The Sun dated Saturday November 8th 1980
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Even if he had never made another film Steve
McQueen would still be remembered as the eponymous start of ‘Bullitt’ (1968)
one of the most enjoyable films of the 60’s. The car chase scene is a classic
and can be watched here.
As it was, from 1958 until 1980, he made film after film with hardly a dud
among them.
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In this Labour Party Leadership contest Denis Healey won the
first round ballot but on November 10th the Left-wing Michael Foot
got 51.9 of the MP’s votes. He lasted as leader until Neil Kinnock took over in
October 1983. As with Harold Wilson there were rumours of KGB involvement but
nothing was ever proved one way or another.
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The Ford Cortina started with the Mark I in 1962 and by 1980
was up to the final version, the Mark 5. Production ended in 1982.
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Gabriella Brum won but resigned 18 hours later. Gaum’s
Kimberley Santos took over. Miss UK came 17th and Jamaica came 18th
despite being the bookies favourites.
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Who is this strange person? Answer at the end of
the post.
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Only included because as a child I was taken by
my father for a meal at Veeraswamy, a very posh Indian Restaurant in Regents
Street, which opened in 1926 and was frequented by the likes of Winston
Churchill, Charlie Chaplin, Gandhi, Nerhu and British and Foreign Royalty. And us.
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Kate O’Mara lasted for 1 season of ‘Triangle’ (and the first
episode of season 2) but Larry Lamb was in all 78 episodes over 3 seasons. Kate
went on to appear in ‘Dynasty’ and Larry in ‘Eastenders’.
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20 million for a sit-com! 12.7 million for ‘Strangers’ (cop
show starring Don Henderson) at number 20!
These days even the hugely (and unaccountably) popular
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ only gets 10.5 million viewers, ‘Downton Abbey’ 10.1
million and ‘Eastenders’ average 8.1 million. (figures - week ending Oct 28th 2012).
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‘Hagar the Horrible’ was created by American cartoonist Dik
Browne in 1973 and drawn by him until his death in 1988 when his son, Chris,
took over.
Answer to the mystery picture -
‘Tis non other than Reg Dwight aka Elton John dressed as
Minnie Mouse!
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