Little Big Time
Freddie Garrity (bespectacled former lead singer of 60s beat
band Freddie & The Dreamers) was the star of Little Big
Time - a zany kids entertainment series featuring a mixture of
music, variety acts and sketches over 25 minutes on Wednesday
afternoons.
The second series (1970) featured a slightly eerie panto-like
segment called "Oliver In The Overworld". The third
series (1971) consisted entirely of this serial.
"We're all going to the Overworld ... we're all going to
the Overworld" - and beware the Hungry Drains . . .
The 4th and final series commenced on screen in July 1973 and
ran until October of that year.
It featured "Freddie's Joke Hall of Fame" - a
fictional story with jokes music & songs.
Characters included Stupid Nana (Dreamers bass player Pete
Birrell), Mr Inout
Pending and evil Sir Jasper Nasty Bonce.
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