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Every New Year's Eve for the last 50 odd years, millions of Germans have gathered in front of the television in what has become a National New Year's ritual, to watch and to laugh over a short British comedy sketch.

Dinner for one was written by Laurie Wiley in the 1920s and eventually made for

not Deutche Rundfunk by Director Heinz Dunghase in 1963.

There are just two characters played by May Warden and Freddie Frinton.

Ah, good evening, Miss Selve, good evening.

Good evening, James. The 90-year-old Miss Sophie, attended by her faithful butler James, is giving

her annual dinner party for four friends. In fact, all four friends are long dead but the places are set

and Miss Sophie and James go through the ritual of the meal, James drinking toast

for all four absent guests and getting steadily drunk.

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