I met Susan Hansen and her husband Carl Wayne ( famous Birmingham musician) at an Audi VW dealership in Birmingham about 1985 , very nice friendly approachable people.
Glad you posted that Michael I was thinking his credits were very poor , considering he was in big parts in notable films with the likes of Steve McQueen 👏👏👏
@@bartram33 not in to war films, but my one exception is The Great Escape, seen it 100 times, and I’ve never noticed that, now I need to watch it again to see that bit! Thank you for not pointing out I misspelt Role in my comment, always a sad somebody who needs to show how clever they are by telling someone of their spelling and grammatical errors on here. If you know the gist of the comment, why do people do that?
This was filmed at Penns Hall hotel down the road from me in Walmley, Sutton Coldfield. Ramada took it over, a few yrs ago a few hundred bookings were cancelled for weddings, parties, meetings etc as they sold out to the Government Invaders scheme.
Wow I've just found this what a real blast from the past I still have very vivid memories of crossroads on TV from my childhood my mother was an avid fan and never missed an episode it was always on in our house my father wasn't too fussy about it though and would get up and go out of the room when it came on
David Hunter (Ronald Allen) was in an episode of 'the comic strip presents' if i remember rightly he was really funny and dry in it, but it must have been almost 40 years ago lol. i feel a google coming on.
I met David Fennell who played Brian He ran a pub called the Hit and Miss at Hazlemere in Bucks I used to deliver supplies to him and he would tell me stories about his acting days in Crossroads
Ronnie Allen was also in another Hazel Adair & Peter Ling soap 'Compact' (BBC 1962-1965) where he played Ian Harman, the editor of "Compact' the womens magazine. I would have liked to have seen some info on Pamela Vezey, who played Kath Brownlow and who, IRL died the same day as my mum, and of the same illness, and Trish Hope, one of Meg's friends and employees and who will ever forget Mr. Lovejoy (William Avenall) J. Henry Pollard and his flirty wife played by Heather Chasen. We need a part two!
@@minty448 Clearly you don't watch Coronation Street in 2023 then - Craig, The Keystone Cop, Steve, the gurning taxi driver, Mincing Sean to name a few - you could start a timber yard with them. Ronnie Allen could do gravitas - the trio I have just mentioned wouldn't even know what that was - they would probably think it an own brand version of Bisto.
Thank you for this of course. Angus Lennie was also in a series called Dad that was on BBC1 between 1997 to 1999; or at least one episode of it. It also starred George Cole and Kevin McNally too. The episode that he was in I am sure was meant to be in a golf course clubhouse. I think the son fellow was meant alas at the time to have had piles sadly, and in it he asked him whether that cream worked up his bottom or not?! I know he then said to him that it had, but it was in front of many other people as well too! I think that series was written by Andrew Marshall; who had already done 2 point 4 Children there too at the time also. He was also a writing partner with David Renwick, who of course before that wrote One Foot In The Grave on BBC1 as well too. Well done too!
True story.....one of the several Directors was a lecturer at Salford University when I was there, (97 to 99) and I was a mature student but the younger ones had never heard of it. He used to say that he couldn't even bear to see himself in the mirror after working on it but I think he was being a bit unfair to himself.
Hilarious Crap. One time Md Lovejoy was waiting to be handed the salt but the actor forgot his lines ad did not give it to him and then Lovejoy made it worse by thanking him, genuinely not ironically, for the salt that the guy forgot to pass to him but he did not know how to improvise so tried to pretend it really happened lol
Loved your video...brought back many memories of when i was a teenager, i was not really a fan...mostly becoz of Amy Turtle!...did you know she was sacked becoz she kept remembering her lines?! - ;)
Used to watch this every evening. My Mum and Dad were firm fans, not that in those days there was very much competition. What about Hugh Mortimer? He was a regular for many years and also Carlos the Chef? Lastly the Garage owner/manager? Forgotten his name but can see his face ...................... As a young boy back then had quite a thing for 'Jill', thought that she might have been a bit of a goer!. Seem to remember from the dark recesses of my memory, that Ronald Allen (David Hunter) was in the b/w Film of the Titanic.
Jim. Baines in the garage played by John Forgeham who had also appeared in the 1969 Italian Job I loved Crossroads but I am a Brummie! Some of the later filming took place at the Penns Hall Hotel in Sutton Coldfield, last time I heard it was being used as a 4 star Asylum Seekers Hotel!
No mention of Dave Moran, who played Kevin Banks. I first met Dave and his wife in the seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent. He was a very funny man who enjoyed life.
A friend told me that he and his wife Monique went back to the midlands, and also he went back to music game. They were both great, but in my job I never know what country I am going to be in for my contract work.
In the late 70's I was working in a DIY store called Rubber Crafts in the which was then the Birmingham Shopping Centre and I sold a Bosch electric drill to Ronald Allen (David Hunter) I met a number of the cast but spending 20 minutes talking to Ronald was awesome.
Never missed an episode Great actors and actresses who were in iconic films Ronald Hunter And what can you say about Noel’s One of the film locations was Penns Hall Hotel, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield It was sold to Ramada Group many years ago and they took GOVUK tax payers money in August 2020 to house lots of ILLEGAL MIGRANTS 🏴🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@@johnwalsh128 Hello John i refer to the Wickipedia source if you type in Crossroads tv series ,in the article about it Tony Hatch is the composer and wrote the music, however Paul McCartney and his band wings played the theme when the show had a cliff hanger at the end as a special arrangement and was on the Venus and mars album ,there is a section called theme music in the article in Wicki :}
@@johnwalsh128 Paul did not write it, John, it was Tony Hatch, but Paul recorded a slow version on the 1975 Wings album 'Venus And Mars' which was used whenever 'Crossroads' had a particularly sad ending.
My god I remember Adam chance and Diane hunter later ones had new manager as Meg killed off in a fire in reality noele Gordon got fired died about a year later and what Paul Henry as benny I think the last manager was Nicola freeman but remember they cancelled crossroads about 35 years ago
The recent “ Nolly” was absolute rubbish. Helena Bonham Carter 😊in a fur coat looked NOTHING like Noel Gordon. Very dark dead eyes. Noel Gordon had very bright blue eyes. You’d have thought that was the first thing they’d have sorted. Absolute rubbish 😖
Yeh I agree, nothing like her, tho she did get her voice in the end. As for the outbursts an expletives, as a lady it did not become her. "Larry Grayson" was clearly miscast, apart from trying to be camp, he was nothing like Larry...
@@keyfizz She certainly was I am from Birmingham and knew her well. She wouldn't stand for any critics ! She put this snobbish lady in her place on a ATV programme when the lady remarked " Crossroads makes me terrible ill" Noele Gordon just rolled her eyes at her and commented " Does it darling "
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I met Susan Hansen and her husband Carl Wayne ( famous Birmingham musician) at an Audi VW dealership in Birmingham about 1985 , very nice friendly approachable people.
Loved watching this. Cross roads was one of my favourite soaps in the day. I'm 60 now. I often wish crossroads would come back.
I remember watching this as a kid with my mum who was a fan,happy days.
Wow ! Came across this by chance. Brought back memories of my childhood with my parents. Long since deceased. Thank you.
Angus Lennie great roles in great escape and 633 squadron .great actor. 🙏
Glad you posted that Michael I was thinking his credits were very poor , considering he was in big parts in notable films with the likes of Steve McQueen 👏👏👏
Ronald Allen had a good role in the very best film ever made about the sinking of the Titanic "A Night To Remember", made in 1958.
Not everyone knows that
Ten out of ten to you
@@tommiskelly6835 There's a colorized version of "A Night To Remember" on RUclips ruclips.net/video/nhc-FC4RhEo/видео.html
Angus Lennie had a great role in The Great Escape too
Until he got shot!
Role
@@Jasonm25870 oh yeh, perhaps he had a nice cheese roll too
I remember in one scene he found a cigarette end in some food, instead of showing it to the person he was talking to, he showed it to the camera😱
@@bartram33 not in to war films, but my one exception is The Great Escape, seen it 100 times, and I’ve never noticed that, now I need to watch it again to see that bit! Thank you for not pointing out I misspelt Role in my comment, always a sad somebody who needs to show how clever they are by telling someone of their spelling and grammatical errors on here. If you know the gist of the comment, why do people do that?
loved crossroads as a kid, watched with my mam and brother after tea, great memories of a great show, the critics slagged it but the people loved it!
I loved this video. A nice tribute.
Thanks for the post. I remember very early in the series there was a Spanish chef named Carlos.
This was filmed at Penns Hall hotel down the road from me in Walmley, Sutton Coldfield. Ramada took it over, a few yrs ago a few hundred bookings were cancelled for weddings, parties, meetings etc as they sold out to the Government Invaders scheme.
Remember crossroads well. My mum always had this on also Sullivan’s Australian programme
Wow I've just found this what a real blast from the past I still have very vivid memories of crossroads on TV from my childhood my mother was an avid fan and never missed an episode it was always on in our house my father wasn't too fussy about it though and would get up and go out of the room when it came on
David Hunter (Ronald Allen) was in an episode of 'the comic strip presents' if i remember rightly he was really funny and dry in it, but it must have been almost 40 years ago lol. i feel a google coming on.
I met David Fennell who played Brian He ran a pub called the Hit and Miss at Hazlemere in Bucks I used to deliver supplies to him and he would tell me stories about his acting days in Crossroads
I went on a week end away and stayed the night there it's just out side Cheltenham it was fine 😎😎😃
Ronnie Allen was also in another Hazel Adair & Peter Ling soap 'Compact' (BBC 1962-1965) where he played Ian Harman, the editor of "Compact' the womens magazine. I would have liked to have seen some info on Pamela Vezey, who played Kath Brownlow and who, IRL died the same day as my mum, and of the same illness, and Trish Hope, one of Meg's friends and employees and who will ever forget Mr. Lovejoy (William Avenall) J. Henry Pollard and his flirty wife played by Heather Chasen. We need a part two!
Used to wat h compact
Ronald Allen,I’ve never seen such wooden acting!
@@minty448 Clearly you don't watch Coronation Street in 2023 then - Craig, The Keystone Cop, Steve, the gurning taxi driver, Mincing Sean to name a few - you could start a timber yard with them. Ronnie Allen could do gravitas - the trio I have just mentioned wouldn't even know what that was - they would probably think it an own brand version of Bisto.
I think he was also in the Comic trip presents - Famous Five episode as the villain uncle. Good stuff.
Mrs Hope was one of my most favourite characters - its hard to find information on her life
RIP TO ALL MEMBERS WHO DIED
Can't believe you didn't say that Angus Lennie was in the Great Escape along side Steve McQueen 🤦♂️.
You. He was one of those actors who would pop up in various roles, but always stood out because of his distinctive Glaswegian accent - !
Poor old Sandy died of Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Afraid so he was only 35
So we know where he is then
@@rayhoughton8046 English please.
Thank you for this of course. Angus Lennie was also in a series called Dad that was on BBC1 between 1997 to 1999; or at least one episode of it. It also starred George Cole and Kevin McNally too. The episode that he was in I am sure was meant to be in a golf course clubhouse. I think the son fellow was meant alas at the time to have had piles sadly, and in it he asked him whether that cream worked up his bottom or not?! I know he then said to him that it had, but it was in front of many other people as well too! I think that series was written by Andrew Marshall; who had already done 2 point 4 Children there too at the time also. He was also a writing partner with David Renwick, who of course before that wrote One Foot In The Grave on BBC1 as well too. Well done too!
Thank you for that there of course too!
True story.....one of the several Directors was a lecturer at Salford University when I was there, (97 to 99) and I was a mature student but the younger ones had never heard of it.
He used to say that he couldn't even bear to see himself in the mirror after working on it but I think he was being a bit unfair to himself.
When life was so simple
No mobiles no crappie
TV shows a man was a man
Women was a Women
My mum never missed watching this ,looking back at it now god it was crap lol,
Hilarious Crap.
One time Md Lovejoy was waiting to be handed the salt but the actor forgot his lines ad did not give it to him and then Lovejoy made it worse by thanking him, genuinely not ironically, for the salt that the guy forgot to pass to him but he did not know how to improvise so tried to pretend it really happened lol
Loved your video...brought back many memories of when i was a teenager, i was not really a fan...mostly becoz of Amy Turtle!...did you know she was sacked becoz she kept remembering her lines?! - ;)
Benny is wearing that dirty old woolly hat to this day,,
Used to watch this every evening. My Mum and Dad were firm fans, not that in those days there was very much competition.
What about Hugh Mortimer? He was a regular for many years and also Carlos the Chef? Lastly the Garage owner/manager? Forgotten his name but can see his face ......................
As a young boy back then had quite a thing for 'Jill', thought that she might have been a bit of a goer!.
Seem to remember from the dark recesses of my memory, that Ronald Allen (David Hunter) was in the b/w Film of the Titanic.
Jim. Baines in the garage played by John Forgeham who had also appeared in the 1969 Italian Job
I loved Crossroads but I am a Brummie!
Some of the later filming took place at the Penns Hall Hotel in Sutton Coldfield, last time I heard it was being used as a 4 star Asylum Seekers Hotel!
No mention of Dave Moran, who played Kevin Banks. I first met Dave and his wife in the seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent. He was a very funny man who enjoyed life.
I believe he passed away a year or two ago, his death announced by Angela Webb, who played Iris
A friend told me that he and his wife Monique went back to the midlands, and also he went back to music game. They were both great, but in my job I never know what country I am going to be in for my contract work.
Never mind the cast, how's the Motel doing? I've tried to book a few times, it must have changed its name since the M6 opened to bi passed.
Demolished and a Premier Inn now in its place
@@Redsleather went real-upmarket then!!!!!
I notice for Ronald Allen's profile, you finish with ' David' died in 1991... Typecast or what!
Remember they brought it back about 15 years ago
In the late 70's I was working in a DIY store called Rubber Crafts in the which was then the Birmingham Shopping Centre and I sold a Bosch electric drill to Ronald Allen (David Hunter) I met a number of the cast but spending 20 minutes talking to Ronald was awesome.
Awesome ?.....stop it.
Awesome turn it in Hank.
Always fancied Jane Rossington. Still looks good.
Dont forget carlos
Wonderful memories. Didn't realize Noele Gordon was born in East Ham. I was also born there . RIP all the departed characters
They should have introduced Benny's twin brother Lenny Henry into the series.
😂😂😂 Memories of Tiswas.
Spot the real Benny ruclips.net/video/vPYwr4TY8As/видео.html
Never missed an episode
Great actors and actresses who were in iconic films
Ronald Hunter
And what can you say about Noel’s
One of the film locations was Penns Hall Hotel, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield
It was sold to Ramada Group many years ago and they took GOVUK tax payers money in August 2020 to house lots of ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
🏴🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
You forgot Cathy staff
Hanson married Carl Wayne he died last year
@ LillianFlorence6056: Carl actually died in 2004, Lillian.
The first time I have ever had to play a video back at 2X. God the transitions are sloooooooow.
Not just me then?
You forgot Angus lennie was in the Hollywood blockbuster the Great escape
R I P Roger
Reference Angus Lennie surely one of his credits has be his part in “The Great Escape”???
I never watched crossroads, as the time of broadcasting was when I was at school, and yet I know the opening tune .....
The closing tune was better though! It meant the programme was over for another day.
What about Arthur brownlow and Gilbert latham?
Amy turtle
Mr love joy
i remember this being on TV as my Grandmother watched it ,was it Tony Hatch who composed the theme tune ?
@ User-jq5cg3nf5u: Well remembered! It was indeed Tony Hatch. My grandmother also watched it.
It thought Paul mccartney wrote the theme tune.
@@johnwalsh128 Hello John i refer to the Wickipedia source if you type in Crossroads tv series ,in the article about it Tony Hatch is the composer and wrote the music, however Paul McCartney and his band wings played the theme when the show had a cliff hanger at the end as a special arrangement and was on the Venus and mars album ,there is a section called theme music in the article in Wicki :}
@@johnwalsh128 Paul did not write it, John, it was Tony Hatch, but Paul recorded a slow version on the 1975 Wings album 'Venus And Mars' which was used whenever 'Crossroads' had a particularly sad ending.
Thanks max and redhairkid for clarifying it. I have the venus and mars album too but I never checked the song writing credits.
Schuie mcfee lied to get the Job ?.....hope he got a bollocking !
My god I remember Adam chance and Diane hunter later ones had new manager as Meg killed off in a fire in reality noele Gordon got fired died about a year later and what Paul Henry as benny I think the last manager was Nicola freeman but remember they cancelled crossroads about 35 years ago
You did`nt have Vince Parker, Vera Downend, Tish Hope, Carney, they were all regular carachters.
And Iris.Scott (Angela Webb)
What happened to Carlos Raphael?
Where was Miss Diane and Mr Lovejoy?
Where's Miss Tatum????
Long gone, died about 20 years ago
What else was Angus Lennie in
The Great Escape.
633 Squadron
You said Paul Henry was born in 1945 to begin with
That I think was for his character in Crossroads, not actually himself though too I wonder?
What about Carlos 😀
Rafeal
6:17 Hanson, not Hansen
I remember the abject misery of it all........
You forgot Marilyn Gates played by Sue Nichols
Who also had a single in the top 20
The recent “ Nolly” was absolute rubbish. Helena Bonham Carter 😊in a fur coat looked NOTHING like Noel Gordon. Very dark dead eyes. Noel Gordon had very bright blue eyes. You’d have thought that was the first thing they’d have sorted. Absolute rubbish 😖
Yeh I agree, nothing like her, tho she did get her voice in the end.
As for the outbursts an expletives, as a lady it did not become her.
"Larry Grayson" was clearly miscast, apart from trying to be camp, he was nothing like Larry...
Noel was very popular with Midlands audiences because she hosted the much loved 'Lunchbox' before Crossroads was created .
@@keyfizz She certainly was I am from Birmingham and knew her well. She wouldn't stand for any critics ! She put this snobbish lady in her place on a ATV programme when the lady remarked " Crossroads makes me terrible ill" Noele Gordon just rolled her eyes at her and commented " Does it darling "
Where was carlos
Doesn't answer the question posed by the title.
Great video - gutted Amy Turtle has gone - and Adam Chance - didnt think much of him at the time but he was a bit of a sex kitten looking back now
This is much too slow
When I was living at home my mother whatcht every episode I couldn't stand the wooden acting of some of the cast also crossroads was garbage to me
Completely pointless where are they now you don't even tell us where they are now
Most of them if u looked at the credits have died !
Yes mostly dead or so old retired - it doesnt take a genoius to work that out love
Most of them pushing up daisies I regret to say. ? Time obliterates All things. !
They are all either 80 or dead.
Whaddyareckon? They're running in The London Marathon?
There is only a handful of the main cast still alive now sadly
Far too slow ... gave up after the first two! Watch some American ones and see how to do these things properly!
Dreadful programme full of terrible acting especially Noele Gordon Made on the cheap looked cheap and long may it stay buried.
This is possibly the most boring thing I’ve ever seen on RUclips!
I remember this. IT WAS CRAP.
you obviously don't watch today's soaps, don't forget when Crossroads/Coronation St came out , T.V was still in it's infancy
@@macraghnaill3553 doesn't change the fact. IT WAS CRAP!
@@dudleyserious9985 that is your opinion of which you are entitled, others disagree
@@macraghnaill3553 get a life.
@@dudleyserious9985 I have thanks, a very good one