Why was Norman Wisdom so popular in Albania?

[zzzzz]

Well............ why?

 

[El Guapo]

I think his were the only films from outside the country they were allowed to watch

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

Also the downtrodden ordinary working class bloke overcoming the odds theme struck a chord

 

[Laughing]

Also they are funny on a physical slapstick level anyone can understand.

 

[borgelite]

It's because they were /are only ever allowed to watch certain things, in Iran the big thing is Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan it's they same there

 

[MFP]

Only Fools And Horses is very popular in the Balkans too. Literally have Del Boy murals on street walls in Serbia.

 

[newusername]

His films contained no violence or sexual content and so passed the Albanian Censor when many others didn't.