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Post by Elliot on Sept 2, 2005 17:13:45 GMT
Can anyone help me with some information. A friend of mine at Elstree Studios was telling me he remembers Dennis Price doing some filming there for The Golden Shot. He seems to think Dennis played a butler or something. Could anyone give me a timeframe when this might have happened, who the host was, whether he did indeed play a butler and o/t at last whether any of these episodes survive? Thanks in advance.
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Post by Michael the first on Sept 2, 2005 19:52:22 GMT
The only clue i could give you about the time it may have been filmed was the late 60s-Dennis price was appearing in BBCs The World of Wooster as butler Jeeves oppisite Ian carmichael as Wooster.
The seris was on BBC2 from 1965-1968.
Only one ep and a ten minute clip from another show survive.
I think Dennis price did quite a few films as a butler,or the country squire type.
It's probably the sought of film that gets discovered by network when they decide to put together a best of ancient game show DVD.
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Post by dubs honest on Sept 4, 2005 20:01:59 GMT
AFAIK the only shows transmitted from Elstree were:
Jackie Rae 08/07/67
Jackie Rae 15/07/67
Jackie Rae 22/07/67
Jackie Rae 29/07/67
Jackie Rae 05/08/67
Jackie Rae 12/08/67
Jackie Rae 19/08/67
Jackie Rae 26/08/67
Jackie Rae 02/09/67
Jackie Rae 09/09/67
Jackie Rae 16/09/67
Jackie Rae 23/09/67
Jackie Rae 30/09/67
Jackie Rae 07/10/67
Bob Monkhouse 14/10/67
The only existing one from these is 29/07/67, which features Tom Jones, no Dennis Price. (You've probably seen this edition which was repeated on Challenge TV).
There's a possibility that the 09/09/67 edition may exist in the Monkhouse archive, as he had a copy of this made to show Lew Grade he was a perfect candidate to host the show, however I have no credit details for this edition thus far.
From 21/10/67 the show was from Birmingham, again AFAIK.
When I get round to doing some more research I'll be able to pin down a date if Price's name appears.
S.
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Post by dubs honest on Sept 4, 2005 20:05:26 GMT
From Monkhouse taking the helm in 14/10/67 s a comedy butler was introduced in the form of Norman Chappel if this is any help - still no Price though.
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