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Post by Peter Stirling on Jun 3, 2022 20:49:09 GMT
William I don't know if you are aware of a 60/70s STV soap opera called 'High Living'?
Basically centred around a community living in one of those new-fangled tower blocks in Glasgow.
Over 200 episodes were thought to have been made but are now missing.
Shown in a few regions in the south sporadically. I added a few bits to IMDB but the entry is far from complete.
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Jun 3, 2022 21:33:45 GMT
Not trying to steal Williams thunder.............. I don't recall the programme myself but whenever I mention it t to anyone of a certain age it appears to be fondly remembered. Yes there are no surviving episodes unfortunately, but..... When Missing Believed Wiped came to Edinburgh in 2013 Tony Currie was one of the speakers. I am fairly sure that it was High Living he was referring to when he said he knew of a former coleague who had one episode in their private collection.
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 6, 2022 7:11:10 GMT
Hi Peter,
Sorry for replying so late; I have heard of (High Living) but I can't ever remember watching it. It's a shame that once again nothing seems to have survived from 200 episodes. Apart from as Ronnie mentioned that a colleague of Tony Currie has one is their private collection.
What I can do is try and find out a wee bit about the programme via old newspapers at the library and share any findings with you.
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 6, 2022 7:23:14 GMT
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 6, 2022 7:36:25 GMT
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jun 6, 2022 12:39:18 GMT
Thanks all - I noticed one of the directors was Douglas Moodie who was more familiar with comedies...so this was probably a lot more light-hearted than today's violent and depressive soap operas.
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Jun 6, 2022 14:25:54 GMT
Initially apparently only 15 minutes duration per episode. Found the theme here - soundcloud.com/transdiffusion/stvs-high-livingBased on that it does sound a bit too Brigadoon - possibly comedic? - for me, but like I said it seems to be fondly remembered when I enquire if anyone recalls the series.
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jun 6, 2022 21:52:49 GMT
Initially apparently only 15 minutes duration per episode. Found the theme here - soundcloud.com/transdiffusion/stvs-high-livingBased on that it does sound a bit too Brigadoon - possibly comedic? - for me, but like I said it seems to be fondly remembered when I enquire if anyone recalls the series. Cheers.That tune does sound familiar. oh well back into the memory
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 7, 2022 10:55:07 GMT
It's years since I've heard that tune ... so maybe I heard it at the time of the show ? I'd like to think so
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Post by Brian Denton on Jun 9, 2022 12:14:05 GMT
That tune used to be used for a kids programme on ITV when I was a youngster. Possibly the Brian Inglis (not Wally Whyton) incarnation of Time for a Laugh?
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Post by John Green on Jun 9, 2022 20:23:11 GMT
"High Living featured the Crombie family (Andy, Kate and their children) who move into a new apartment in a high-rise apartment block in Glasgow." but IMDB isn't a lot of help with the cast; at present, it has the actors playing the two leads appearing in a total of six episodes. (Others are shown as appearing in two...).
I wonder from whence they derive the figures?
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 10, 2022 11:18:46 GMT
"High Living featured the Crombie family (Andy, Kate and their children) who move into a new apartment in a high-rise apartment block in Glasgow." but IMDB isn't a lot of help with the cast; at present, it has the actors playing the two leads appearing in a total of six episodes. (Others are shown as appearing in two...). I wonder from whence they derive the figures? Hopefully I can shed some light on those questions John when I next visit the library
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 25, 2022 20:31:02 GMT
For Peter and the rest of the forum ... I got these details from the Scottish version of the TV Times HIGH LIVING Episode 1: The Flitting Thursday 5th December 1968 7:30pm to 8pm The setting is a multi-storey block of flats typical of the scores in central Scotland. The dramatised stories concern the problems and the situations that develop among the people who are learning to live a little nearer the clouds. Focal family of the stories are the Crombies, who live on the tenth floor at Caulton Court. Their arrival at Caulton Court is the basis of the first story. In subsequent weeks other residents of the flats are featured. Producer Ian Dalgleish who, with Script Editor Henry Hay, has created the series says: "This is really a bridge between current affairs and drama. Our aim, simply, is to establish on the screen in Scotland a group of people in whom we can reflect something of present-day Scottish life and character." Henry Hay, who has written the scripts for the first six episodes says: "As the pattern emerges, we hope to have as many as a dozen writers contributing to the series." Both Producer and Editor know they've taken on a big job. Breathing life into what could become a Scottish TV institution is an exciting challenge. Mrs.Crombie Clare Richards Mr.Crombie Ken Henderson Gran Crombie Betty Henderson Chrissie Jennifer Angus Tommy John Buick Removal Man Willy Joss Designer Ken Wheatley Script Editor Henry Hay Producer/Director Ian Dalgleish Please see below for a TV critic's view from the Glasgow Evening Times the day after the first episode ... (To be Continued) ...
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Jun 26, 2022 20:07:38 GMT
It was actually quite a good idea reflecting the times. New residents moving into the block, meeting new neighbours albeit from a similar background. Thus introducing the cast not only to each other but also to the viewers. The fifteen minute format does seem a bit odd though. I was always aware of The Newcomers from the mid 1960s although could not really recall much about it. I had always assumed, by the title, it was set in a New Town which again would see new friendships/rivalries formed among the families. Having seen a couple of episodes it was of course centred around just one family relocating from London. Still think the New Town scenario would have worked though, again topical for the 1960s.
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 26, 2022 21:08:27 GMT
HIGH LIVING
Episode 2: All in The Wash
Thursday 12th December 1968
7:30pm to 8pm
High flat boredom is beginning to get a grip on Gran. But Kate Crombie prods her into doing something about it.
Kate Crombie Clare Richards Andy Crombie Ken Henderson Gran Crombie Betty Henderson Chrissie Jennifer Angus Tommy John Buick Mrs McGill Nancy Gilmore Mrs Lambie Edith Reid Ella Lindsay Lillian Welsh Harry Lindsay Walter Jackson Mrs Gauld Marjorie Thomson Geordie Guthrie Hugh Evans Boy David Gallacher Big Aggie Mary Allan
Designer Ken Wheatley Script Editor Henry Hay Producer/Director Ian Dalgleish
(To be Continued) ...
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