Man About the House

Did You Ever Meet Rommel?

Season 2, Episode 4, Aired 1/30/74

Episode Summary

Mr. Roper has a prejudice against Germans since WWII. Chrissy makes the mistake of inviting Mr. Roper over for a meal at the same time that Robin invites over an old German friend from college!

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Brian Murphy

George Roper
Yootha Joyce

Mildred Roper
Richard O'Sullivan

Robin Tripp

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Halfway through the second series the different characters are well-defined and plotlines can go beyond the basic set-up of the show.

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By francklloyd, Apr 19, 2007 Report Abuse

From this episode onwards the characters of the show start to lead their own life. While in the previous episodes I think the show relied too much on the set-up (one man and two girls sharing a flat with sexual tension as a result) this one is a episode that could have been written for any classic sitcom.

The drive behind 'Did You Ever See Rommel' are the Ropers. Secondary characters taking over the plot? It is possible, and therefore it was not surprising that they got their own series. Although the episode is full of wonderful oneliners, the success is due to a realistic premise: a forty-something Englishman's ambivalent attitude towards a German, twenty-eight years after the war. It might be difficult for babyboomers to understand, but people who lived through WW2 did harbour suspicion for a long time. (Fawlty Towers played around with it in The Germans a year later).

This realistic core of the show is at no times damaged by caricatures or cheap shots.moreless

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- Mildred: I do envy you young people, the life you lead. Chrissy: There's nothing to it. You've just got to be flat broke. Mildred: Yes, you know, but there's your boyfriends and everything. Chrissy: And they're only after one thing. Mildred: Ooh, I do envy you young people. Edit
- George: Have you seen The World at War on the telly? Franz: I thought it started well, but I didn't like the ending. Edit
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- According to George the allies' victory in WW2 was due to one man: Tommy Handley. Tommy Handley (1892-1949) was a radio comedian, mostly known for It's That Man Again. Edit