I think this is a really good program as i had always wanted to see my Grandad (John Walker) play but he died 4 years ago and i never got the chance. RIP hulls best darts player!!! He was always proud of what he did and has hundreds of trophies and a paragraph in a book!Darts had never really being shown on TV thats why theses episodes are the best because they are the first!My only complaint is there are not many indoor league episodes so you watch all of them within a day.They are definitely worth watching, i think Fred Trueman has to be the best person to present this show he always was smiling and making a jokes thats why many people watched this program.It truly is one of a kind there none others like it.
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Ah'll Si' Thee!
Mackem Bob1 January 2001
Before I start, I'd just like to point out that I didn't see this programme on its first run as I was only two years old when it was cancelled. I wasn't even aware that the programme existed until it was featured on the hilarious Skinner and Baddiel's Fantasy World Cup back in 1998. Basically the programme was a showcase for all those games that were traditionally played in the pubs and clubs of Northern England, such as Darts, Skittles and of course Shove Ha'penny. As a sports programme, it was fairly unspectacular but it did feature cricketing legend Fred Trueman, perhaps the most uninterested TV host of all time. He stood, leaning against a table, pint of bitter in hand, mumbling incoherently half of the time. And he always ended with THE best catchphrase of all time, "Ah'll Si' Thee", which to those who aren't initiated in Yorkshire dialect roughly translates as "See you later".
Watching the programme, it is obvious that the overall content is terribly banal and uninteresting, but it is interesting to note that it was the benchmark for TV coverage of darts. Until that point, darts had never been televised anywhere in the world. But for me, the highlight has to be Mr. Trueman.
Watching the programme, it is obvious that the overall content is terribly banal and uninteresting, but it is interesting to note that it was the benchmark for TV coverage of darts. Until that point, darts had never been televised anywhere in the world. But for me, the highlight has to be Mr. Trueman.
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