610 Dancing Girls

First  viewed : 20  June  1983

This  four  part  documentary  series  about  aspiring  dancers  was  originally  broadcast  in  January  1982. The  one  I  recall  watching  was  the  second  episode  which  followed  the  fortunes  of  18  year  old  Joanna  Garbutt  from  Newcastle  as  she  tried  to  join  the  Bluebell  dancing  troop  in  Paris. There  was  a  bit  of  bare  boob-age  on  show  which  is  probably  why  I  remember  it.

I  can't  remember  if  the  programme  mentioned  that  Joanna  had  been  part  of  a  clutch  of  youngsters  from  the  North  East  that  appeared  as  dancers  in  Bugsy  Malone  . It's  sad  to  report  that  by  the  time  they  had  a  thirtieth  anniversary  reunion  in  2005  Joanna  had  already  passed  away.