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At the time of his death in 1992, Frankie Howerd was firmly established as a national comedy treasure, his risque jokes, double entendres and meandering anecdotes having enlivened television schedules over nearly four decades. Some of his most successful shows were produced for ITV, and this set presents six shows transmitted on the network between 1973 and 1991 which reflect an ever-broadening appreciation of his comic genius - from the hugely popular variety shows of the seventies to the enthusiastically received routines on Britain s university campuses during the early nineties, confirming Frankie Howerd s status not only as a comedy icon but a cult hero embraced by a generation of young student aficionados. Featuring guests John Le Mesurier, Sheila Steafel, Kenny Lynch and Norwegian Bond girl Julie Ege, with writing from Johnny Speight, Barry Cryer and Vince Powell, this marvellous collection presents Frankie at his finest.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By R. Reel
This is a great DVD for Frankie's Stand Up Fans.
I personally don't mind it but it gets a bit repetitive after awhile, many jokes become reused to often.
Overall it's a great DVD.
I personally don't mind it but it gets a bit repetitive after awhile, many jokes become reused to often.
Overall it's a great DVD.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
As an Adolescent watching Frankie in Up Pompeii I thought he was great and became a fan , however this collection is very hit and miss ,and I recall my Father who also liked him saying he can be very good or very poor ....and these shows reflect this.
I still give it 4 stars as there is more good than poor and to be fair to Frankie he had to do his best with the scripts! Super Frank , Campus and Up Pompeii are the best on offer here , whilst Frankie and Tommy is an interesting documentary , the other offerings are pretty cringe worthy! So as Frankie would say Please Yer Selves!
I still give it 4 stars as there is more good than poor and to be fair to Frankie he had to do his best with the scripts! Super Frank , Campus and Up Pompeii are the best on offer here , whilst Frankie and Tommy is an interesting documentary , the other offerings are pretty cringe worthy! So as Frankie would say Please Yer Selves!
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I am a Frankie Howerd fan anyway so to find out there were dvd products was wonderful .He was a great comedian and could control the audience without them knowing . This is a top class product showing him t his best .
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A mixed bag.
I am a huge fan of Frankie, but I have to go along with most of the other comments on here - the "Frankie Howerd in Concert" from Yorkshire TV in the 70s is pretty dire. Read more
Published 5 months ago by MDBURLING
4.0 out of 5 stars
Frankie Howerd at ITV
Looking forward to this release, I'm sure it will raise a few laughs. But which 6 shows are included?! Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2011 by R Hartle
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