Out

[Villain]

I bought the DVD some months back but haven't got round to watching it yet, lookng forward to seeing again though as I remember watching it when it was first aired in '78.

[Charles Bronson]

I've now started watching Out, and I was very impressed with the first episode, and I'm looking forward to the other five. It does indeed have a real late seventies feel to it.
Thank you Arthur, for putting up that piece of Peter Bowles autobiography. As peter said what a tragedy that a fine actor like Tom was blacklisted for so many years.
I've read a lot about Gerrys the club in Shaftsbury Avenue where many actors Socialised, David Jason mentions it in his book too.

[Mickyosan]

Now this is a treat.

I remember watching the first episode of this acclaimed mini-series as an eleven year old in July 1978 and it's therefore somewhat haunting to see it for the first time thirty-eight years later but brilliant all the same.  I even remembered the class 50 taking Frank Ross (played by Tom Bell) back to London (Paddington) after release from eight years in the slammer.

Tom Bell's finest hour(s), Out is spread over six episodes and Frank Ross wants, in no uncertain terms to find the slags that grassed him up.  

I'm sure many familiar faces will turn up as I've already noted Hooter from the Sweeney in the smoky boozer at 25:37 in the first episode.

Yet another gem on YouTube and a real step back in time.  'ansome.

[Charles Bronson]

A fantastic series, which I only saw for the first time recently.
As you say "Tom Bell's finest hour." We really enjoyed this show.
As someone on the forum said it was so very typical of the seventies.

[Mickyosan]

And lest not forget a Granada with a VHK 143S plate...

[Mickyosan]

Feb 7, 2016 20:44:07 GMT Charles Bronson said:

A fantastic series, which I only seen for the first time recently.
As you say "Tom Bell's finest hour." We really enjoyed this show.
As someone on the forum said it was so very typical of the seventies.

Just spotted the earlier post Bronson from last September.  Anyone who hasn't seen the series with an interest in the series will love it.

[Arthur Pringle]

Btw, it's mentioned on one of the commentaries on the Out dvd that Tom Bell couldn't drive.

[Steve Austin]

Feb 7, 2016 20:35:07 GMT Mickyosan said:

 

I'm sure many familiar faces will turn up as I've already noted Hooter from the Sweeney in the smoky boozer at 25:37 in the first episode.

Opening sequence shows Peter Schofield (Det. Chief Supt. Boothroyd in Selected Target) as the ticket collector.  It's packed with ex-Sweeney  Thanks for putting this link up Mickyosan.

[Steve Austin]

I have just watched this series and cannot recommend it enough, it's brilliant. Thanks to Dirty Epic for starting this thread and bringing this to my attention.  I'm pretty sure that Brian Croucher is our very own Del Boys dad, the resemblance is striking  

[Mickyosan]

Feb 9, 2016 21:33:11 GMT Steve Austin said:

I have just watched this series and cannot recommend it enough, it's brilliant. Thanks to Dirty Epic for starting this thread and bringing this to my attention.  I'm pretty sure that Brian Croucher is our very own Del Boys dad, the resemblance is striking  

Couldn't agree more Steve mate.  Just finished watching the final episode 6 tonight (complete with H 69/70 Jag Mk10) and it's been a blast.  It's also the sort of series where if you watch it a second time you pick up things you didn't initially see.

Great acting, great villains, birds, some great shots of gritty, grotty London in early 1978, great motors and even an overload of Routemaster buses, particularly on the sixth episode, including one on route 159 which, by sheer coincidence was the last route in London to have RMs, finally giving up the ghost in December 2005.

Clearly mainly shot in sarf London and the Mann Egerton garage with its contents is great.  Clock the poster for the new Rover 2600, released at the end of 1977 which enables a firmish date of the shooting of the show, if we didn't already know it.  
www.roversd1.info/2600/2600.html