Editing Ruislip (section)

==In popular culture==
Ruislip was the setting for the 1967 film ''[[Poor Cow]]''. In one scene, a title card states "When Tom was in the money, the world was our oyster, and we chose Ruislip" before cutting to an aerial view of a large council estate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/poor-cow-1967-99cr37jzq|work=[[The Times]]|date=24 June 2016 |last=Muir|first=Kate|title=Poor Cow (1967)|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/08/ken-loach-poor-cow-reviewed-1967|work=The Guardian|title=Ken Loach's Poor Cow reviewed - archive, 1967 |last=Roud|first=Richard|date=8 December 1967|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>

The now demolished Punch and Judy cafe on Ducks Hill Road was the location for [[Dave Allen (comedian)|Dave Allen]]'s bank note under a car sketch.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/49xiMfzjpSs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210125014540/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49xiMfzjpSs Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=49xiMfzjpSs|title=Dave Allen Show 1976}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

''[[Alvin Stardust]]'' filmed a ''[[Green Cross Code]]'' advert on Ruislip High Street. This safety film dates from circa 1976.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/PiKQO6BVzyA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101101194921/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiKQO6BVzyA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PiKQO6BVzyA|title=Green Cross Code advert circa 1976}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The children's TV programme ''[[Come Outside]]'' features Ruislip Manor library in the edition called Buses.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/KnWAJJUGo6w Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130629123842/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWAJJUGo6w Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWAJJUGo6w|title=Series 2 Programme 4 Buses 13 October 1994}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Episode 7 of series 7 of ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' featured a sketch titled "Home Rule for Ruislip". The sketch features [[Ronnie Barker]] dressed as a Viking taking on the role of chief spokesmen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9vved|title=the two ronnies - ruislip spokesman sketch - video Dailymotion|date=16 July 2009|website=Dailymotion}}</ref>

* Author [[Leslie Thomas]] alluded to Ruislip in a novel entitled ''[[Tropic of Ruislip]]''.<ref>[http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/TownsandVillages Three Rivers DC Towns and Villages] accessed 6 May 2008</ref>