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Post by Richard Marple on Jun 27, 2022 21:03:14 GMT
I think one of the early ideas for what was to become Eastenders was going to be set in a new town.
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jun 28, 2022 7:37:00 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? That's a problem with soaps of that time if it was on everyday newspapers/mags/studio publicity etc get tired of listing any plot/ new characters and just tend to say it is on and that is it, another one of that era was 'Market in Honey Lane' but William has turned up trumps again so will try to get that up there. |
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 28, 2022 9:37:49 GMT
HIGH LIVING
Episode 3: The Prize Draw
Thursday 19th December 1968
7:30pm to 8pm
Caulton Court tenants decide to have a Christmas draw for the old folks.
But when Gran draws the first name out of the hat she touches off a hornet's nest !
Kate Crombie Clare Richards
Andy Crombie Ken Henderson
Gran Betty Henderson
Chrissie Jennifer Angus
Tommy John Buick
Caretaker Willy Joss
Harry Lindsay Walter Jackson
Ella Lindsay Lillian Welsh
Mrs McGill Nancy Gilmour
Mrs Gauld Marjorie Thomson
Mrs Lambie Edith Reid
Geordie Guthrie Hugh Evans
Delivery Boy George Maclean
Norah Bobby Davidson
Designer Ken Wheatley
Script Editor Henry Hay
Producer/Director Ian Dalgleish
(To be Continued) ...
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 29, 2022 15:57:50 GMT
HIGH LIVING
Episode 4: Delayed Delivery
Thursday 26th December 1968
7:30pm to 8pm
An unclaimed Christmas gift leads to a minor mystery at Caulton Court.
Where is the occupant of the apparently empty flat on the twelve floor ?
Kate Crombie Clare Richards
Andy Crombie Ken Henderson
Gran Betty Henderson
Chrissie Jennifer Angus
Tommy John Buick
Mrs McGill Nancy Gilmour
Ella Lindsay Lillian Welsh
Harry Lindsay Walter Jackson
Mrs Gauld Marjorie Thomson
Mrs Lambie Edith Reid
Caretaker Willy Joss
Geordie Guthrie Hugh Evans
Norah Murdoch Bobby Davidson
Mrs Burns Gussie Walker
Designer Ken Wheatley
Script Editor Henry Hay
Producer/Director Ian Dalgleish
(To be Continued) ...
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Jun 29, 2022 16:31:45 GMT
An unclaimed Christmas gift leads to a minor mystery at Caulton Court.
Where is the occupant of the apparently empty flat on the twelve floor ?
Sounds like a rather intriguing Christmas mystery!
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Post by williammcgregor on Jun 30, 2022 8:34:44 GMT
HIGH LIVING
Episode 5: The Fancy Man
Thursday 2nd January 1969
7:30pm to 8pm
Is it spite that prompts Mrs Gauld to accuse one of her neighbours of having a clandestine affair?
Gran Crombie decides there is only one way to prove whether she's right or wrong ...
Kate Crombie Clare Richards
Andy Crombie Ken Henderson
Gran Betty Henderson
Chrissie Jennifer Angus
Tommy John Buick
Mrs McGill Nancy Gilmour
Ella Lindsay Lillian Welsh
Harry Lindsay Walter Jackson
Mrs Gauld Marjorie Thomson
Mrs Lambie Edith Reid
Geordie Guthrie Hugh Evans
Dan Dunlop Willy Joss
Mrs Malone Leslie Blackater
Jerry Michael Mistofsky
Designer Ken Wheatley
Script Editor Henry Hay
Producer/Director Ian Dalgleish
(To be Continued) ...
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Post by williammcgregor on Jul 1, 2022 11:05:57 GMT
 I know this picture is not great so this is what the article says ... In the past few weeks Scottish Television has been moulding into life a new television family.
They are the Crombies - central figures in an ambitious weekly series which makes it's debut this week.
It is High Living and that is exactly what the Crombies enjoy, as tenants of a 10th floor flat in a new "skyscraper" block in central Scotland.
The Crombies are ordinary folk, who, as they get on with their daily life, experience the joys and problems which happen to ordinary folk; the real life happenings on which drama is based.
In the family is Kate and her husband, Andy (Clare Richards and Ken Henderson) their children Chrissie, 16, (Jennifer Angus) and Tommy, 18, (John Buick) and Gran Crombie (Betty Henderson)
The first episode is The Flitting and sees the Crombies moving out of their old tenement where Gran has spent most of her life, and heading for their new world in the clouds.
Gran becomes disgruntled with multi-story life, missing her wee local shops where she was so well known. Her moods lead to a "blow-up" with daughter-in-law Kate.
The following week finds the Crombies taking part in the community life of the block by helping to run a prize draw in aid of a pensioners' Christmas treat. But there is trouble when the draw does'nt go according to plan.
Producer Ian dalgleish, who with script editor Henry Hay, has created the new series, says: "Our aim is to establish on the screen a group of people in whom we can reflect something of present-day Scottish life and character. " |
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Jul 2, 2022 13:41:36 GMT
Never mind that - I need to know what happened at Xmas!
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jul 3, 2022 8:54:49 GMT
Never mind that - I need to know what happened at Xmas! The soap machine has hooked you in LOL |
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Post by williammcgregor on Jul 3, 2022 11:31:56 GMT
Never mind that - I need to know what happened at Xmas! it's a cliffhanger Ronnie eh ? ... how much is it worth to know the answer ?  |
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Jul 3, 2022 13:19:04 GMT
I'm also seriously concerned about Granny Crombie.
Must have been a really traumatic move at her time of life...........................
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jul 3, 2022 15:12:46 GMT
I'm also seriously concerned about Granny Crombie. Must have been a really traumatic move at her time of life........................... Doesn't tenants jumping out their windows in later episodes turn out to be Granny Crombie's LSD tea. |
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Post by williammcgregor on Jul 4, 2022 20:54:11 GMT
Don't worry Ronnie Granny Crombie is going to be ok as Peter has already correctly identified episode 6 which is entitled ( Granny Takes A Trip) after listening to The Purple Gang on her radiogram. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh_bh77hK0 |
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jul 6, 2022 9:31:36 GMT
Don't worry Ronnie Granny Crombie is going to be ok as Peter has already correctly identified episode 6 which is entitled ( Granny Takes A Trip) after listening to The Purple Gang on her radiogram. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh_bh77hK0  |
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Post by brianfretwell on Jul 20, 2022 7:59:49 GMT
Don't worry Ronnie Granny Crombie is going to be ok as Peter has already correctly identified episode 6 which is entitled ( Granny Takes A Trip) after listening to The Purple Gang on her radiogram. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh_bh77hK0 She must have been listening on pirate Radio Scotland ( "On 242 meters on the medium wave, this is the sound of Radio Scotland", at night it could sometimes be heard in London) as the BBC banned it. Frighteningly I could still sing along to it on that You-tube link!!! |
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