edition was put on DVD a few years ago by Network along with 'The Likes Of Sykes' and 'Sykes- With The Lid Off'. Considering none of those shows were any good, I would not recommend having it in your collection.
