Rent Pauline's Quirkes: Series (1976)
3.2 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 30min
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- Synopsis:
Pauline's Quirkes, a light-hearted, provocative magazine-style show for teenagers, provided an early showcase for the talents of one of Britain's best-loved stars. After playing a leading role in Thames' 'You Must Be Joking'!, the 16-year-old Pauline (Pauline Quirke) took centre-stage in this teatime spin-off series, presenting a lively mix of comedy sketches, music and features. Teen pop idols Flintlock provided the songs while unleashing outbreaks of hysteria among the studio audience, and Pauline's co-presenters included future 'Birds of a Feather' co-star Linda Robson. Irreverent, often risqué humour and discussion of the pressing issues of the day raised eyebrows and blazed a trail for a new kind of show aimed at teenage audiences. This set contains the complete series, also featuring DJ's Mike Read and Steve Wright, and master magician Ali Bongo. - Actors:
- Pauline Quirke, Flintlock, Mike Holoway, Derek Pascoe, Bill Rice, Jamie Stone, John Summerton, Nula Conwell, Philip Elsmore, Linda Robson, Ali Bongo, Tony Prince, Mike Read, Steve Wright
- Directors:
- Roger Damon Price
- Producers:
- Roger Damon Price
- Writers:
- Maggie Allen, Jackie Aplin, Kim Baldwin, Jooli Boyce, Carol Burns, Martyn Day, Flintlock, Kelvyn Hawkins, Kim Hawkins, David Hurst, Mazzi Jones, Bill Rice, Linda Stokes, Charles Verrall, Jim Wilde
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Dramas, TV Sitcoms, TV Teen Dramas
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Lots of screaming and shouting - Pauline's Quirkes: Series review by AW
1976 Thames Television series featuring an incredibly young Pauline (teenager of @16-17 at the time - was she really known then?) with her later Birds of a Feather co-star Linda Robson, plus a teenage band called Flintlock that I've never heard of, but plays ok. The 4 lads also are involved in acting in the multiple sketches in front of a live screaming, mostly female audience. Some man plays a news announcer and tries often to humiliate Pauline as she descends some stairs in a dress.
Some humour, boys long haired, clean, neat and fashionable but endure lots of food smacked in faces or tipped over heads. After about 3 episodes of the classic 70s screaming and Pauline's own constant shouting, probably acceptable to all the girls, it grated on my nerves, so I gave up and sent it back.
Don't know if Pauline wrote any of the scripts, there wasn't anything in the titles.
Her later programmes ANGELS, BIRDS OF A FEATHER and I particular a non-comedic one called THE SCULPTRESS (which I thought she was excellent in) showed her acting skills. She gained an MBE but is retired now, sadly with dementia.
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