Bob Monkhouse's last live show on iplayer

[NYCBlue]

Raving tory

Never liked his school of comedy .....Crowther , Him , Forsythe

All a bit forced even though they were not

But did you like The Golden Shot? Bernie the Bolt, Ann Aston? What's not to like?

[splott parker]

But did you like The Golden Shot? Bernie the Bolt, Ann Aston? What's not to like?

Who remembers the Golden Shot when it first aired in 1967 with Jackie Rae and Heinz the bolt? Heinz was brought to the UK being the ‘bolt loader’ from the original German version. There were actually three different Bernies throughout the ‘Bernie’ era.

[bobh]

Who remembers the Golden Shot when it first aired in 1967 with Jackie Rae and Heinz the bolt? Heinz was brought to the UK being the ‘bolt loader’ from the original German version. There were actually three different Bernies throughout the ‘Bernie’ era.

I do


The thing was, there were only two channels in those days, and even when BBC2 started, many people couldn't get it because it needed a new aerial (change from 405 lines to 625 lines - that's how the B&W picture was broadcast).
Ann Astone was hot, but we never knew whether she genuinely thick or it was an act.
I just looked up her biog - she admitted mental arithmetic was a struggle. Born Anne Lloyd, had to change it to Aston (Where GS was filmed) as there was another Anne Lloyd in showbiz.

[bigjoe]

But did you like The Golden Shot? Bernie the Bolt, Ann Aston? What's not to like?

Liked the one from the halfway line

[splott parker]

Liked the one from the halfway line

Ann Aston had one from the halfway line? Bernie must have put some oooomph into that.