Wheeltappers
& Shunters Social Club
1 9 7 4 - 1 9 7 7 (UK)
46 x 45 minute episodes
"As
regards the sign in the gents which says "Wet Paint" . .
. This is not an instruction! Furthermore . . . with regard to
£300 missing from club funds . . . We will have a word with the
treasurer as soon as he gets back from Tenerife".
This Granada comedy/variety show featured performers and
audiences in a fictional northern working men's club setting with
Bernard Manning and Colin Crompton as the compere and 'Mr
Chairman' respectively.
Those who remember the series can still hear the bell and the
gormless drawl of the chairman: "we've had a meeting of the
committee . . . The first prize in the raffle is a diving suit . .
. no, it's a divan suite".
 Bernard Manning's tuxedo-clad compere and master of ceremonies
had a fine line in insults.
When introducing Ronnie Hilton (singer
of No Other Love) Manning said: "if there's ever a
nuclear war, go to this man's house - because he hasn't had a hit
in years".
The 'turns' included everyone from Buddy Greco (and his
oversized bow tie) to a Canadian knife twirler called Tina.
Bernard Manning passed away in June 2007
One of the waitresses serving real beer to the studio audience was
Liz Dawn - Our Vera from Coronation Street.
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