Crossed Lines

Gerald phones his friend Simon from a supermarket payphone while Walter calls his wife Doris from the next booth to check his shopping list. Gerald’s gossip about a romantic encounter repeatedly lines up with Walter’s innocent questions about groceries, producing a stream of accidental double meanings. Neither man notices the apparent conversation between them. A blonde woman then arrives with champagne for Walter, drawing Gerald’s attention away from his friend’s story and toward the neighbouring booth.

David Renwick singled out Crossed Lines when discussing the Two Ronnies sketches he was proud of writing in a 2022 interview with British Comedy Guide.