Wednesday, 15 November 2017
836 Top Town
First viewed : Autumn 1987
This was a BBC North West revival , in the mid-evening Friday regional slot on BBC Two, of an inter-town talent contest that ran in the fifties. It was presented by Stuart Hall. The two towns had celebrity champions. The only episode I saw had ex-Liver Bird Polly James pitted against Bill Waddington ( Coronation St's Percy Sugden ) so I'm guessing it must have been Blackburn v Oldham. There was a bit of football-based banter between the two before the contest started. The only act I can recall is a terrible female singer who did Saving All My Love For You pronouncing all her "oo" sounds as "er" hence "We'll be making love the whole night threrererrr !". I'd love to see that again but I doubt there's much chance. Apparently, another episode featured actress Clare Sweeney , presumably representing Liverpool, doing Somewhere Over The Rainbow. It only lasted for one series.
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