Early and forgotten British celebs

[LucyEyelesbarrow]

Good film on tonight on the Talking Pictures channel ( 82?)
Dance with a Stranger with Miranda Richardson, the gorgeous Rupert Everett and solid actor Ian Holm.
Based on the true story of Ruth Ellis the last woman to be hanged in Britain. On at 10pm.

Terrific film, I think it might be on britbox too. Agree with @House of Tea that Rupe has had too much work done.

 

[LucyEyelesbarrow]

Yes, that was brilliant.

Do you know if it's available anywhere?

It was shown on BBC4, I think. It was the same sort of series/style as the Fabulosa (Kenneth Williams) and Ruth Jones (Hattie Jacques) but I haven't seen it anywhere for a while. That's the likeliest channel for a repeat, I think, unless they put it on BritBox.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

Thanks folks no wasn’t anybody you guys mentioned.

Ahh yes,it was Georgina Hale.Married for just few years to John Forgeham.

 

[LucyEyelesbarrow]

Yes, YouTube has great stuff, although the quality varies. I will look into the other two.

 

[LucyEyelesbarrow]

Tales of the Unexpected - Series 4 episode 14. It's titled Bosom Friends.
It should be on Sky.

Does she move into a friend's house in it?

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

I Was Just thinking way back but can’t remember her name,she was in that play with women in a sauna,Georgia was it? was married to actor that was in Cross Roads,he looked abit thuggish.She was on Tv few times.Oh dear me memory.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

Anybody remember the film no room at the inn,its about wartime England and evacues,it’s extremely powerful.https://www.oldrarefilms.com/no-room-at-the-inn-1948-dvd---freda-jackson--joy-shelton-447-p.asp

 

[Donnavanessa]

Was watching a Canterbury tale other day, Charles hawtree unexpectedly was in it. Just a minor role but good!

Oh I absolutely love this film - yes he’s the station master isn’t he.

 

[Mrs Moon]

Marie Ashton or little Mo passed away, Mrs Moon?

Marie Ashton passed away. I think little Mo is still with us.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

Ahhh I used to love her when I was a little girl!!

Always remember going out with this bloke and we were watching her on TOTP I think it was,he was drooling over her legs,she was wearing shorts.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

Not seen it but you bet I will have within a fortnight. Will report back x

Well,the only thing is i can’t see where you cab buy it only on the link I posted.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

Yes she's in one of the Margaret Rutherford Marples and could also be menacing too.

This reminds me of see if I can find a book I think I still have called Dames of the Theatre. It covered a number of early to mid 20th century addresses.

Awwww Thanks Lucy,another idea to get a book.

I remember the film where she starred as Queen Elizabeth 1st.

Good grief,Looks like your book is worth something,price of it.That’s on Amazon

cheaper copies on Abe Books.

 

[LucyEyelesbarrow]

Oh that’s interesting.

One of those BBC4 ones, I think.

 

[iLoveMeSomeCanoles]

Yes very funny strange man,he had his cooker covered in polythene to keep it clean,I did enjoy them though.

The thing about him that stuck with me from reading his diaries is that he seemed to wash his walls quite a lot.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

I do remember her,she sometime appeared on Arthur Askeys show.Very sad her life though,the program maybe interesting.

Norma Ann Sykes bosom brought her fame but never respect

A six-part series based on the 2014 novel Funny Girl tells the story of beauty queen Norma Ann Sykes who was, for a brief, golden spell Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Mrs Moon]

Read his Autobiography (first one) it was brilliant I thought.Love that film,see it many years ago.

I must look for that autobiography.

 

[MrsBsDayOff]

Interesting article about him.

The tortured world of Steptoe and Son

When film-maker David Barrie decided to make a documentary about the sitcom Steptoe and Son, he had no idea it would uncover the story of one of the strangest and most tortured double acts in TV history.

www.theguardian.com

Very interesting. I'm a child of the 80s but grew up watching Steptoe both on repeats and VHS.
On the perv rumours, I tend to give Wilfrid Brambell the benefit of the doubt as I recall the reported allegation sounded murky and distant. Arthur Mullard I do believe was a horrible bastard and was guilty.
I think DJ has a dark side and that it will be revealed after he dies. I loved OFAH, grew up watching it.

This is another one. https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/c...onships-wilfrid-brambell-and-harry-h-corbett/

What I find the most interesting item is that at Brambell's funeral, there were only 6 attendees, one of whom was Harry H Corbetts wife.

Sounds like a very bad sign of his character.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

NC Diaries,expensive on Amazon,will look on Abe Books.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

Was just thinking of Sandie Shaw she is 76 now,used to like her,had a unusual voice I think.

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

Did you ever meet her?

Oh no,I didn’t realise she came from here,I belong to a local area Fb group and several peeps said she was born Here,weird actually it’s David Beckham birthplace as well, plus several well known peeps.

obviously she was just born here i believe.