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Sue Bond
Sue Bond (born 9 May 1945) is a British actress, cabaret singer and comedian, best remembered for her appearances on ''The Benny Hill Show'' in the early 1970s. She appeared with Benny Hill for three years between 1970 and 1973, making her one of the longest serving female cast members of the pre-Hill's Angels era. In the mid-1970s, Bond appeared increasingly in sitcoms. Alongside of her acting, Bond had a second career as a singer, mainly on the Northern Club Circuit. Her last acting credit to date was in the short-lived revival of ''Mind Your Language'' in 1986, but she continued singing on the cabaret circuit into the early 1990s. Acting roles *''The Nine Ages of Nakedness'' (1969; 'Serving Girl') *'' Clegg'' (1970; 'Panty Girl') *'' Secrets of Sex'' (1970; 'The Call Girl') *''The Benny Hill Show'' (1970–73, TV) *''The Yes Girls'' (1971, 'Maria') *''Freelance'' (1971, 'Girl in blue film') *'' Casanova'' (1971, TV; 'Whore') *'' Now Look Here'' (1971, TV) *''The Magnifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aylesbury
Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Waterside Theatre. It is located in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milton Keynes. Aylesbury was awarded Garden city movement, Garden Town status in 2017. In 2021 it had a population of 63,273. The housing target for the town is set to grow with 16,000 homes set to be built by 2033. Etymology The town name is of Old English origin. It is first recorded in the form ''Æglesburg'' in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', a text which took its present form in the later ninth century. The word ''Ægles'' is a personal name in the genitive case, meaning "Ægel's" and means "fortification". Thus the name once meant "Fort of Ægel" — though who Ægel was is not recorded. Nineteenth-century speculation that the name contained the Welsh language, Welsh word ''eglwys'' meaning "a church" (from Latin ) has been discredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV Series)
''Love Thy Neighbour'' is a British television sitcom that was broadcast from 13 April 1972 until 22 January 1976. The show spanned eight series, lasted for 53 episodes (plus an unaired pilot) and was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. The principal cast consists of Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper, and Kate Williams. In 1973, the series was adapted into a film of the same name, and a later sequel series was set in Australia. Synopsis The series was created and largely written by Vince Powell and Harry Driver; it was based around a white working class couple (Eddie and Joan Booth) living in Twickenham, in the outer London suburbs, and a black couple (Bill and Barbie Reynolds) as their next-door neighbours. One of the leads, Rudolph Walker, who played Bill Reynolds, wrote in an article for ''The Guardian'' in 2001 that the show is about "a black guy and a white guy being damned stupid". Cast and characters * Eddie Booth (Jack Smethurst) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy (rock Opera)
''Tommy'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 17 May 1969. Written primarily by guitarist Pete Townshend, ''Tommy'' is a double album and an early rock opera that tells the story of the fictional Tommy Walker and his path to becoming a spiritual leader and messianic figure. Townshend came up with the concept of ''Tommy'' after being introduced to the work of Indian spiritual teacher Meher Baba, and he attempted to translate Baba's ideas into music. Recording of the album began in September 1968, but took six months to complete as material needed to be arranged and re-recorded in the studio. The Who promoted the album's release with an extensive tour, including a live version of ''Tommy'', which lasted throughout 1969 and 1970. Key gigs from the tour included appearances at Woodstock, the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, the University of Leeds, the Metropolitan Opera House, and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. The live performances of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin's Nest (TV Series)
''Robin's Nest'' is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television that aired on the ITV (TV network), ITV network for six series from 11 January 1977 to 31 March 1981. Richard O'Sullivan reprised the role of Robin Tripp, a lead character from the sitcom ''Man About the House'', which had ended on 7 April 1976. The series costars Tessa Wyatt as Robin's girlfriend and later wife Vicky, and Tony Britton as her father. O'Sullivan and Wyatt were a romantic couple in real life at the time and had a son together. Premise Robin Tripp and Vicky Nicholls are an unmarried couple who share a flat over an abandoned Chinese Take-out, takeaway owned by Vicky's father James. Vicky refuses to wed Robin despite his continuous proposals, as she is averse to marriage after witnessing her parents' contentious marriage and divorce. Robin opens a French bistro called Robin's Nest in the abandoned space, with James as his business partner and landlord. James, who disapproves of Robin and his living ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George And Mildred
''George and Mildred'' is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television and first aired between 1976 and 1979. It is a spin-off from ''Man About the House'', and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly-sparring married couple George and Mildred Roper. The premise of the series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted in ''Man About the House'' and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate in Hampton Wick. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile, a middle-class estate agent who fears the Ropers' presence will devalue his home. It was written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Like many British sitcoms, ''George and Mildred'' was made into a film. The movie was dedicated to actress Yootha Joyce who died suddenly in August 1980, just as the cast were about to film a sixth and final series. Cast Main cast *Yootha Joyce as Mildred Roper *Brian Murphy as George Roper *Norman Eshley as Jeffrey Fourmile * Sheila Fearn as Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And Mother Makes Five
''...And Mother Makes Five'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring Wendy Craig, it is the sequel of '' ...And Mother Makes Three'' and aired for four series. It was written by Richard Waring, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of series two. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. Background This sitcom was the follow-up to '' ...And Mother Makes Three'', which had finished in June 1973. The final series had seen Sally Harrison, a widowed mother of two sons, marrying antique bookseller David Redway, the divorced father of one daughter. The two families then became one. The two sitcoms had almost exactly the same cast, though Miriam Mann had been replaced by Maxine Gordon in the role of Jane Redway. Cast * Wendy Craig - Sally Redway (formerly Harrison) * Richard Coleman - David Redway * Robin Davies - Simon Harrison * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Benny Hill
''The Best of Benny Hill'' is a 1974 film version of material from the television comedy series ''The Benny Hill Show''. This movie features sketches from the early Thames Television years, from 1969 to 1973. The sketches in the film are from episodes produced and directed by John Robins. Contents Sketches include: * Ye Olde Wishing Well (19 November 1969) – including an appearance by David Prowse * Lower Tidmarsh Hospital Service (19 November 1969) * Spuddo Blooper (19 November 1969) – parodies of television adverts, for products such as margarine and mashed potato. * "Throw Open" Blooper (19 November 1969) * The Life of Maurice Dribble (25 December 1969) * Tommy Tupper in Tupper-Time (4 February 1970) – a parody of Simon Dee and the chat show ''Dee Time'' * Song: "My Garden Of Love" (11 March 1970) * The Party Blooper (11 March 1970) * "After Dinner with Charlotte Fudge" Blooper (11 March 1970) * Boutique Mask Dance (28 October 1970) * Love Will Find A Way (27 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixon Of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 to 1976. The central character, George Dixon, first appeared in the film ''The Blue Lamp'' (1950). Dixon is a mature and sympathetic police constable, who was played by Jack Warner (actor), Jack Warner in all of the 432 episodes. Dixon is the supposed embodiment of a typical "bobby" who would be familiar with the area in which he patrolled and its residents and often lived there himself. The series contrasted with later programmes such as ''Z-Cars'', which more realistically reflected a more aggressive policing culture. It retained a faithful following throughout its run and was voted second-most popular programme on British television in 1961. Character and name origins The character of Police Constable George Dixon was based on an old- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Lucky Man!
''O Lucky Man!'' is a 1973 British comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, whom McDowell had first played as a disaffected public schoolboy in his first film performance in Anderson's '' if....'' (1968). ''O Lucky Man!'' is the second film in the Mick Travis Trilogy, all starring McDowell, concluding with '' Britannia Hospital'' (1982). Plot The film is prefaced by a short story that begins "Once Upon a Time", a silent, black-and-white film that depicts an unnamed country filled with peasant laborers. They pick coffee beans while armed foremen push rudely between them. One worker (McDowell with black hair and a mustache) pockets a few beans for himself ("Coffee for the Breakfast Table"), but he is discovered by a foreman. He is next seen before a fat magistrate who slobbers as he removes his cigar only to say "Guilty." The foreman draws his machete and lays it across the unfortunate laborer's wrists, bound to a wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And Mother Makes Three
''...And Mother Makes Three'' is a British sitcom shown on ITV from 27 April 1971 to 27 June 1973. Starring Wendy Craig, it was written by Peter Buchanan, Peter Robinson, Richard Waring and Carla Lane. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. Cast * Wendy Craig – Sally Harrison * Robin Davies – Simon Harrison * David Parfitt – Peter Harrison * Valerie Lush – Auntie (Florence Massey) * George Selway – Mr Campbell * Richard Coleman – David Redway (series 3 and 4) * Julie Dawn Cole – Arabella (series 1 and 2) *Miriam Mann – Jane Redway (series 3 and 4) Plot Newly widowed mother Sally Harrison is trying to hold down a job as an assistant to Mr Campbell, a veterinarian. Her children are Simon and Peter, and her aunt lives with them and tries to help. In Series 3 Mr Campbell moves to Scotland and the vet premises is taken over by divorcee David Redway, an antique bookseller who has a daughter, Jane. David and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (British TV Series)
''Thriller'' is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits. Background The series was created by Brian Clemens, who also scripted the majority of the episodes and story-lined every installment. It was produced by John Sichel (the first three series), John Cooper (series 4) and Ian Fordyce (the final two series) for ATV at its Elstree studios north of London. The series evolved from Clemens' previous work, in particular two films in a similar style: '' And Soon the Darkness'' (1970) and ''Blind Terror'' (aka '' See No Evil'', 1971); the latter shares plot similarities with the ''Thriller'' episodes "The Eyes Have It" and "The Next Voice You See". Original music, including the theme tune, was supplied by Clemens' regular collaborator La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Buses
''On the Buses'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom that was broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 1969 to 1973. It was created by Chesney and Wolfe, Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, who wrote most of the episodes. It spawned three spin-off feature films and a stage version. Despite the writers' previous successes with ''The Rag Trade'' and ''Meet the Wife (TV series), Meet the Wife'' with the BBC, the corporation rejected ''On the Buses'', not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to Frank Muir, head of entertainment at London Weekend Television (LWT), who loved the idea; the show was accepted, and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers. The series is centred on the working-class life of Stan Butler and Jack Harper, who are the crew of the Number 11 bus at the Luxton and District Motor Traction Company. The action mostly takes place at the Butler home and at the bus depot. Network On Air descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
