Sue Pollard interview

Title

Sue Pollard interview

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Sep 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:18:26

Description

Hi-De-Hi comedian and actress Su Pollard speaks to Steve Allen about her career and her new show, A Song a Frock and a Tinkle (at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London). She mentions Quentin Crisp, Dame Edna Everage, and her musical director Richard Kates, as well as her involvement with Cancer Research. She discusses her image and temperament and changing direction like Farrah Fawcett from Charlie’s Angels in The Burning Bed. She also discusses her new programme, You Rang M’Lord? in which she appears alongside Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Michael Knowles, Donald Hewlett and which is written and directed by David Croft. Includes archive audio of her commentating on Sarah Ferguson (Duchess of York)'s wedding day and wedding dress.

Contributors

Steve Allen; Su Pollard

Keywords

Actors; British; Weddings; Charities; Television programmes; Musical theatre; Theatres; Royal family; Royalty; Comedians; Duchess of York; Sarah Ferguson; Cancer Research; Hi-De-Hi; A Song a Frock and a Tinkle; Donmar Warehouse Theatre; Quentin Crisp; Richard Kates; Farrah Fawcett; Charlie’s Angels; The Burning Bed; You Rang M’Lord?; Paul Shane; Jeffrey Holland; Michael Knowles; Donald Hewlett; David Croft; Dame Edna Everage (television character); Su Pollard

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