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Post by Charles Bronson on Jun 13, 2021 22:13:53 GMT
This is great Vi
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Post by Del Boy on Jun 15, 2021 13:06:14 GMT
Top tec work Kitty
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2021 8:06:41 GMT
Just watched special features on the last disc of the 1969' series, makes ya realise how underrated Public eye was, there's some interesting archive interview footage on there, with Roger Marshall explaining the concept of Frank Markers personality and character, and also mentioning things like, when each series was filmed, it had the consensus that, this was gonna be the last one! and then they would always do one more! It was interesting when he mentioned that apparently in later years when the American series Columbo was filmed, his character wore a Mac' similar to the one Frank Marker had, and that's where they got the idea from. And to finish theres an interesting interview with Alfred Burke which was filmed in 1995' he was about 77 then and I thought he looked amazing for his age and his persona, and he didn't seem to have changed very little at all from when he did the series, was also quite strange to hear Alfred Burke, talking in the interview and reflecting back on how things had changed, from the time of the interview in 95' and from when the series was first filmed in the 60's, which seemed to be more poignant when he used the fraze ' it is 30 years ago and 30 years ago is now vintage' I wonder if Alfred Burke would be more surprised now, if he knew how popular and still watched, the series still is- another 26 years into the future in 2021.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jun 19, 2021 15:33:55 GMT
I read that Alfred Burke was still acting on stage into his 90th year. He always looked very lean in Public Eye.
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Post by Stan on Jun 23, 2021 11:20:30 GMT
Agree this is an underrated and understated series.
Alfred Burke plays Frank so well - but there is also a good supporting cast and plenty of impressive guests across the episodes.
The plotlines and finales are generally well thought out and interesting; easy to see why it was a mainstay in the TV schedules for so long.
Still wonder how FM managed to run a business from the Windsor area for just £6.50 a day, though?
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Post by Steve Austin on Jun 23, 2021 19:28:59 GMT
Still wonder how FM managed to run a business from the Windsor area for just £6.50 a day, though? Plus expenses
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Post by Nightfly on Jun 23, 2021 20:26:29 GMT
Still wonder how FM managed to run a business from the Windsor area for just £6.50 a day, though? Plus expenses Ah but he only paid 9p for a half of bitter.
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Post by The Saint on Jun 23, 2021 21:49:05 GMT
He raised his charges to £10 per day in 1975.
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Post by Stan on Jun 25, 2021 13:57:47 GMT
According to an inflation calculator £10 in 1975 is worth £86 in 2020.
Just seems like an unlikely amount, although in a way it's part of the slight quirkiness of the programme.
It's certainly well made and is on series record, so each episode gets watched, for all the reasons previously covered on this thread. But also because it is a nice time capsule of that era.
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Post by Peter Picard on Oct 28, 2021 19:30:53 GMT
Regional news clip on location during the filming of a Public Eye episode. This is an extra on the Public Eye dvds-
This is an interesting clip. I think it was filmed behind what is now known as The Mail Box. The BBC moved in when Pebble Mill was closed down, it's also full of designer shops and bars.
This map dates from 1959 and both the right hand bend in the canal and the timber yard opposite the filming crew are shown on it. The pen is the point where i think the interview took place.
Looking across the canal in 1966.
This is what it looks like now.
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