Insp. George Gently Does Ns

[Guest MBarrett]

Coz of the popularity of "My Girl The Month of May" at the Mojo, Alan Bown started to include the song in their live sets.

Sorry - staying off topic - Rob, I don't recall ever hearing this track before.

I was lapping up all sorts of musical genres around 1966/7 and listening to the pirate radio stations most of the time. I don't remember any of them picking up on it. (Unless they did and I somehow missed it.)

Or maybe it was only plugged in the Sheffield area.

Unfortunately never saw Alan Bown live, but an album track as part of a live set may not have registered all that strongly with me anyway.

There was just SO MUCH going on musically at the time!

MB

[Guest gordon russell]

It's funny because his Sergeant in the series started as a Mod and (i'm assuming) is now into northern. If the series goes on long enough will he end up as a 50+ fat bloke in a primark shirt sitting in the corner moaning about over-played oldies?

didn,t think your shirts were from primark mate lol

Edited August 22, 2012 by gordon russell

[Guest db121]

RE: The Go Go did close in 68 but by early 67 it had changed to a more prog rock club like a lot of others including The Mojo

Sheffield's King Mojo never gave up on soul, at least not for the alldayer / allnighter sessions (didn't go to the midweek normal disco night sessions as I wasn't from Sheff)

The last ever session at the Mojo was Sunday 8th October 67 (alldayer) with Stevie Wonder on. The last allnighter had been a week earlier (Sat/Sun 1st October) with Jimmy Cliff & his Shake Down Sound on (Jimmy was still in his soul period).

..... Prior to those sessions, other live acts on there at niters / dayers were ..........

Sat 15th April LAST ALLNIGHTER: Geno Washington & R.J.Band

..... ALLNITER SESSIONS SUSPENDED

Sun 16th July dayer: Drifters (Invitations?)

Sun 30th July dayer: Garnett Mimms

Sun 20th Aug dayer: Alan Bown Set + Wynder K Frog

Sun 3rd Sept Dayer: Temptations (Velours / Fantastics)

Sun 17th Sept Dayer -- didn't note down who the act were.

.... ALLNIGHTERS reinstated as obvious club wasn't going to be licensed by Council

Sat 23rd September (niter): Drifters.

Stringfellow did go along with the 'flower power' thing that summer. Mixed in with all the soul tracks, he would play Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco" and Dion's "My Girl The Month of May" (which had come out in the UK at the end of 66 but Pete didn't start playing it till spring 67). Pete did go all 'kaftan & joss-sticks' that year but I think he was just following the London fashion trend.

Pete hit the road after the Mojo was closed, running the King Mojo Roadshow & playing nights all over Yorks & Notts. He ran soul nights in Castleford, Wakefield, etc. and then got his own replacement clubs in Sheffield. The 'Down Broadway' (titled after Johnny C's Boogaloo soul hit) and the Penthouse (that in the 80's would be used for NS / MS nights).

There was a big influx of Mojo people to the Wheel early 1967 and a couple I spoke to said the music policy was changing that's all.

So fair enough if you say it wasn't.

I know Pete Stringfellow went onto other places with soul I remember some guys telling me about the Tin Chicken Club in Castleford.

Regards

Dave

[Roburt]

RE: There was a big influx of Mojo people to the Wheel early 1967

I think that was mainly coz the allniter sessions were stopped at the Mojo. Our crowd never really fancied the Wheel, so we started going to the niters held at the Nite Owl in Leicester (whilst still attending the Mojo alldayers on the Sundays >> saw Temptations / Fantastics at Nite Owl on Sat 6th Sept & then at Mojo alldayer Sun 7th Sept !! -- Stringfellow became the group's manager not long after that gig).

We were back at the Mojo allniters when they were briefly reinstated but did have to start attending the Wheel on 14th Oct 67 when we went to see Jnr Walker. But for a while we still preferred the Nite Owl (went there each weekend for rest of October & most of November) though did go to see Ben E King + Senate at Wheel on 25th November. Last niter at Nite Owl was Eddie Floyd on 2nd December (club closed by Council a couple of days later).

Most of the ex Mojo crowd we knew (Hull, Scunny, Lincoln, Donny, Notts, Peterboro crowd) were also going to the Nite Owl throughout 1967.

After Nite Owl closed, it was the Wheel or a niter put on by Stringfellow at Tin Chicken or similar Yorkshire club.

[Mr Smithy]

Not to digress but I love the George Gently shows, but we don't get them over here for years, if at all

if anyone could burn me a DVD of this or any other episodes and send them over I'd be grateful.

All expenses paid.

Ta in advance

[Roburt]

db121 / Dave, you were right in a small way when you said that the Mojo club (Sheffield) moved away from soul acts in 1967, but only in a small way .

I had 'blocked out' memories of an alldayer (7th May 67) when Pink Floyd were the live act -- I was down in London that weekend; buying records & watching Garnett Mimms at the Saville Theatre (+ Jimi Hendrix -- but we didn't go for him).

Loads of other British groups played the Mojo club during it's existence; Small Faces (their 1st visit they played for free), the Who, the Move -- their big live act song back then was "Open The Door To Your Heart" if my memory ain't playing tricks on me --, Amen Corner -- they also did "Open The Door To Your Heart" and recorded songs such as Our Love (Is In The Pocket), Something You Got, Expressway (To Your Heart), Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Good & I Don't Wanna Discuss It / Amen -- AND the Nice (though they had been P.P. Arnold's backing band up to that time).

Sheffield's version of a Motown group; the Pitiful Souls (5 local guys of West Indian descent) used to practise at the Mojo in 1966 and they played an allniter session at the club before going off to play gigs all over the world.

BUT to be fair, most clubs were booking UK beat groups back then -- Family were on at the Nite Owl on 24th June 67 (didn't go) and the night before Jimi Hendrix played the Mojo (7th Jan 67), Jimi & his group were busted at the Wheel allnighter for having drugs on them. On that night that Jimi Hendrix was at the Wheel, the Mojo allnighter featured Alvin Cash & the Crawlers.

With Stringfellows work on RSG, he was well known to all the London based 'bookers'. Coz of this, he was always being offered 'the next big thing' for a gig at the Mojo.

[Roburt]

Still off topic, but a few tracks were cut at the Mojo Club (Sheffield).

The Sheffield Students Rag Committee had the idea of raising extra funds by putting out records (45's, EP's) that could be sold by the teams around the city asking for 'donations'.

I know of at least 3 Sheff Rag records (64;65 & 67) and two of these had Mojo connections.

The 64 Sheff Rag EP included a track by a local West Indian outfit; Los Caribos.

The 65 Sheff Rag 45 was I think recorded at the Mojo Club -- the cover certainly featured the club's detals; the group's involved were the Lizards & the Foresters (no idea who they were).

The tracks included on the 1967 EP were definitely cut at the Mojo and 2 of the groups involved were the Pitiful Souls (named on the 7" as being the Pityful Souls) who cut a version of "Never Like This Before" and Joe Cocker's Blues Band who cut "I've Been Trying" & "Saved".

Any idea if any live sessions (or demos / student rag tracks) were cut at Newcastle's Club AGogo ???

Quite a few live shows were cut in those times at London Clubs (featuring the likes of Alan Bown Set, Jimmy James & Vags, Geno Washington & R.J.Band).

Wasn't one of the UK live shows that were recorded on Garnett Mimms from up north (the other being at Sussex Uni I seem to recall).

Edited August 23, 2012 by Roburt

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Got back from pub at tea time, just watched a great programme about Britians heritage.....feet up, chillin out Sunday evening.......Dean bleeding Parish bangs out in my ears.....I'm On My Way........, I look up at the t.v. Can't believe it, BBC Cop drama about Nothern Soul, nearly choked on me pork scratchings.

Blow me, what's all that about......

Aid.

P.s it was called George Gentry

..."George Gentry". What a great artist name for a cover-up...

...George Gently? Not so much...

[manus]

Still off topic, but a few tracks were cut at the Mojo Club (Sheffield).

The Sheffield Students Rag Committee had the idea of raising extra funds by putting out records (45's, EP's) that could be sold by the teams around the city asking for 'donations'.

I know of at least 3 Sheff Rag records (64;65 & 67) and two of these had Mojo connections.

The 64 Sheff Rag EP included a track by a local West Indian outfit; Los Caribos.

The 65 Sheff Rag 45 was I think recorded at the Mojo Club -- the cover certainly featured the club's detals; the group's involved were the Lizards & the Foresters (no idea who they were).

The tracks included on the 1967 EP were definitely cut at the Mojo and 2 of the groups involved were the Pitiful Souls (named on the 7" as being the Pityful Souls) who cut a version of "Never Like This Before" and Joe Cocker's Blues Band who cut "I've Been Trying" & "Saved".

Any idea if any live sessions (or demos / student rag tracks) were cut at Newcastle's Club AGogo ???

Quite a few live shows were cut in those times at London Clubs (featuring the likes of Alan Bown Set, Jimmy James & Vags, Geno Washington & R.J.Band).

Wasn't one of the UK live shows that were recorded on Garnett Mimms from up north (the other being at Sussex Uni I seem to recall).

Sussex Uni ? That sounds interesting I'll check it out tomorrow as I've worked at Sussex Uni Library for the last 16 years - I'm sure Keith Woon will know too as I'm sure he DJd at events at Sussex Uni late 60s.

Cheers

Manus

[Wiggyflat]

Sorry - staying off topic - Rob, I don't recall ever hearing this track before.

I was lapping up all sorts of musical genres around 1966/7 and listening to the pirate radio stations most of the time. I don't remember any of them picking up on it. (Unless they did and I somehow missed it.)

Or maybe it was only plugged in the Sheffield area.

Unfortunately never saw Alan Bown live, but an album track as part of a live set may not have registered all that strongly with me anyway.

There was just SO MUCH going on musically at the time!

MB

Its on their first LP...released in the US and Uk....its from their psych/toytown pop period.

[Wiggyflat]

RE: There was a big influx of Mojo people to the Wheel early 1967

I think that was mainly coz the allniter sessions were stopped at the Mojo. Our crowd never really fancied the Wheel, so we started going to the niters held at the Nite Owl in Leicester (whilst still attending the Mojo alldayers on the Sundays >> saw Temptations / Fantastics at Nite Owl on Sat 6th Sept & then at Mojo alldayer Sun 7th Sept !! -- Stringfellow became the group's manager not long after that gig).

We were back at the Mojo allniters when they were briefly reinstated but did have to start attending the Wheel on 14th Oct 67 when we went to see Jnr Walker. But for a while we still preferred the Nite Owl (went there each weekend for rest of October & most of November) though did go to see Ben E King + Senate at Wheel on 25th November. Last niter at Nite Owl was Eddie Floyd on 2nd December (club closed by Council a couple of days later).

Most of the ex Mojo crowd we knew (Hull, Scunny, Lincoln, Donny, Notts, Peterboro crowd) were also going to the Nite Owl throughout 1967.

After Nite Owl closed, it was the Wheel or a niter put on by Stringfellow at Tin Chicken or similar Yorkshire club.

Looks like Chris Rea would have liked to have gone....he could only see them off though

[Roburt]

"My Girl The Month of May" ..... I was lapping up all sorts of musical genres around 1966/7 and listening to the pirate radio stations most of the time. I don't remember any of them picking up on it. (Unless they did and I somehow missed it.)

Or maybe it was only plugged in the Sheffield area.

Unfortunately never saw Alan Bown live, but an album track as part of a live set may not have registered all that strongly with me anyway.

MB

I think the Dion (UK 45) version was definitely just a 'Sheffield thing'.

Certainly Alan Bown always performed "My Girl The Month of May" when they played the Mojo, so I would think they also performed the track live at other clubs / shows.

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Sorry - staying off topic - Rob, I don't recall ever hearing this track before.

I was lapping up all sorts of musical genres around 1966/7 and listening to the pirate radio stations most of the time. I don't remember any of them picking up on it. (Unless they did and I somehow missed it.)

Or maybe it was only plugged in the Sheffield area.

It was the B side of 'Berimbau', Mike - which I suppose is as good a reason as any for it not to have been played on the pirates Mind you I don't recall hearing 'Berimbau' either at the time....

However Radio Caroline South played their other HMV 45 'Movin' Man' a bit, and both singles and the 'Together Again' album were raved about by Norman Jopling in 'Record Mirror' at the time of their release here.

I didn't buy any of them at the time but I did get both singles in the early 70s, and the album a bit later. It's a bit of a Marmite record, is 'My Girl....' but I like it a lot...

[Roburt]

................ BACK ON TOPIC ................

BBC Breakfast Time is doing a promo piece on the TV show this morning at 8.45 and during this they are showing clips from this episode of the show.

In this episode, you get to see Gently's sidekick Detective Sergeant John Bacchus showing off his record collection.

By all accounts, he says that he bought all his best 45's (Including Dean Parrish) from Kegsy.

You would have thought they could have given Kegsy a cameo role in this episode; he could have played a time ravaged 'down & out' living rough on the street outside the NS club featured in the show.

[Roburt]

It's no wonder John Bacchus got all his records from Kegsy, his story (when he goes undercover at the NS club) is that he has just moved up from Leeds. Bet he tells them that he used to go to the Bee Gee club.

...... Do I Love You ............ Indeed I do ..........

[Ian Parker]

just watched the Breakfast interview. umm, not sure who did the research, but it is set in 1968, which surely means the term 'northern soul' (mentioned more than once in the show) was'nt even heard of back then ? . the lead guy mentions 'Born a loser' and Frank Wilson ? Both of these were discovered a good few years later.

good show normally, but i'll be elsewhere tonight me thinks

[Roburt]

RE: not sure who did the research, but it is set in 1968 ....

.... It's a TV entertainment show .... it's not a documentary about the evolution of the UK NS scene !!! give em a break !!!

[Ian Parker]

yes Roburt, hence my comment "good show normally" ....... i little research goes a long way though

[Mike Lofthouse]

the lead guy mentions 'Born a loser' and Frank Wilson ? Both of these were discovered a good few years later.........

Its a well known fact in the North East that it was actually Sergeant Bacchus who originally discovered Frank Wilson, after years of tirelessly trying to break it in the North East he passed it on and it ended up being played by Russ at Wigan and of course the rest is history!

[Guest in town Mikey]

..."George Gentry". What a great artist name for a cover-up...

...George Gently? Not so much...

He's a bobby isnt he?

[Haydn]

I am confused now coz he looked younger in The Professionals which was after 1968!

[Ceejay]

yes Roburt, hence my comment "good show normally" ....... i little research goes a long way though

Totally agree................ if someone can't be arsed to get the facts right and do the research properly, don't bother!!!

It's not being picky, but facts are facts!!!

Edited August 24, 2012 by Carol J

[Guest molly7989]

Watch Hairy Bikers in Memphis, the show was peppered with Northern, they even went to Stax, wonder if they go to the Big Club?

Spot.

Simon was into northern and on one of thier show's he said how he used to go to wigan this was the episode when the hairy bikers were in bury eating black pudding seee ya Molly.xxx

[Amsterdam Russ]

I'm sure there are aficionados of all aspects of 1960s life and culture, and those who obsess about police procedures, moaning away in other, specialist forums, just as people are here.

Watching the episode "Gently Evil" last night, my partner Bev, a professional costumier with a detailed knowledge of the history of fashion and clothing, pointed out that in one scene a woman was wearing a moulded-cup bra. Such things, she tells me, were not available until the mid-90s.

Did it spoil our enjoyment? No, not one little bit...

Edited August 25, 2012 by Russell Gilbert

[Paul Conroy]

Simon was into northern and on one of thier show's he said how he used to go to wigan this was the episode when the hairy bikers were in bury eating black pudding seee ya Molly.xxx

Not too sure about Si King going to Wigan, bearing in mind he was born in 1967, bit too young me thinks, Not sure about him being on the Northern Scene either, particually up here on Tyneside , may be wrong though, just I cannot recall ever seeing him untill he was on the Telly, must admit I do like the two of them amd they are very good entertainment

If am wrong about Si King nee probs

[Roburt]

Got to agree with Russell. Whatever your special interest is, you can find fault with every film / TV prog made because its the characters & plot that matters most to the makers.

They don't really care if they have someone in their show that wears a 'wrong' dress, drives a 'wrong' car, listens to a 'wrong' song, etc.

Lots of times continuity make an effort to get it right ..... in most TV shows they make an effort to ensure if I guy leaves his house in (say) a Capri, that he's still in a Capri en-route and the same when he gets to his destination.

The same care is not taken for instance when trains are shown on TV ..... a guy can board a train that is pulled by a steam loco, next time the train is shown, it's become a EMU (electric multiple unit) and when he gets off its fronted by a diesel loco. The railway buffs go mad, but does anyone else watching the show care ..... NO.

............... So you NS anoraks, give them a break.

Edited August 25, 2012 by Roburt

[Joefromupnorth]

As Rob says above if your going to watch it don't expect detail.........I accepted an invite to take part and as i like the program and have watched since it started i thought it a good idea so along with Sammy Dee who turned up we were the senior citizen's although i had thought i would not be alone as many of similar age were asked/put their names forward.Once at the venue it began to unfold that what research that had been done was scant to say the least as we pointed out the term Northern Soul had not been coined in that year and here's a massive banner behind the decks proclaiming it !!! just the tip of the iceberg of inaccuracies and young folk who would not calm down they will look more akin to punks jumping about!!!

I did voice my concerns with all this with one of the crew who was second i think to the director but said his hands were tied as to what he could do and the director had final say and he wanted to go with it as planned.My parting shot to him,as i declined the offer of day two filming was "Folks who usually watch the show will tune in and no doubt enjoy it for the entertainment value but " fans of the scene will rip it to pieces" he seemed genuinely shocked and said " Really " along with others i signed a sheet and i remember legal tags not to discuss the program attached so maybe its best not to say anymore until after its shown because the BBC has pots of money to spend i may end up in court lol

Edited August 25, 2012 by JOEfromupnorth

[Paul Conroy]

Joe When the producers came to The Cricket Club and we were talking to them about the programme it was very apparant very little research had been done and when the innacuracies were pointed out we knew they wer'nt bothered, why ??? probs cause the script had already been written and approved and they could'nt change anything at that stage, might be wrong though, never mind

[Joefromupnorth]

Joe When the producers came to The Cricket Club and we were talking to them about the programme it was very apparant very little research had been done and when the innacuracies were pointed out we knew they wer'nt bothered, why ??? probs cause the script had already been written and approved and they could'nt change anything at that stage, might be wrong though, never mind

My thoughts were the two lasses were only recruiting and knew nothing anyway Paul but its the BBC mate i should have known better lol

Entertainment wise ive always thought this a good program and i'm sure even this episode will be as they always have worthy story lines but as i say the scene will rip it apart.

Great to see you have the FED back next year by the way.

[Agentsmith]

Not too sure about Si King going to Wigan, bearing in mind he was born in 1967, bit too young me thinks, Not sure about him being on the Northern Scene either, particually up here on Tyneside , may be wrong though, just I cannot recall ever seeing him untill he was on the Telly, must admit I do like the two of them amd they are very good entertainment

If am wrong about Si King nee probs

ditto paul, just scratching my head about that as i was aware dave myers is 12 years older than si,....but perhaps he did just about catch the tail-end of the casino, albeit as a 14/15 year old....which aint necessarily unreasonable as during the course of its existance, the venue probably turned a blind eye to a good many underaged soulies...its about heads in and the cash tills ringing. perhaps the tin hat brigade amongst us are long overdue a raincheck....everytime something visual wants to pay homage quite unintentionally to "our culture", its run for the air raid shelter...just cut some slack please??? be open minded, enlightened and enjoy a good old nostalgic view of a straight laced copper and his hip sidekick...and just imagine what it must have been like to have been in on the fledgling scene right at the very start....i missed out by about 4 years, but so did a good many other stalwarts my age.....and i dont necessarily read any of the 60 somethings bleating about the intrusion here, so all well & good!

[Ceejay]

.everytime something visual wants to pay homage quite unintentionally to "our culture", its run for the air raid shelter...just cut some slack please??? be open minded

"Totally disagree...............we are talking about history here................how would it be if Henry VIII only had 2 wives............or the Second World War started in 1943 and ended in 1946!!!

May not matter to some but to me it's very important....................get the damn facts right!!!

Never seen George Gently before but you can put money on it that I'll watch it and be one of those slating it!!!"

I'll get me coat!!!!

Edited August 25, 2012 by Carol J

[Amsterdam Russ]

"Totally disagree...............we are talking about history here................how would it be if Henry VIII only had 2 wives............or the Second World War started in 1943 and ended in 1946!!!

May not matter to some but to me it's very important....................get the damn facts right!!!

Never seen George Gently before but you can put money on it that I'll watch it and be one of those slating it!!!"

I'll get me coat!!!!

It's not a history lesson, it's entertainment.

[Paddy Ferry]

Got to agree with Russell. Whatever your special interest is, you can find fault with every film / TV prog made because its the characters & plot that matters most to the makers.

They don't really care if they have someone in their show that wears a 'wrong' dress, drives a 'wrong' car, listens to a 'wrong' song, etc.

Lots of times continuity make an effort to get it right ..... in most TV shows they make an effort to ensure if I guy leaves his house in (say) a Capri, that he's still in a Capri en-route and the same when he gets to his destination.

The same care is not taken for instance when trains are shown on TV ..... a guy can board a train that is pulled by a steam loco, next time the train is shown, it's become a EMU (electric multiple unit) and when he gets off its fronted by a diesel loco. The railway buffs go mad, but does anyone else watching the show care ..... NO.

............... So you NS anoraks, give them a break.

Classic escape to victory, most of the crowd watching the final had adidas tops on and trainers.

[Paddy Ferry]

It's not even been on yet and it's being slated. Chill out it's not real.

[Amsterdam Russ]

Classic escape to victory, most of the crowd watching the final had adidas tops on and trainers.

And Quadrophenia was hardly a stickler for period accuracy

[Roburt]

RE: we are talking about history here...........get the damn facts right!!!

I's not history; it's a fictitious club on a TV cop show ....

..... next you'll be trying to tell us that East Enders should be based on real people & how they actually live their lives.

[Ceejay]

I's not history; it's a fictitious club on a TV cop show ....

..... next you'll be trying to tell us that East Enders should be based on real people & how they actually live their lives.

I know that, it was just my way of making the point.......... but still think they could have researched the whole thing a lot better!!!

By the way, I may not be an Eastender............but there's a few Phil Mitchell's walking around my town :D

Edited August 26, 2012 by Carol J

[Guest]

.everytime something visual wants to pay homage quite unintentionally to "our culture", its run for the air raid shelter...just cut some slack please??? be open minded

"Totally disagree...............we are talking about history here................how would it be if Henry VIII only had 2 wives............

May not matter to some but to me it's very important....................get the damn facts right!!!

Ahem!...... Carol, Henry did only have 2 wives, four of the marriages were annulled legally considered never to have taken place)

Edited August 26, 2012 by Guest

[Ceejay]

Ahem!...... Carol, Henry did only have 2 wives, four of the marriages were annulled legally considered never to have taken place)

Thanks for that...............just picked a couple of things out of the air as suggestions!!!! Hopefully got the WWII bit right, lol!!!

Edited August 26, 2012 by Carol J

[Guest]

Thanks for that...............just picked a couple of things out of the air as suggestions!!!! Hopefully got the WWII bit right, lol!!!

Thats my punishment for reading Stephen Fry`s QI books on the bog. A mind full of useless information.

[Ceejay]

Thats my punishment for reading Stephen Fry`s QI books on the bog. A mind full of useless information.

My excuse was that I was on the wine, lol.......................maybe our lads got one of those QI books...........he seems to spend a lot of time in the bathroom!!!

:lol:

[Agentsmith]

My excuse was that I was on the wine, lol.......................maybe our lads got one of those QI books...........he seems to spend a lot of time in the bathroom!!!

:lol:

dear lady,

i dont mind if you're on the vino so long as its a nice quality that cost you a few bob and not some shoddy cheap stuff that gives you a thumping headache! even better if you're drinking it whilst watching another ripping detective yarn set in good old blighty....and this series is infinitely better than heartbeat which, quite frankly incorperated cornation street style comedy....having said that,.....the former did feature sliced tomatoes in one episode, though they weren't exactly back droppin' on t'moor :lol:

[Guest]

I am one of the old fogies (still barely alive) who was at the Nottingham palais in 1968 and we were bopping to the isley bros,frankie valli,the marvelletes,the elgins,earl vandyke and junior walker,otis reading etc, can't remember the wave of never made its like gets played now and is generally called Northern.The term hadn't been created in 68. There were some mega dancers like titch and his mob, when they stopped chatting up the totty and got on the dance floor everybody made space and watched with their cake holes well and truly open.Those lads could have won the olympics gymnastics. Truly memorable day's. We ugly blokes didn't stand a chance with those gorgeous Nottingham girls.

Sorry I digress,saw a chat on BBC breakfast with a clip, the young sidekick possed as a mod type and tried to sell a girl a record 'FW do I love you', for a few pence and she said it was worth many pounds.It wasn't like that then,records sold for pennies.The precious ones who try to keep the punters out by the hallowed few hyper inflating disc prices didn't exist then,so the writers got that wrong.Also the dancing looked like a bit of a shuffle even we 50 n 60 year olds can shake a leg better than that.Still its hopefully another chance to get the music out and maybe bring some new young fans in to keep it going because we are becoming dinosaurs.

Better get my tin hat on again

[Ceejay]

dear lady,

i dont mind if you're on the vino so long as its a nice quality that cost you a few bob and not some shoddy cheap stuff that gives you a thumping headache! even better if you're drinking it whilst watching another ripping detective yarn set in good old blighty....and this series is infinitely better than heartbeat which, quite frankly incorperated cornation street style comedy....having said that,.....the former did feature sliced tomatoes in one episode, though they weren't exactly back droppin' on t'moor :lol:

Dear Sir,

I can confirm that the vino in question was indeed a cheeky little number and I was in no pain when rising out of my pit this morning!!!

A change of plan for this evening...........going out and can confirm that one will be partaking in a glass or three (or four) of the same!!!

Cheers, Carol :wave:

[Soulman]

I'm sure there are aficionados of all aspects of 1960s life and culture, and those who obsess about police procedures, moaning away in other, specialist forums, just as people are here.

Watching the episode "Gently Evil" last night, my partner Bev, a professional costumier with a detailed knowledge of the history of fashion and clothing, pointed out that in one scene a woman was wearing a moulded-cup bra. Such things, she tells me, were not available until the mid-90s.

Did it spoil our enjoyment? No, not one little bit...

[Steve G]

Got to agree with Russell. Whatever your special interest is, you can find fault with every film / TV prog made because its the characters & plot that matters most to the makers.

They don't really care if they have someone in their show that wears a 'wrong' dress, drives a 'wrong' car, listens to a 'wrong' song, etc.

Lots of times continuity make an effort to get it right ..... in most TV shows they make an effort to ensure if I guy leaves his house in (say) a Capri, that he's still in a Capri en-route and the same when he gets to his destination.

The same care is not taken for instance when trains are shown on TV ..... a guy can board a train that is pulled by a steam loco, next time the train is shown, it's become a EMU (electric multiple unit) and when he gets off its fronted by a diesel loco. The railway buffs go mad, but does anyone else watching the show care ..... NO.

............... So you NS anoraks, give them a break.

Don't start me on trains in TV and film, we could be here a long time....

Same with buses when they have a 1930s piece and they roll out a Routemaster or something....

Edited August 26, 2012 by Steve G

[De-to]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p00xq1vc

[Roburt]

The i newspaper did a short promo piece on Sunday's TV page in yesterday's edition.

Nothing startling there; a bit pf praise for the script BUT they finished off with the comment that this episode features a great musical soundtrack !!!

So, that can't be bad.

[Ian Dewhirst]

"Baby Do The Philly Dog" - The Olympics and "I'm Gonna Love You A Long Long Time" - Patti & The Emblems first two tracks played.

Dancing and fashions all wrong but hey, it's a prime-time Sunday evening TV show. I think they call it 'suspension of disbelief' or something...........

Ian D

[Ian Dewhirst]

...plus the murdered girl had a copy of Frank Wilson in her bedroom LOL.....this could be good.....

Ian D