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Gordon and Stuart Eat Greek

A Bit of Fry & Laurie
SKETCH-O-VISION
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The setup

Self-styled business sage Stuart takes his friend Gordon out for Greek food, only to be shown up at every course.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Executives and old friends Gordon and Stuart sit down at a Greek restaurant in Stevenage, where Stuart holds forth on the toughness of the Greeks, his own rugged Yorkshire roots and the business lessons hidden in landscape, even though Gordon points out he was born in Surrey. When the effusive waiter arrives, Stuart fumbles the greetings while Gordon calmly orders the whole meal in Greek, and Stuart tries to save face by asking for the same, picking a word that simply means please. The food and drink keep exposing him: he balks at dolmades, accuses the place of being a tourist trap and sends back the retsina as spoiled, until Gordon and the waiter both enjoy it. Feeling betrayed, Stuart turns on Gordon with a tirade about street-level salesmanship, rejects the waiter's offer of an omelette and storms out in search of a kebab.

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Highly quotable.

What am I, a peasant or a busy executive?

It can't be corked, it's got a metal top.

I've had enough, Gordon. I'm going out for an honest British kebab.

Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

This is the second Gordon & Stuart sketch, after the pair's debut in the show's 1987 pilot.

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