.Fsquare
Fashion: Famous Spectacle
Wearers: 10 Of The Best
Sunday
24th February, 2013
Internet
Su is included in
the Fsquare
Fashion "Top 10"
article, Famous Spectatcle
Wearers, alongside John
Lennon, Sue Perkins, Elton John,
Tinie Tempah and others.
A pair of glasses can be a real
fashion statement and many
celebrities have made a
distinctive pair of specs a
central part of their outfit.
We've picked out ten celebs that
have put glasses at the centre of
their signature style.
8. Su Pollard:
The Hi-de-Hi star was another
icon of the eighties that became
famous for wearing a pair of
glasses. Her choice in spectacles
were bold to the point of
outrageous and in that way they
matched her on-screen persona
perfectly. becoming an integral
part of her outfit.
A fantastic
shot of Su and Ray, taken at one
of Su's parties in Stapleford,
Nottingham back in 1987. Please
click on the photo to view the
full version. (Thanks to Ray
Sears for the photo)
.My
Nottingham: Nottinghamshire
Notables
Monday
18th February, 2013
Internet
Su is now included
on the My
Nottingham
"Nottinghamshire
Notables" page. The website
is part of Nottingham City
Council.
Biographies of notable
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
people - famous and infamous,
real and legendary, living and
dead.
POLLARD Su (Susan
Georgina) (1949-) Actor
Su Pollard was born in Radford,
Nottingham on 7th November 1949,
daughter of Don and Hilda
Pollard. She learned acting at
the Co-operative Arts Theatre in
George Street, Hockley - now the
Nottingham Arts Theatre. Her
television break came in 1974 on
the television programme
Opportunity Knocks singing 'I'm
just a girl who can't say no'.
She made her name as the slightly
simple maid in televisions'
holiday camp romp Hi-De-Hi, and
as the maid in You Rang, M'Lord.
• Visit My Nottingam. (Thanks to the
website for also linking to Su
Online)
.Su
Online News Archive:
October/November 2012
Monday
18th February, 2013
Site
News
Su news for
October and November 2012 has now
been archived. Catch up on what
Su was doing pre-Christmas/panto
season. Visit our News Archive here.
.Ray's
Daily Diary: Hi de Hi it's Su
Pollard
Saturday
9th February, 2013
Interviews
Ray Cooney,
the man behind the new movie Run
For Your Wife, caught up
with Su recently, at her home,
Campus R. Soles, in London. They
chat comedy, jewellery and Run
For Your Wife. It also
includes Su's "blink and
you'll miss her" 10 second
cameo in the movie!!
.Run For
Your Wife: UK Premiere
Wednesday
6th February, 2013
Films
Su attended the UK
Premiere of Run For Your Wife
last night at London's Leicester
Square Odeon. There has been
extensive coverage of the event
today in the press and online.
BBC News reported: Danny
Dyer (far right) was joined by
his Run For Your Wife co-stars
Denise Van Outen and Girls Aloud
member Sarah Harding (top centre)
at the British film farce's UK
premiere on Tuesday. Su Pollard
(far left), Sir David Jason, June
Whitfield and Sir Donald Sinden
were among the seasoned comedy
talents who turned out to cheer
on the big-screen version of Ray
Cooney's 1983 stage success,
released in cinemas on 14
February.
Run For Your
Wife, the new film by Ray
Cooney, starring Danny Dyer,
Denise Van Outen, Sarah Harding
and Neil Morrissey opens at
cinemas on 14th February.
Su and a host of other celebs
have cameos in Run For Your
Wife.
John Smith is a taxi driver and
the happiest man in the world. He
loves his job, he loves his wife
and he loves South London where
they live – and he also
loves North London where he lives
with his other wife. And his
wives love him because he’s
the sweetest, most lovable, most
cheerful husband in the world.
Perfect! Until one day he does
something heroic by saving an old
bag lady from two young muggers.
John’s ideal existence is
immediately threatened by the
press, the police and his best
friend Gary, who, in attempting
to help John cover up his marital
deception, only achieves further
mayhem.
Will John prevent huge media
coverage of his heroism?
Will John and Gary stop the two
wives meeting? Will the police be
kept at bay?
Over a crazy period of 24 hours
John and Gary madly attempt to
save John’s blissful
marriages.
.Su @
Charlie Bear Creations
Sunday
3rd February, 2013
Photographs
A great
photo of Su, and her 'Ello
Varda!' cushion: A gift from the
Wardrobe Mistress on Sleeping
Beauty at the Bournemouth
Pavilion: The very fabulous
Su Pollard (my new best friend)
taught me some old school stage
etiquette and how to behave
respectfully around the theatre.
I respected her for this, and
couldn’t resist making her a
gift. Visit Charlie Bears
Creations by clicking below.
.Su on
TV: ... Sings The Beatles
Thursday
31st January, 2013
Television
...
Sings The Beatles: BBC4: Friday
1st February: 11.45pm
... Sings The Beatles: BBC4:
Monday 4th February: 1.00am
Recorded for the 40th anniversary
of Abbey Road, the Beatles' final
album, a journey through the
classic and curious covers in the
BBC archives. Featuring Sandie
Shaw singing a sassy Day Tripper,
Shirley Bassey belting out
Something, a close-harmony
Carpenters cover of Help!, Joe
Cocker's chart-topping With A
Little Help From My Friends,
Oasis reinventing the Walrus and
a little Lady Madonna from Macca
himself. Plus, a few 'magical'
moments from Candy Flip, the
Korean Kittens and Su Pollard.
.Flickr:
'Su Pollard' by Genevieve Murray
Wednesday
30th January, 2013
Press
Clips
We
previously mentioned this
wonderful painting of Su last
year but now there is a little
more info on it at 'flickr'. The
art is by Genevieve Murray, who
says of Su and the painting:
"Su Pollard, an actress I
met through a family/friends get
together was completely mad and
hilarious. What struck me about
her was her vibrant aura and
style. I think I have captured
her effervescence through use of
colour and palette knife inspired
by Nick Lepard." View the
painting at flickr here, and the
preparatory work here. You can also
browse Genevieve's Photostream.
.Classic
Ads: Kit Kat with Su Pollard and
Roy Kinnear
Wednesday
30th January, 2013
Television
A great
retro ad, featuring Su and Roy
Kinnear, for Kit Kat has recently
been uploaded to You Tube by 'UK Classic
Telly'. Watch below. Visit the
'UK Classic Telly' channel here.
.The
Journal: Nostalgia: Oh, Doctor
Beeching!
Sunday
20th January, 2013
Press
Clips
Su is mentioned in a
new article by The Journal on the 50th
anniversary of the Beeching
Report.
His report, which led to
the decimation of this
country’s railways, was
published 50 years ago turning Dr
Richard Beeching into
Britain’s most hated civil
servant. But has history been
fair on him? Mike Kelly reports
Mention the name Dr Richard
Beeching to people of a certain
age and they’ll give an
involuntary shudder. They call
Beeching ‘the mad axe
man’ who ripped the guts out
of Britain’s rail system,
whose recommendations led to the
closure of over 2,000 stations
and thousands of miles of track,
mainly on rural and industrial
lines.
Their thoughts are perhaps in the
song over the end titles of the
1960s set comedy series ‘Oh
Dr Beeching!’ about the
fight to save a rural railway
line, sung by actress Su Pollard.
.Gizmodo:
19 Pairs of Batshit-Crazy
Sunglasses from the 1980s
Wednesday
16th January, 2013
Photographs
A great
retro Eighties shot of Su is
included in the latest Gizmodo
photo feature, 19 Pairs of
Batshit-Crazy Sunglasses from the
1980s. Click below to view
the feature.
.Blackpool:
Big Night Out
Monday
7th January, 2013
Television
Su makes
several appearances in Blackpool:
Big Night Out, the
documentary that aired last night
(as well as on Boxing Day) on
BBC2. It's available to watch at BBC iPlayer until Sunday.
Exploring Blackpool's history as
the beating heart of British
entertainment. The Lancashire
coastal town launched the careers
of Morecambe and Wise, attracted
stars as big as Sinatra and is
still the spiritual home of the
likes of Ken Dodd, Cannon and
Ball and many others. A town
through the eyes of the people
who played there.
.Su on
TV: Benidorm TONIGHT!
Friday
4th January, 2013
Television
A reminder that the
2010 Christmas Special episode of
Benidorm, in which Su
guest stars, airs tonight at 9pm
on network ITV1/STV/UTV.
Benidorm:
ITV1: Friday 4th January: 9.00pm
Christmas Special Festive episode
from Boxing Day 2010. There may
be plenty of sun, sangria and
Santa, but for Madge it does not
look like being a happy Christmas
as the Garveys come to stay. With
Mel stuck in Marrakech, she has
to organise the Benidorm Palace's
seasonal spectacular - and the
show's female star has gone
missing. Donald and Jacqueline
check in at the Solana with some
intriguing friends, and it
appears Noreen's male travel
companion is more than he
appears. Su Pollard, Louie Spence
and Brian Murphy guest star, with
Sheila Reid, Siobhan Finneran,
Tim Healy, Steve Pemberton,
Janine Duvitski and Elsie Kelly.
(Also airing on the +1 channels)
.Happy
New Year
Friday
4th January, 2013
It's
2013!
Wishing all
of our visitors a Happy,
Successful and Prosperous 2013!
A reminder that the
2010 Christmas Special episode of
Benidorm, in which Su
guest stars, airs tonight at 9pm
on network ITV1/STV/UTV.