Harrington's hardware shop in Broadstairs, Kent, part of the inspiration for the Four Candles sketch
Four Candles is a sketch from the BBC comedy show The Two Ronnies, written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym of Gerald Wiley and first broadcast on 18 September 1976.[1] Comic effect is largely generated through word play and homophones as an ironmonger or hardware shopkeeper, played by Ronnie Corbett, becomes increasingly frustrated by a customer, played by Barker, because he misunderstands what the customer is requesting.
A script for the sketch in Ronnie Barker's handwriting was discovered on Antiques Roadshow in 2006 and subsequently authenticated by Ronnie Corbett, who noted that while it was unusual for Barker to write in red ink, it was undoubtedly his handwriting. Corbett surmised that the script might have originally been donated to a charity fund-raiser, as Barker, being uncomfortable with appearing in public, would often donate an item to charity events rather than appearing in person.[1] The title of the first draft was Annie Finkhouse.[2]
The sketch was inspired by a real incident in a hardware shop in Hayes, which was submitted by the owners as possible material.[3] Further inspiration came from the range of goods stocked by Harrington's hardware store, located close to Ronnie Corbett's holiday home in Broadstairs, Kent.[4]
^ ab"Fork handles script makes £48,500". BBC News. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
^"Two Ronnies 'four candles' script sells for £28,000". BBC News. 1 June 2018.
^Corbett, Ronnie (2006). And it's goodnight from him... The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 9780718149963.
^"The Story". The Four Candles Alehouse. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. via Internet Archive
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