Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Support Breast Cancer Campaign by wearing a pink ribbon, the symbol of breast cancer awareness, during October. Or go one better and join Campaign’s ‘wear it pink®’ event on Friday, 27 October 2006* - wear something pink, donate £2 and help us reach our target of £2.1 million. Please register at www.wearitpink.co.uk to receive your fundraising pack.

[ Thanks to Julian Beynon @ Breast Cancer Campaign for the picture ]

Episodes Comprise:

1. Concessions
2. Save Our Heritage
3. Empty Saddles
4. The Marriage Settlement
5. The Graven Image
6. Peggy's Penfriend
7. The Epidemic
8. Together Again
9. Ted at the Helm
10. Opening Day
11. Off with the Motley
12. Hey Diddle Diddle, Who's on the Fiddle?
13. Raffles 

Starring Paul Shane ; Ruth Madoc ; Jeffrey Holland ; Su Pollard ; Leslie Dwyer ; Diane Holland ; Felix Bowness ; Nikki Kelly ; Chris Andrews ; Susan Beagley ; Simon Cadell ; Leslie Dwyer ; David Griffin ; Barry Howard ; Laura Jackson.

She was also mentioned in various news reports, like the one below from 'The Guardian', sparked by Bill's comments on current TV comedy.

He added: "We can make the lines come off the page, but the lines have got to be there in the first place. I don't think the writers have learnt the trade like they used to. Dad's Army used to take five months to get together, now they do shows in three weeks.
"I just wonder why they don't concentrate more on characters and situations. Steptoe and Son, Dad's Army, and Till Death Do Us Part had marvellous situations - the jokes got there themselves."

Pertwee, who turned 80 in July, was celebrating the launch of his autobiography, A Funny Way to Make a Living, with guests including Hi-De-Hi! star Su Pollard and forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn at the Imperial War Museum in London.

He said of how he became an actor: "I had no talent ... I was still window-cleaning at the time but I decided to have a go. The only reason I decided to go into the business was to work in London, which seemed rather nice, and because the girls were rather nicer than boring window cleaners.

"I was at the right place at the right time. It was nothing to do with talent at all. I didn't have any, I didn't know anything. Dad's Army's David Croft and Jimmy Perry [the writers] were looking for somebody that wasn't really an actor.

"My agent said, 'I've got someone just right for you, he's not really an actor'."

[ Source: The Guardian: Thursday 19th October 2006 ]

[ Thanks to Michael Steel ]

CONGRATULATIONS to Susan Miller who was picked first out of the pile, and correctly answered that there were 26 epiodes of the programme made.

If you haven't received your fab prize yet it should be with you in the next day or so.

Hello ladies and gents, 

I announce while wearing my frilly frock and pointy shoes in celebration of Strictly Come Dancing, a little reminder to you that:

‘Allo ‘Allo series 5 volume 1 and Hi-de-Hi series 5 and 6 are scheduled for release on 23rd October 2006. 

The retail price of each DVD is £24.99 and the discounted price for you lucky people is £19.99. To place an order please reply by e-mail with your credit card details and the expiry date or send a cheque made payable to BBC Worldwide to the address below.

I’m just off now to cha-cha-cha my way to the studio from which Bruce Forsyth’s voice is echoing! 

As always, signed copies will be sent to orders selected at random. 

[ Source: Perry & Croft Mailing List - Saturday 14th October 2006 ]

We would like you to join us in turning the nation pink on Friday, 27 October 2006 (Schools can take part anytime during October). It’s really simple to take part at home, work, school or in the community. All we ask is that you wear an item of pink and donate £2 to help us continue researching the cure for breast cancer. 

See below for more details.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question: How many episodes of You Rang, M'Lord? were made?

Please send your answer to: david@supollard.org [ Email subject title: You Rang competition ]

Competition closes: Sunday 8th October. Winner will be notified by email.

[ Thanks to Carolyn Bartholomew @ BBC TV Centre ]

[ Many thanks to Mark for the great photo ]

Pc Mark Carter, 23, was voted Britain's sexiest gay man at Blackpool's Flamingo Club.

About 50 of his colleagues came to cheer him on, and he had the full backing of West Yorkshire Police in taking part in the contest.

As one of 23 regional finalists, he wore a police-style outfit with a stab-proof vest for a "dress to impress" section.

Then he stripped down to swimwear to reveal his tanned, toned body to celebrity judges including Big Brother's Lea, Su Pollard, Rowetta and Anita Dobson.

Mr Gay UK is chosen via text votes and on-the-night voting, on the basis of looks, personality and 'X-factor'.

Competition organiser Terry George ,says: "Mark is a great example of a young gay man achieving his goals in life. If anyone assumed it was just bimbos that entered competitions like this, Mark's proving them wrong."

Second place winner was sailor Sam Connell, Mr Plymouth, and third was Mr Brighton, Luke Perkins, a town planner. Other entrants included a sports journalist and a lifeguard.

Su Pollard said: "All the guys were superb, and I'd have liked to take some of them home with me! I pulled a muscle, but that's about all."

[ News Source: 'Huddersfield Daily Examiner' - Monday 2nd October 2006 ]

Worth the wait though, as those highly generous people at BBC Worldwide have given us a You Rang, M'Lord? DVD BOX SET to offer as a prize in an exclusive Su Online competition.

That's all episodes, of all four series of the BBC comedy, over eight discs, in a wonderfully designed collector's box.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question: How many episodes of You Rang, M'Lord? were made?

Please send your answer to: david@supollard.org [ Email subject title: You Rang competition ]

Competition closes: Sunday 8th October. Winner will be notified by email.

[ Thanks to Carolyn Bartholomew @ BBC TV Centre ]

To join the said mailing list is very simple. All that's required is that you send an email to Carolyn: carolyn.bartholomew@bbc.co.uk requesting to be added to the Perry & Croft Mailing List. 

Breast Cancer Campaign is delighted to have actress and singer Su Pollard supporting its national ‘wear it pink’ day in 2006.

'wear it pink’ is now in its fourth year, it is the original and best pink day held on the last Friday of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Last year it raised over £1.6 million in one day. This year ‘wear it pink’ will be held on Friday, 27 October and all we are asking people to do is wear an item of pink, donate £2 to the Charity and help us reach this years target of £2.1 million.

Su says, "I just love wearing pink in every shade. So, whether your favourite is fuchsia pink or baby pink, just ‘wear it pink’ on Friday, 27 October for Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘wear it pink’ day!"

So, to join in the fun, put 27 October 2006 in your diary and either visit www.wearitpink.co.uk or call 0800 107 3104 for your great fundraising pack and register to take part.

[ News Source: www.breastcancercampaign.co.uk - 20th September 2006 ]

Every episode from series 5 and 6 of the classic holiday camp TV comedy, Hi-De-Hi!

Episodes Comprise:

1. Concessions
2. Save Our Heritage
3. Empty Saddles
4. The Marriage Settlement
5. The Graven Image
6. Peggy's Penfriend
7. The Epidemic
8. Together Again
9. Ted at the Helm
10. Opening Day
11. Off with the Motley
12. Hey Diddle Diddle, Who's on the Fiddle?
13. Raffles 

Starring Paul Shane ; Ruth Madoc ; Jeffrey Holland ; Su Pollard ; Leslie Dwyer ; Diane Holland ; Felix Bowness ; Nikki Kelly ; Chris Andrews ; Susan Beagley ; Simon Cadell ; Leslie Dwyer ; David Griffin ; Barry Howard ; Laura Jackson.

The long-awaited set is available to buy from Monday 23rd October 2006.

Su Online was sorry to learn about the death recently of actress Joyce Grant who has died at the aged of 82. 

Joyce was a very experienced stage and television actress but is best known to Hi-de-Hi! fans as Maud Fairbrother, Jeffrey's mother, in the pilot episode and the classic "Carnival Time" from series 3. 

Our condolences go out to Joyce's partner and friends.

The Vagina Monologues @ The Royal Concert Hall 
Get ready to shout out loud and be proud to be a woman as the Vagina Monologues is back in town.

It was my second time seeing the three woman stage show, so I knew what I was in for and in no way did Wednesday night’s show disappoint.

For monologue virgins, I should explain that the production created by Eve Ensler is in fact a montage of soliloquies based on interviews of 200 women of all ages and from all walks of life.

We hear from young women exploring the wonders of womanhood for the first time to more distressing tales from victims held at a Bosnian rape camp during the country’s recent conflict.

As usual, the trio pulled no punches in their on stage recreation of the probing interviews.

Su Pollard revelled in being on home turf and had the audience in stitches from the moment the spotlight revealed her trademark glasses until curtain down.

But this was not to say that the rest of the trio were upstaged.

Myleene Klass, famous for her stint in reality spin-off band Hear’ Say, gave an effortless performance that was both hilarious and moving.

Nikki Sanderson, best known for her role as feisty Candice in Coronation Street, had only done the show once before but no-one would have known as she worked the crowd with ease and took her fair share of the laughs.

It goes without saying that the audience were mostly female but a few brave men had crept in and seemed to be enjoying themselves as much as us girls.

This is not a show for the faint hearted but I suggest ladies and open-minded gentlemen across our fair county should catch this show before it leaves town on Saturday.

Review by: Heather Hinchley (5/5)

[ News Source: www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham - 31st August 2006 ]

A short clip from the (in)famous Oliver Reed interview on the Aspel & Company show in 1984 was shown as part of last night's look at the chat show genre.

Michael Aspel versus Oliver Reed, 1986
He might have been the first UK chat show host to have a serving Prime Minister appear on his show, but it was the appearance of Oliver Reed, not Margaret Thatcher, for which he is destined to be remembered.

Having obviously taken advantage of the green room refreshments, Reed stumbled on to the set and Aspel threw out any hope of sticking to the running order.

Resigned to the well-documented eccentricities of the actor, Aspel and previous guests Su Pollard and Clive James were suddenly relegated to members of the audience as he performed an impromptu rendition of The Wild One.

It was far from note-perfect, but as Aspel witnessed his show spiralling out of control, he also knew viewing figures would soar.

Please check your TV Guides for full transmission details.

Recorded in Luton. The three guest presenters with Stuart Hall were Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc and Su in one of their very first promotional appearances for Hi-De-Hi!