Monday 2 October 2017

803 Hello Mum


First  viewed : 23  February  1987

Ah  yes,  I  wouldn't  have  recalled  the  title  of  this  but  I  remember it, a  live  comedy  show  adapted  from  a  radio  show,  starring  spook-eyed  Helen  Lederer, former  Jasper  Carrott  sidekick  Nick  Wilton, Clive  Mantle and  Arnold  Brown. Most  of  the  show  was  performed  in  front  of, and  sometimes  involved, a  studio  audience  but  there  were  some  pre-recorded  inserts. It  was  just  dire  and  there  was  no  second  series.

Although  Lederer  escaped  more  or  less  unscathed,  it  seemed  to  scupper  Wilton's  career  as  a  comic  performer  though  he's  still  around  as  both  a  writer  and  an  actor.  Mantle  of  course  found  his  metier  in  a  straight  role  as  Dr   Mike  Barrett  in  Casualty  and  Holby  City. 

1 comment:

  1. Probably around this time, Mantle was cast in Superman IV, but his scenes were cut. Much to his eternal relief, I imagine.

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