Guest Stars on OUR SHOW......

[MoodyBlue]

Now I have been thinking........whilst watching "Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure" [although as far as I am concerned,there is only 1 CAPTAIN CLUTTERBUCK....and he is a GEORDIE !!!!]....just how wonderful an actor Ron Moody is.......then it got me really thinking...we have had some stellar stars on our show......but who is the biggest we have had ????....John Cleese....Ron Moody....Norman Wisdom...................................Matthew Kelly !!!!!![only joking !!!!].
I have often wondered whether their agent approached Roy and asked him to write a part for their client....or whether Roy wrote the part and thought..."I KNOW WHO WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THAT ROLE !!!!"....
I know Dame Thora and Jean Alexander loved the show prior to them appearing...so much so that their "special guest appearances" became permanent.......and what about our Entwhistle.......sharing the screen with Peter Sellers as the "slightly" deranged Kato !!!!.....
My Summerwine family members........over to you !!!!.
X!

 

[Barrychuckle]

I suppose the biggest ever star was George Chakiris from West Side Story fame, his last role was in LOTSW then he retired. I suppose once you've done that you've reached the acme of your career and there's nowhere else to go

 

[maltrab]

I believe Mt Bell had some say who was going to play these parts once he had seen the script

 

[Barrychuckle]

The biggest star in my eyes was Mark Currie who I remember from Blue Peter, he played the brilliant Kevin in Will The Nearest Alien Please Come In

 

[ferret]

I’ve always had a soft spot for Roy Barraclough.

 

[ferret]

These two would have livened up the ladies coffee mornings

 

[Graham]

I suppose the biggest ever star was George Chakiris from West Side Story fame, his last role was in LOTSW then he retired. I suppose once you've done that you've reached the acme of your career and there's nowhere else to go

At his pinnacle on the 3arch bridge used in extra extra.

 

[Barrychuckle]

These two would have livened up the ladies coffee mornings
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I'm sure Pearl stole her mee-mawing technique from Ada

 

[maltrab]

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At his pinnacle on the 3arch bridge used in extra extra.

To be honest he did not do a lot for me in this episode

 

[ferret]

A very poor episode for me I’m afraid.

 

[Graham]

Agreed. It looks like a lot of time, money & effort went into that episode but a simple walk around the lanes works better.

 

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There was also Jim Bowen of Bullseye fame. He threw Foggy out of the Library on more than one occasion. Also Elizabeth Estensen from the Liver Birds and Emmerdale.

 

[Barrychuckle]

The biggest star is Terry, he had to limit himself to supporting artiste status as not to upstage the existing cast

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Don't forget Peri

 

[Barrychuckle]

Don't forget Peri

Good point how he didn't win an Oscar for how he got onto that bus is beyond me......

 

[Douglas Enwright]

Great post MoodyBlue,
There have been some fabulous guest appearances haven’t there.
Three of my favourites :
Although it was very brief I loved the small part played by Gordon Kaye from Allo Allo in The last surviving Maurice Chevalier impression,he played a nervous and fumbling tv presenter called Maynard Lavery.
Brian Glover as Oggie Butterclough in Keeping Britain tidy,simply because he’s Brian Glover and he’s brilliant.
Brian Conley as Boothroyd in Enter the finger,he played the part to perfection.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

simply because he’s Brian Glover and he’s brilliant

He was one of my favourites when he wrestled as Leon Arras on many a Saturday afternoon with Kent Walton . I could definitely see the ladies with the exception of Glenda sat in the front row belting him with their handbags and umbrellas as he came to the ring . I loved him in Kes as the games teacher especially when asked who he was today for the football match and he replies "Bobby Charlton!" and that role in Porridge as the not too bright Heslop. He was just a great talent .

 

[captain clutterbuck]

One of the greatest comics and writers graced our beloved show, the wonderful Eric Sykes .

 

[Barrychuckle]

On the subject of Brian Glover, there's a very quirky film called Bob's Weekend with is worth a watch, it features him as a wonderful character and our very own Ken Kitson also appears in it. It's stars Bruce Jones as someone who goes to Blackpool to commit suicide but it's a brilliant black comedy. It was available online last time I looked.

 

[Eithne]

I enjoyed Nicholas Smith in A Short Introduction to Cooper's Rules. I wonder if Peter recommended him for the part after his superb job as the unhinged Reverend in Curse of the Were-Rabbit a few years earlier.