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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 353878" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>Funnily enough, Jack Barton has just kinda-sorta-not-really shown up in my <em>Brookside</em> re-watch five years after, but looking 35-ish years younger, than he did when he sacked Fictional Real-Life Meg in <em>Nolly</em>.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43794[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As I recall, Nicky's Hollywood movie star dad, Frank Adams, had custody of him which allows Diane six months off every year when she goes to visit him in America. (<em>Xrds</em> always seemed about 80% more interesting whenever she returned.) Despite these long absences, Diane had somehow managed to work her way up from waitress to Meg's or Sandy's or David's or someone's or everyone's personal secretary, but now she finds she's been replaced by the luxuriously-locked Faye Mansfield and is demoted back to waitress (cos it's not like she might able to find another secretarial job somewhere else in the Midlands). And the fact that Diane once took dictation rather than drinks orders is Never Mentioned Again (as far as I remember).</p><p></p><p>Faye Mansfield is the name that springs to mind.</p><p></p><p>I can understand that, but the storyline leading up to his arrival, involving whippets, stolen wage-packets, nightwatchmen and a Diane/Faye sitting room face-off, is one of my more vivid <em>Xrds</em> memories.</p><p></p><p>I don't remember thinking much of Shughie at the time, but having seen him, or rather Angus Lennie who played him, in other things over the years -- <em>Doctor Who, The Great Escape</em> and <em>Tunes of Glory</em> ( a fantastic film with Alec Guinness) has given me a newfound respect for him.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/sep/21/angus-lennie[/URL]</p><p></p><p>When it comes to impressive old character actors who ended up as motel staff, I've also got a particular soft spot for Jack Woolgar who played Carney (the aforementioned nightwatchman with the whippet).</p><p></p><p>Such a strange, strange moment. As Angela said, that was Stephanie de Sykes. Hers was another memorable storyline for me as it combined my two favourite things in the world: pop and soap. Suddenly everyone in the motel had a transistor radio and was bopping along to the number one hit 'Born with a Smile on My Face' and then they're all shocked to learn that its singer, <strong>H</strong>oney <strong>B</strong>rown, has gone missing. Next thing you know, a mysterious woman in a brown wig and sunglasses, <strong>H</strong>arriet <strong>B</strong>lair, has checked into the motel. Leave it to Sandy to connect the dots. Needless to say, I became mildly obsessed with Stephanie de Sykes as result and and I still say her debut LP totally rocks.</p><p></p><p>By chance, Chart Music (the podcast that, if you recall, totally annihilated Toyah Wilcox a few years back) recently covered 'Born with a Smile on my Face' and if you jump straight to part 3 and forward to 12 mins 30 secs, there's quite impressive account of most, if not all, the many Xrds/pop music crossovers that have occurred over the years:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://chartmusiccouk.wordpress.com/2023/01/25/chart-music-69-december-27th-1974-the-ramadan-1-of-1974/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James from London, post: 353878, member: 22"] Funnily enough, Jack Barton has just kinda-sorta-not-really shown up in my [I]Brookside[/I] re-watch five years after, but looking 35-ish years younger, than he did when he sacked Fictional Real-Life Meg in [I]Nolly[/I]. [ATTACH type="full" alt="10D7C6B2-C576-4B58-BF51-87F7AD107916.jpeg"]43794[/ATTACH] As I recall, Nicky's Hollywood movie star dad, Frank Adams, had custody of him which allows Diane six months off every year when she goes to visit him in America. ([I]Xrds[/I] always seemed about 80% more interesting whenever she returned.) Despite these long absences, Diane had somehow managed to work her way up from waitress to Meg's or Sandy's or David's or someone's or everyone's personal secretary, but now she finds she's been replaced by the luxuriously-locked Faye Mansfield and is demoted back to waitress (cos it's not like she might able to find another secretarial job somewhere else in the Midlands). And the fact that Diane once took dictation rather than drinks orders is Never Mentioned Again (as far as I remember). Faye Mansfield is the name that springs to mind. I can understand that, but the storyline leading up to his arrival, involving whippets, stolen wage-packets, nightwatchmen and a Diane/Faye sitting room face-off, is one of my more vivid [I]Xrds[/I] memories. I don't remember thinking much of Shughie at the time, but having seen him, or rather Angus Lennie who played him, in other things over the years -- [I]Doctor Who, The Great Escape[/I] and [I]Tunes of Glory[/I] ( a fantastic film with Alec Guinness) has given me a newfound respect for him. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/sep/21/angus-lennie[/URL] When it comes to impressive old character actors who ended up as motel staff, I've also got a particular soft spot for Jack Woolgar who played Carney (the aforementioned nightwatchman with the whippet). Such a strange, strange moment. As Angela said, that was Stephanie de Sykes. Hers was another memorable storyline for me as it combined my two favourite things in the world: pop and soap. Suddenly everyone in the motel had a transistor radio and was bopping along to the number one hit 'Born with a Smile on My Face' and then they're all shocked to learn that its singer, [B]H[/B]oney [B]B[/B]rown, has gone missing. Next thing you know, a mysterious woman in a brown wig and sunglasses, [B]H[/B]arriet [B]B[/B]lair, has checked into the motel. Leave it to Sandy to connect the dots. Needless to say, I became mildly obsessed with Stephanie de Sykes as result and and I still say her debut LP totally rocks. By chance, Chart Music (the podcast that, if you recall, totally annihilated Toyah Wilcox a few years back) recently covered 'Born with a Smile on my Face' and if you jump straight to part 3 and forward to 12 mins 30 secs, there's quite impressive account of most, if not all, the many Xrds/pop music crossovers that have occurred over the years: [URL unfurl="true"]https://chartmusiccouk.wordpress.com/2023/01/25/chart-music-69-december-27th-1974-the-ramadan-1-of-1974/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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