I wonder what became of these young ladies....

[Barrychuckle]

These girls are the very first people we see in the pilot as they come merrily skipping down the cobbled street. They are never seen again and not really typical of the characters in the show. I'm guessing they'd in their late 60's or early 70's now, but I've often wondered if they ever realised that they were the first people on screen in the longest running comedy in the world? I also wonder if they were actors or just happened to be nearby when filming started? I wonder if they tell their friends of their claim to fame?

All these questions a mystery.....

 

[imitation700mb]

All the times the show has been repeated on various TV channels, (Gold, Drama, Yesterday etc.) I'd imagine someone might have recognised them, or they had recognised themselves.

 

[Onslow]

There's also the neighbors Nora Batty talks to at the beginning (Jean McLaren and Pat Bonna if I'm interpreting IMDB right). Minimal lines and never to be seen again even though they live right next to her.

 

[Onslow]

I've often wondered if they ever realised that they were the first people on screen in the longest running comedy in the world? I also wonder if they were actors or just happened to be nearby when filming started? I wonder if they tell their friends of their claim to fame?

All these questions a mystery.....

Don't ask Howard, he hardly knows the young ladies.

 

[wstol]

There's also the neighbors Nora Batty talks to at the beginning (Jean McLaren and Pat Bonna if I'm interpreting IMDB right). Minimal lines and never to be seen again even though they live right next to her.

Pat Bonna WAS seen again.

She was in Spring Fever, playing the same character AFAICT.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

Pat Bonna WAS seen again.

She was in Spring Fever, playing the same character AFAICT.

Correct ... also Short Back and Palais Glide, then one episode of Coronation Street in 1975, then not seen again.
*Edit: Update, see later post.

 

[wstol]

Correct ... also Short Back and Palais Glide, then one episode of Coronation Street in 1975, then not seen again.

I didn't notice her in Short Back and Palais Glide. Where is she in that one?

 

[Roger]

I didn't notice her in Short Back and Palais Glide. Where is she in that one?

She's not in Short Back and Palais Glide

 

[theatrically_inclined]

She's not in Short Back and Palais Glide

Even more correct - I have had her removed from IMDB for that episode.

 

[Roger]

Even more correct - I have had her removed from IMDB for that episode.

I didn't know you could do that.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

I didn't know you could do that.

Technically anyone can recommend additions / changes, etc, but because IMDB have a skeleton staff, they expect you to explain and provide evidence to support your changes, so all they have to do is "tick" accepted or rejected. That can be laborious and time-consuming!

 

[Barrychuckle]

Technically anyone can recommend additions / changes, etc, but because IMDB have a skeleton staff, they expect you to explain and provide evidence to support your changes, so all they have to do is "tick" accepted or rejected. That can be laborious and time-consuming!

I suspect it's a lot easier to evidence someone was in a programme, but how do you evidence someone was not in an episode?

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Think it is fairly obvious in some instances Hyacinth [Patricia Routledge] was never in Rab C Nesbitt whereas its a bit more difficult with Onslow[Geoffrey Hughes]

 

[theatrically_inclined]

I suspect it's a lot easier to evidence someone was in a programme, but how do you evidence someone was not in an episode?

I've got an honest face.

 

[Onslow]

I didn't know you could do that.

I was not aware of this either until I noticed on Wikipedia "in the News" nominations. There the feedback is often that IMDB is not considered an appropriate source for citation of an actors' film or television credits. That being said I consider it to, overall, be very reliable.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

I was not aware of this either until I noticed on Wikipedia "in the News" nominations. There the feedback is often that IMDB is not considered an appropriate source for citation of an actors' film or television credits. That being said I consider it to, overall, be very reliable.

1) IMDB is curated, require evidence, and nothing is updated until a member of staff has reviewed the submission.
2) You can type whatever you like on Wikipedia, and wait until - if ever - a moderator or another user edits it.

 

[Barrychuckle]

Is it just me or does the one on the right look like a young Shirley Stelfox?

 

[wstol]

Is it just me or does the one on the right look like a young Shirley Stelfox?

Looking at how she looks in Carry On At Your Convenience, the year before, I would say not.

 

[Adrian Morris]

A couple of young ladies enjoying their First of The Summer Wine.

 

[Barrychuckle]

Looking at how she looks in Carry On At Your Convenience, the year before, I would say not.

...Where she appeared in the same production as her future brother in law Onslow!!!!!