- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: Apex Publishing Ltd, Essex (31 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906358079
- ISBN-13: 978-1906358075
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 860,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Vince's story, 'From Rags to Gags', is a breathtaking account of the teeming imagination, way with words and capacity for sheer bloody hard work involved in producing hit after hit. I had to read it lying down. --Michael Aspel OBE, Journalist/TV Presenter
This excellent book, written by a master of his craft, will guide you through the months and years of sweat and tears as Vince Powell honed his immaculate comic timing. --Sir Donald Sinden CBE, Actor
This book is an engaging glimpse of a life dedicated to laughter. --Nottingham Evening Post
This excellent book, written by a master of his craft, will guide you through the months and years of sweat and tears as Vince Powell honed his immaculate comic timing. --Sir Donald Sinden CBE, Actor
This book is an engaging glimpse of a life dedicated to laughter. --Nottingham Evening Post
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During the early 70 s, often referred to as The Golden Years of Television Comedy, many television situation comedies, all written by Vince Powell and his late partner Harry Driver, appeared regularly in the top ten TV ratings and were watched by up to 16 million or more viewers shows such as George & the Dragon, Never mind the Quality Feel the Width, Bless This House, Nearest & Dearest, For the Love of Ada and Spring & Autumn. Harry Driver had been struck down by polio at the start of their writing partnership and spent most of his life in a wheelchair. After his death in 1973 Vince carried on writing alone to write more successful TV programmes including Surprise Surprise, Blind Date, Mind Your Language, A Sharp Intake of Breath, Never the Twain and Young at Heart. During his long career Vince met, and became friends with many of the stars he worked with including Sid James, Arthur Lowe, Tommy Cooper, David Niven, Michael Aspel, Sir David Jason, Morecambe & Wise, Bruce Forsyth, Cilla Black, Sir Donald Sinden and Sir John Mills, all of whom you will meet within the pages of his autobiography.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Story, Poor Editing,
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This review is from: From Rags to Gags: The Memoirs of a Comedy Writer (Hardcover)
A great story that will appeal to all fans of 1970s comedy. Vince Powell was a truly talented writer. Big gripe: poor proof reading (or whatever) has resulted in some very poor punctuation/ grammar which, towards the end of the book, became rather annoying. Hopefully the next reprint will address this.
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great book,
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This review is from: From Rags to Gags: The Memoirs of a Comedy Writer (Hardcover)
this is a must for all good classic TV fans , I am glad The late Vince Powell got this book out just before he's dealth so he could tell the world all about writing and producing good TV which we longer get, its goes into detail of the shows he wrote, how he became, how he's tried for TV today, its tells you the lot, an essential purchase , its a great read!
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a must for TV fans!,
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This review is from: From Rags to Gags: The Memoirs of a Comedy Writer (Hardcover)
this is a must for all TV fans, from the creator of Bless This House - a very interesting read!
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