This is a reply from In areyoubeingserved@yahoogroups.com, Brian
Waterman
I hope he does not mind as I have credited him
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> I think the idea was to prove how pathetic Stephen
> Peacock really was. Remember how badly he bristled
> when he found out that Goldberg knew his secret?
> Peacock, as his name suggests, was all about
> image--preening all over the floor, looking so much
> better than he really was.
>
> Along those lines was the exchange in one episode (I
> forget which one) in which Rumbold describes him as
> suburban. He counters that he is "upper middle-class",
> to which Rumbold asks him a couple questions along the
> lines of "how many gnomes do you have in your garden",
> and then upon getting the answers, says "You're
> suburban." Also, remember that in "Oh, What a Tangled
> Web", when Peacock and Miss Hazlewood went off on
> their little dalliance in Reading and got seen, he
> described his car on the phone with his wife--and it
> was clearly a piece of junk.
>
> But between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Stephen Peacock
> was no longer a failed soldier in a bad marriage who
> had accomplished little in life. He was "Captain"
> Peacock, supervisor of the Ladies' and Gents'
> Ready-Made, and he could strut proudly.
>
> Until Goldberg showed up...
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--- In areyoufree@yahoogroups.com, J Davis <radiobuff777@...> wrote:
>
> This has been a favorite topic of discussion regarding Capt
Peacock. Certainly one of the most favorite characters in my library
of BBC comedies. Thanks for the info. I would love to hear other
people chime in who can add more.
>
> Jeff
>
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