P'Tang Yang Kipperbang?

[Ian King]

A one off TV drama (I think). Watched this when I was young, early/mid 80s. Cant remember anything at all about it but it must of touched me because I can remember the phrase "P'Tang Yang Kipperbang". Not to sure about the spelling. Thanks

[LeMarchand]

The phrase was the title, some info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084459/ . It was out on VHS, but is long deleted. If you're VERY quick (you've an hour or so) there's a copy on eBay, but bidding is already up to �13.70: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=435 9&item=6323195018&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

[philsheen199]

As I remember it was about first love, Cricket & Girl in class. There was a scene where the shy young hero is trying to either talk to the girl of his dreams or ask her out, and the scene is interspersed with Cricket commentary and as he fluffs asking her out the commentary highlights the "missed" oppourtunity accordingly.e.g. "He's missed his chance of a big innings today and he trudges back to the pavillion with his head hanging in shame." As he trudges home annoyed with himself for failing to ask her out.

[galltin]

It was written by the wonderful Jack Rosenthal. When are they going to do a season of his work?

[JimmyButtons]

P'Tang Yang Kipperbang was shown on the first night of Channel Four, fact fans. Not long after Countdown and Broookie.

[linseli]

Galtin - BBC4 ran a few Jack Rosenthal programmes as a mini tribute when he died. Might be worth asking on one of their message boards if they're planning to repeat it - expecially on BBC2 so more people can see it!

[Bongoes]

Correct spelling, I use it as my psuedonym on the writersdock website.

Brendan

[jno]

Shown on TV but in cinemas as well, where I saw it. So videos/DVDs may appear/reappear.