31 October 1967: First broadcast of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch, on the At Last the 1948 Show
Tim Brooke-Taylor and others. 1967. Four Yorkshiremen. At Last the 1948 Show. Palo Alto, California: Issuu, Inc. Issuu publishes pirated content, so this may disappear. Get it:
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Hezekiah (Marty): Aye and you try and tell the young people of today that and they won’t believe you.
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Abbreviations:
- ER: East Riding
- GM: Greater Manchester
- NR: North Riding
- NY: North Yorkshire
- SY: South Yorkshire
- WR: West Riding
- WY: West Yorkshire
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The Four Yorkshiremen sketch was meant to be taking the mickey, not aspirational, and yet
— Ghost Coast (@ThedaBarracuda) January 9, 2023
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Hezekiah (Marty): Aye and you try and tell the young people of today that and they won’t believe you.
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