The Good Old Days: 27/04/1973
7:50 pm - 8:35 pm, Saturday, January 24 on BBC Four (9)
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About this Broadcast
27/04/1973
Season 1, Episode 1
A 1973 edition of the old-time music hall show from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds, in which chairman Leonard Sachs welcomes performances by Beryl Reid, Roy Castle, Lorna Dallas, Gino Donati and the Valla Bertini members of the Players Theatre, London
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Show/Game Show
Variety Show
Cast & Crew
Leonard Sachs
(Host)
Beryl Reid
(Performer)
Roy Castle
(Performer)
Lorna Dallas
(Performer)
Gino Donati
(Performer)
Barney Colehan
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Leonard Sachs
(Host)
Beryl Reid
(Performer)
Born:
June 17, 1919
in
Hereford
Best Known For:
The Killing of Sister George, and a string of comedy roles on TV.
Early-life:
Beryl Elizabeth Reid was born in Hereford on June 17, 1919. She grew up in Manchester and an early foray into acting was in a revue in a summer season in Bridlington. Despite having no formal training, she joined the National Theatre in London as a comedy actress.
Career:
Reid's big break came on radio when she played naughty schoolgirl Monica in Educating Archie. Comedy roles followed in a number of TV programmes, including The Benny Hill Show, Bold as Brass, Beryl Reid Says Good Evening, Alcock and Gander, and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4. Heavily in-demand, she made countless one-off guest appearances in the likes of Cracker, Boon, Bergerac, Minder, Worzel Gummidge, Agony, and The Goodies. Away from comedy, she won a Tony award on Broadway for playing the lead in The Killing of Sister George, a role she recreated in the film version. She won a lifetime achievement award at The British Comedy Awards in 1991. She died on October 13, 1996, at the age of 77.
Quote:
"Comedy is the longest apprenticeship in the world".
Trivia:
In her later years, Reid lived in a cottage made up of circular rooms on the banks of the Thames in Berkshire.
Roy Castle
(Performer)
Lorna Dallas
(Performer)
Gino Donati
(Performer)
Barney Colehan
(Producer)
