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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
I've been working in Germany a lot lately and one of my German colleagues told me that a German traditional film is one called "Dinner for One" (I think). It sounded like it at least had a Christmas theme - old lady having a Christmas dinner with her friends every Christmas until they all die and then it's just her and her butler from what I heard. I think that they said it was an English film?
Perhaps one of our German members could confirm?
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Yes you are right, it was a UK TV comedy from I think 1962/3 starring Freddie Frinton as the butler and May Warden as *Miss Sophie* I have provided copies to German friends in the past.
To me it is nothing other than totally cringeworthy after one watching but it seems to appeal to the (notorious) German sense of humour. I guess they are just laughing at the British.
see -
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0121210/
Seems it is a tradition in Norway as well.