Rent Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club: Series 6 (1977)

5h 10min

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Bernard Manning comperes and fellow stand-up veteran Colin Crompton is 'Mr. Chairman' at The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - the friendliest working men's club in the North! Cut from the same cloth as The Comedians, this Seventies ratings hit captures the quickfire comedy, musical variety and convivial atmosphere of a typical Clubland concert night, showcasing rising stars, contemporary acts, local talent and world-renowned performers.
Entertaining a typically appreciative audience in this final series (billed as At the Wheeltappers in TV Times) are Paul Daniels, Cannon and Ball, George Melly, The New Vaudeville Band and The Dubliners, with Lancastrian folk-pop from Fivepenny Piece, comedian/singer-songwriter Bob Williamson, and the Rochdale Cowboy himself, Mike Harding.
Actors:: Bernard Manning, Colin Crompton, Peter Lambert, Willie Ross, Kim Davis, Carlo Santanna, Chris North, Michael Douglas, Greengage, Toni Byrne, Bob Williamson, The New Vaudeville Band, Paul Daniels, The Dubliners, Luke Kelly, Jim McCann, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, George Melly, Bobby Ball
Directors:: Nicholas Ferguson, Peter Walker
Producers:: Jeremy Fox, John Hamp, Rod Taylor
Studio:: Network
Genres:: British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies

BBFC:

Release Date:

22/07/2013

Run Time:

310 minutes

Languages:

English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono

Subtitles:

None

DVD Regions:

Region 2

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3

Colour:

Colour

Bonus:

Though ten episodes were filmed for this series only eight were shown on television
The ninth - an edition with controversial hypnotist Martin St. James - is included here, as is the tenth
Terry Webster and Dictionary - which is presented here as an unedited recording block

Disc 1: