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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 22, 2015 9:58:44 GMT 12
That was hilarious! Really interesting to see a bit of this show. There was a lot of Jonesie in that portrayal of the Doctor.  And cool to see Wilfred Brambell as "Albert Steptoe", and Hercules make a cameo appearance, and Sir Patrick Moore, and was that Stephen Lewis too very briefly as the doorman? Was the interviewer David Frost? |
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Post by Andy Howells on Dec 30, 2015 5:13:13 GMT 12
Think its Frank Thornton as the doorman... and that was Michael Bentine interviewing The Doctor AKA Clive. An interesting clip, I'd really like to see more of this series...
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Post by Andy Howells on Dec 30, 2015 5:15:08 GMT 12
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Post by Andy Howells on Jan 6, 2016 2:12:08 GMT 12
Interview with Clive circa 1995... nice to see this!
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Post by pault on Jan 8, 2016 17:30:34 GMT 12
I believe a very young Clive Dunn was in Will Hay's film 'Boys will be Boys'.
I have that film. Can't say I've spotted Clive. Can anyone point him out ?
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Post by pault on Jan 9, 2016 23:27:16 GMT 12
I think I have him pegged now. Is he the kid that walks in to the classroom (near the start of the film)and hands Will Hay the letters/mail ? I love the 'How High is a Chinaman' skit by the way. |
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Post by Andy Howells on Jan 9, 2016 23:33:14 GMT 12
I think I have him pegged now. Is he the kid that walks in to the class (near the start of the film)and hands Will Hay the letters/mail ? Not sure Paul, I actually dont have that one in my Will Hay collection to check, anyone else can confirm? By the way it would have been Clive's 96th birthday today! |
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Post by pault on Jan 9, 2016 23:41:30 GMT 12
I think I have him pegged now. Is he the kid that walks in to the class (near the start of the film)and hands Will Hay the letters/mail ? Not sure Paul, I actually dont have that one in my Will Hay collection to check, anyone else can confirm? By the way it would have been Clive's 96th birthday today! Thanks Andy, I'm pretty sure it is. You can see the resemblance. That Will Hay movie 'Boys will be Boys' is freely available on youtube. I highly recommend it. Funny stuff. & Happy Birthday Clive. |
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Post by mingwalton on Jan 10, 2016 9:14:44 GMT 12
The Wiki page and also IMDb has this credit for the film : 1935 Boys Will Be Boys.... Schoolboy watching rugby uncredited
So here is the scene Paul is talking about....we have a clear side-on view at 2:27 of the boy coming in with the letters. The rugby scenes seem to start around 1:02.42 but couldn't say I spotted him anywhere...no doubt he was there, but there are quite a few long-distance shots as well. I thought it quite funny that a lot of the 'boys' seemed to be approaching early middle-age  |
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Post by Andy Howells on Jan 10, 2016 9:46:58 GMT 12
Clive still looks really young there though... although he'd have been in his teens by then... thats a lovely shot though and nice to have seen it. I'll watch this all the way through, I love Will Hay's films and isnt it incredible that another one (Oh Mr Porter) inspired Jimmy Perry's character concept in Dad's Army - which also included Clive!
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Post by Andy Howells on Jan 10, 2016 10:29:02 GMT 12
For those who may not be aware there are 9 minutes of Clive's appearance on Desert Island Discs free to download from the BBC website... enjoy! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009ncwb |
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Post by mingwalton on Jan 10, 2016 10:41:39 GMT 12
Just listened, 9 minutes better than none.
Think he would have said if it was him delivering the letters Andy. He says his first paid job was being in the crowd in Boys will be Boys....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 10, 2016 12:07:29 GMT 12
Plomley always had a way of sounding completely disinterested in the answers his guests gave him, haha.
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Post by Andy Howells on Jan 21, 2016 11:30:12 GMT 12
Clive guest starring in 3-2-1 in 1978 - he appears around half an hour into the show for a brief sketch with Chris Emmett...
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Post by mingwalton on Jan 21, 2016 12:16:38 GMT 12
I thought I recognised a young Janice Long starting around 6:50...she's still doing her Radio 2 programme at midnight most days....
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Post by mingwalton on Feb 3, 2016 13:26:50 GMT 12
Beginning Sunday 7/2/16 on Radio 4 Extra......
07:15 and 14:15
Definitely Dunn
EPISODE 1. PUBS AND PARENTS
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 3, 2016 19:34:27 GMT 12
Sweet!!! I have only ever heard one episode of that series.
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Post by mingwalton on Feb 8, 2016 7:13:27 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 8, 2016 14:51:20 GMT 12
It is great to hear this programme, thanks BBC! I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
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Post by Andy Howells on Feb 14, 2016 2:49:40 GMT 12
My Broadband has been off so haven't had chance to catch Definitely Dunn yet...
On another note Talking Pictures TV featured a few episodes of the 1970s Southern TV series Tell Me Another this week which featured extracts of an interview with Clive recounting funny stories. Among those featured were his first attempt at an ice show and discussing the song Trifling Occurences...
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