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A few days late perhaps, but given most of 2009’s award ceremonies don’t take place till February 2010, we’re still ahead of the pack. Here’s our tribute to a few TV Cream heroes who passed away during the last 12 months.
Wrestling’s Golden Age – Grapples, Grunts and GranniesMick McManus died this week, alas, and remember him this way with another outing for this absolutely brilliant documentary from just before Christmas about British wrestling at its earthiest. There are some hilarious bits in it, like Johnny Kincaid being told he had to pretend he was from Barbados even though he’d never been there, Klondike Kate reminiscing about the fishwives throwing foot-and-mouth-disease injections at her, an interviewee saying “excuse my language” after he’d said the obscene word “bum” and the fantastically good value Max “brother of Shirley” Crabtree, the big kahuna in the “sport” in its imperial phase, explaining how they came up with the concept of Big Daddy after Shirley complained to him that “me whole career’s gone to cock!”. Great stuff.
As ever, a beautifully put together montage. Well done all…
A lovely tribute TVC….
Nick Drake forsaw Saturday Sun being used for this montage, that’s why it fits so well!
Nicely Done.
Very nice montage. Little surprised that Harry Towb lacked sufficient cream to be included therein (he did die, didn’t he?), but glad to see Jade Goody overlooked (just as it should be).
Yes, why no Harry Towb? He died in July.
As always, a superb tribute. Brings a tear to the eye every time.