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Post by Andy Howells on Nov 11, 2007 20:23:35 GMT
Does anyone know if any of Romany Jones survives starring Jimmy Beck and Arthur Mullard?
I seem to remember this series been really popular despite the tag given to it in recent years that apparently it wasnt really very good.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 12, 2007 8:49:07 GMT
Wasnt Mike Reid in a few episodes or was that Yus My Dear ? I was wondering about a DVD release myself some time ago!
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Post by Andy Howells on Nov 12, 2007 9:16:39 GMT
Yus!
Mike was in Yus My Dear playing Arthur Mullard's brother Benny.
I'd be intrigued to see these again as I remember watching them as a child and thinking they were hilarious, they've never been repeated on any of the satellite networks to my knowledge and then I read that Mark Lewisohn nominated them a the worst sit-coms of all time, which leaves me wondering were they really that bad? After all you had some great actors in there like James Beck, Arthur Mullard, Queenie Watts and Jo Rowbottom.
Mind you I used to love On The Buses as a child and I hate that now!
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 12, 2007 9:18:12 GMT
I recall Jo Rowbottom she was in a few good plays in the 60s/70s,Wasnt there a Posh Couple who lived in the next Caravan.
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Post by Andy Howells on Nov 12, 2007 10:02:47 GMT
The Posh couple (the Crichton-Jones) came in after James Beck died, Jonathan Cecil played Jeremy Crichton-Jones who I think was an ex City gent trying to adapt to life living in a caravan. I think it was a brave attempt to carry on a show which was originally designed for an actor who died and obviously ran for another 2 series afterwards. Jo Rowbottom did quite a bit in the 60's and 70's, she appears in the Doctor Who Evil Of The Daleks story , a 1970 BBC adaptation of Little Women (does that survive, I wonder?) and I recently watched an appearance of her in an excellent episode of Armchair Theatre from around 1965 that also featured John Le Mesurier, Peter Butterworth and Peter Vaughn. A great actress and quite pretty too!  |
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Post by hartley967 on Nov 12, 2007 10:57:02 GMT
Yus! Mike was in Yus My Dear playing Arthur Mullard's brother Benny. I'd be intrigued to see these again as I remember watching them as a child and thinking they were hilarious, they've never been repeated on any of the satellite networks to my knowledge and then I read that Mark Lewisohn nominated them a the worst sit-coms of all time, which leaves me wondering were they really that bad? After all you had some great actors in there like James Beck, Arthur Mullard, Queenie Watts and Jo Rowbottom. Mind you I used to love On The Buses as a child and I hate that now! The programmes dont change .... but we do . |
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Post by Andrew Martin on Nov 12, 2007 11:35:33 GMT
Jo Rowbottom ... a 1970 BBC adaptation of Little Women (does that survive, I wonder?) Yes, it does. She was also in "Steptoe and Son", "The Wednesday Play: And Did Those Feet?" (2/6/65), "The Befrienders", "Z Cars", "Softly, Softly: Task Force", "Morecambe and Wise", "I, Claudius", "Graham's Gang", "The Sun Trap", "Love Hurts" (and many many more...) |
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Post by hartley967 on Nov 12, 2007 11:59:05 GMT
I recall her in Gideon's Way in an excellent sequence where she is running from a nutter.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 12, 2007 15:29:54 GMT
Gideons Way i must rewatch those again for the 3rd time .
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 12, 2007 15:30:49 GMT
Thats right Andy .A few hours ago i came across two On The Buses Videos i havent seen for a while. The Posh couple (the Crichton-Jones) came in after James Beck died, Jonathan Cecil played Jeremy Crichton-Jones who I think was an ex City gent trying to adapt to life living in a caravan. I think it was a brave attempt to carry on a show which was originally designed for an actor who died and obviously ran for another 2 series afterwards. Jo Rowbottom did quite a bit in the 60's and 70's, she appears in the Doctor Who Evil Of The Daleks story , a 1970 BBC adaptation of Little Women (does that survive, I wonder?) and I recently watched an appearance of her in an excellent episode of Armchair Theatre from around 1965 that also featured John Le Mesurier, Peter Butterworth and Peter Vaughn. A great actress and quite pretty too! |
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Post by Andy Howells on Nov 12, 2007 15:57:42 GMT
Apparently Arthur English played the character of Wally Briggs in the pilot show of Romany Jones, this character was later played by Arthur Mullard for the series.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 12, 2007 16:00:16 GMT
What was that play Jo was in where she was a bingo caller who had affair with a older man?
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Post by Andy Howells on Nov 12, 2007 16:05:25 GMT
Thats right Andy .A few hours ago i came across two On The Buses Videos i havent seen for a while. The Posh couple (the Crichton-Jones) came in after James Beck died, Jonathan Cecil played Jeremy Crichton-Jones who I think was an ex City gent trying to adapt to life living in a caravan. I think it was a brave attempt to carry on a show which was originally designed for an actor who died and obviously ran for another 2 series afterwards. Jo Rowbottom did quite a bit in the 60's and 70's, she appears in the Doctor Who Evil Of The Daleks story , a 1970 BBC adaptation of Little Women (does that survive, I wonder?) and I recently watched an appearance of her in an excellent episode of Armchair Theatre from around 1965 that also featured John Le Mesurier, Peter Butterworth and Peter Vaughn. A great actress and quite pretty too! I saw some of The On The Buses shows when Men and Motors repeated them a few months back, I was shocked how all the characters seemed to shout their way through the scripts, it certainly didnt stand up for me as much as Please Sir ! or Doctor In The House from the same era which were been repeated on the same channel at the time.[ |
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Post by Andy Howells on Nov 12, 2007 16:07:24 GMT
What was that play Jo was in where she was a bingo caller who had affair with a older man? LOL I think I've inadvertantly created the webs first Jo Rowbottom thread here! |
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Post by Stephen Doran on Nov 12, 2007 16:07:55 GMT
Havent watched Doctor In The House / Please Sir! for a while either thanks for the reminder.
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