Creative Day – Beryl Reid

In this modern age, of comedy dramas, it not unheard-of that comic actresses to be cast in most serious roles in television and flim, Victora Wood in the second world war drama Housewife 49, Sandra Brenhard in The King Of Comedy, Tracey Ullman in Mrs. American and Kathy Burke in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and…

Creative Day – Don Warrington.

Don Warrington MBE was born Donald Williams on 23 May 1951 on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. And for two generations of people he’s best known for the roles of Philip Smith in the situation comedy Rising Damp and now as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the detective series Death in Paradise. But…

Creative Day – Denholm Elliott.

Denholm Elliott is one of those actors who, may not recognise by name. But you will know more than one 125 films. Born Denholm Michell Elliott on 13 May 1922 in London, he started to tried attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but was asked to leave after a year. So when the second…

Creative Day – Sapphire And Steel – P. J. Hammond – A Brief History.

Before I start a deep dive into Sapphire and Steel, I am talk about their creator. Peter J. Hammond, credited mostly as PJ Hammond. Unlike the screenwriters and other authors of today, there is very little biographical information in the public domain, about Mr Hammond. I am guessing that people back when he first started…

NarrowBoat Ezri – Enddings and Beginnings

We are entering that time of the year, were things are starting to feel as if they are should be coming to it’s end. But I find myself sat here with a few things, that don’t neatly come to there end at the same time this year does. And truth be told they feel more…

Once In a Lifetime – Autobiographies and Biographies – An Autobiography – Don’t Laugh At Me – Norman Wisdom (with William Hall) – Thirteen.

Norman Wisdom came from a broken home, was ill-treated by his father, slept rough on the pavements and stole food to survive. A rag to riches saga of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to millions laugh around the world for nearly five decades, this is truth about…

Once In a Lifetime – Autobiographies and Biographies – An Autobiography – Don’t Laugh At Me – Norman Wisdom (with William Hall) – Eleven.

Norman Wisdom came from a broken home, was ill-treated by his father, slept rough on the pavements and stole food to survive. A rag to riches saga of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to millions laugh around the world for nearly five decades, this is truth about…

Once In a Lifetime – Autobiographies and Biographies – An Autobiography – Don’t Laugh At Me – Norman Wisdom (with William Hall) – Ten.

Norman Wisdom came from a broken home, was ill-treated by his father, slept rough on the pavements and stole food to survive. A rag to riches saga of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to millions laugh around the world for nearly five decades, this is truth about…

Once In a Lifetime – Autobiographies and Biographies – An Autobiography – Don’t Laugh At Me – Norman Wisdom (with William Hall) – Nine

Norman Wisdom came from a broken home, was ill-treated by his father, slept rough on the pavements and stole food to survive. A rag to riches saga of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to millions laugh around the world for nearly five decades, this is truth about…

Once In a Lifetime – Autobiographies and Biographies – An Autobiography – Don’t Laugh At Me – Norman Wisdom (with William Hall) – Seven.

Norman Wisdom came from a broken home, was ill-treated by his father, slept rough on the pavements and stole food to survive. A rag to riches saga of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to millions laugh around the world for nearly five decades, this is truth about…