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  • Markw
    Markw

    This was done for a programme called, if I recall, 'Something Else' which was aired around 1980 I think. The series was one of those 'we want TV for the yoof made by the yoof' type of things which sta

  • Derek Pearson
    Derek Pearson

    Hi Mark Aah you mean this embarassing Paul O'Grady footage from 14th October 2008 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFqPDjk-D8U Thanks for the tip on where to find

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Could be

the lack of people could mean it was filmed on a week night i think it opened Monday and Wednesday from 7.00pm to 11.00pm

some of the local lads will know more

Deffinatly the Casino what a great bit of footage not seen that before .

DEFFO WIGAN this was filmed on a saturday morning the dancers are vernon, mick from bradford, johnny kearsley& tony vernal of aspull and harry green was the dj hope this helps

This was done for a programme called, if I recall, 'Something Else' which was aired around 1980 I think. The series was one of those 'we want TV for the yoof made by the yoof' type of things which started to get popular back then. Something Else was presented each week by kids from different towns across the UK. This one was done by some folk from Skelmersdale. As I recall, it was introduced by one of the lads saying something like "they wouldn't let us film at Wigan Casino of a night time but we wanted to show you what Northern Soul is all about anyway" - cut to footage of buses and coaches and a soundtrack of Isaac Hayes 'Disco Connection'.

  On 26/12/2011 at 09:37, Mr Ms DJ said:

DEFFO WIGAN this was filmed on a saturday morning the dancers are vernon, mick from bradford, johnny kearsley& tony vernal of aspull and harry green was the dj hope this helps

Yep....spot on....about the lads.... :thumbsup: ...Delxxxxx

What was the name of the big coloured guy who always wore the blue boiler suit/red belt combo at Wigan and about (80-ish)?

  On 30/12/2011 at 15:32, Barry said:

What was the name of the big coloured guy who always wore the blue boiler suit/red belt combo at Wigan and about (80-ish)?

The Phantom Janitor? :lol:

  On 30/12/2011 at 16:15, sir cumference said:

The Phantom Janitor? :lol:

Haha...maybe? :wink:

It's just that I'm sure there is more footage from the one posted above with this guy on it - he may have been a Rick someone!?

  On 30/12/2011 at 15:32, Barry said:

What was the name of the big coloured guy who always wore the blue boiler suit/red belt combo at Wigan and about (80-ish)?

Hi

It's Mick Francis..... :)

  On 30/12/2011 at 17:36, rosemary said:

Hi

It's Mick Francis..... :)

Hi Rosemary, thanks love - Mick was certainly someone you couldn't miss.

I'm sure he features on footage not used on the above video.

  On 26/12/2011 at 09:37, Mr Ms DJ said:

DEFFO WIGAN this was filmed on a saturday morning the dancers are vernon, mick from bradford, johnny kearsley& tony vernal of aspull and harry green was the dj hope this helps

Which one is Johnny ?

I've spotted Mick, Vernon, Bosy (Bradford one) but for the life of me can't make out Johnny?

  On 31/12/2011 at 16:37, Barry said:

Hi Rosemary, thanks love - Mick was certainly someone you couldn't miss.

I'm sure he features on footage not used on the above video.

He hasn't changed Barry, he still loves to show case his dance moves (& we love him for it)

He's on soulsource, I'll be seeing him next week at the Hilton, so I'll tell him about this thread, if he doesn't see it before

Bloody Hell, Mr Pearson just told me about this video, thanks for the kind words guys, God I can't do those styles anymore I'm to old xx

  On 04/01/2012 at 21:35, MickFrancis said:

Bloody Hell, Mr Pearson just told me about this video, thanks for the kind words guys, God I can't do those styles anymore I'm to old xx

Of course you can !!

Do you know which one is Johnny Mick ?

  On 04/01/2012 at 22:04, Alison H said:

Of course you can !!

Do you know which one is Johnny Mick ?

Who's Johnny Mick?

  On 04/01/2012 at 22:17, Pete60 said:

Who's Johnny Mick?

:lol: Very good :thumbsup:

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  On 30/12/2011 at 16:20, Barry said:
It's just that I'm sure there is more footage from the one posted above with this guy on it!?
  On 31/12/2011 at 16:37, Barry said:
I'm sure he features on footage not used on the above video.
  On 04/01/2012 at 21:35, MickFrancis said:
Bloody Hell, Mr Pearson just told me about this video, thanks for the kind words guys

Hey up Mick - seeing as you were featured in this programme what was the background to it and can you confirm more details, people etc etc....

Memory is such a weird thing - as soon as I watched the above clip of Vernon spinning I knew I'd completely forgotten all about it but immediately remembered I'd seen it many times before.

Then I wondered why there weren't snippets of it all over YouTube, of course I never considered that the BBC would routinely clear off sections of videos they owned under copyright laws.

And yes Barry you're right - the more I thought about it - there is a section where Big Mick is sat down saying summat like "I'm from Bradford and we come here just for the music, just for the music, it's fantastic"........

derek x

also it looks like there are 2 separate threads going on at the moment that are very similar and overlap many times:

Check this thread out for more questions and answers.

All About The Soul: 'Can you Id the source of film' started by wiggyflat Oct 07 2011.

Edited by Derek Pearson

The first part of that footage is well used and was featured in colour on (I think) the Old Grey Whistle Test feature using Tony's Blackburn (the one with Mick Hucknall on it?). The latter half-ish is new to me.

The footage you mention with Mick etc talking to the camera was new to me when I saw it a couple of years ago on that embarassing Paul O'Grady show!!

Cheers,

Mark R

Lack of people?,there was many nights like that in the last year especially inbetween oldie nights anniversaries etc,Lad in the clip at 1:02 in the black jumper was lester from Wigan

  On 12/01/2012 at 14:15, Derek Pearson said:

Hi Mark

Aah you mean this embarassing Paul O'Grady footage from 14th October 2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFqPDjk-D8U

Thanks for the tip on where to find that missing bit of Big Mick talking.

Would love to see the full clip. I bet in time somebody will locate it and air it on summat like YouTube.

derek

Bless, Big Mick & his hair :lol:

Derek, do you know which one is Johnny ?

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