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'''''The Rent Collectors''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixteenth show in the seventh series and featured an unexpected guest, [[Bernard Miles]].. | |||
A pre-recording session took place Sunday afternoon {{Date|1956-12-30}} at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London | |||
*Saturday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]] (TLO 20041/A – which featured a version of ''[[Sewers of the Strand]]'' which, ultimately, wasn't used in in the finished programme). The recording for transmission was created the same day and at the same venue at 9pm {{Date|1958-12-14}} (TLO 20042). | |||
{{ | The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was almost three weeks later at 8.30pm {{Date|1957-01-17}}, its ratings were 2.3 million. | ||
The show was repeated twice more: | |||
*Monday 8pm, {{Date|1957-01-21}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 3.6 million listeners. | |||
*Saturday 9.30pm, {{Date|1992-04-25}} on [[w:BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] in ''Comedy Hour: the Radio 2 Comedy Season''. | |||
== Transcription Service Synopsis == | |||
Conned into taking a job as a rent collector, [[Neddie Seagoon]] goes to the address he has been given – Death Grange, Slaughter Hill. On his way there he falls into the canal, he's imprisoned for violating By-law 37, and sentenced to hang. Neddie, reasonably enough, appeals against the sentence and is allowed to put his case to the local [[w:Squire|Squire]] – none other than the owner of Death Grange and just the man he wants to see. And rightly so, for the Squire has the solution to Neddie's problem. | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Lulu's Back in Town|Lulu's Back in Town]]'' {{small|([[w:Al Dubin|Al Dubin]] (lyrics) / [[w:Harry Warren|Harry Warren]] (music))}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Old Mother Hubbard'' {{small|Babe Wallis / [[Ray Ellington]])}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 20042]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], and was cut for the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] issue. Fortunately, the cuts were kept and restored in 1990, and the tape was used for the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2012 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-468548}}</ref> | |||
==Notes== | |||
*The show featured an unexpected guest appearance from character actor [[Bernard Miles]], the driving force behind the [[w:Mermaid Theatre|Mermaid Theatre]] and a devotee of the Goons. Next day, [[Pat Dixon]] wrote to the contracts department about this additional cast member – who had been prepared to perform for free but had accepted a nominal fee of [[w:£sd|₤5.5.0]] – commenting that circumstances had arisen ‘''which made it desirable that Bernard Miles, who happened to be in the studio, should take part… I thought it best in view of the keenness of the cost that he should participate on this occasion.''’ | |||
*''The Rent Collectors'' was also notable for the first appearance of [[List of The Goon Show cast members and characters#Little Jim|Little Jim]], a new character played by Spike created solely to speak a contrived, meaningless catchphrase: ‘''He's fallen in the water''’. Indeed, Spike had delivered this line as an ad-libbed aside after [[Max Geldray]]'s number in the recording of ''[[Wings Over Dagenham]]''. | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 19:35, 3 December 2022
| "The Rent Collectors" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 7 Episode 16 |
| Written by | |
| Presented by | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Pat Dixon |
| Music |
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| Production code | TLO 20042 |
| Original air date | 17 January 1957 |
| Running time | 30:13 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Bernard Miles | |
The Rent Collectors is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixteenth show in the seventh series and featured an unexpected guest, Bernard Miles..
A pre-recording session took place Sunday afternoon 30 December 1956 at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London
- Saturday 1 February 1959, 5.45pm, The Paris Cinema (TLO 20041/A – which featured a version of Sewers of the Strand which, ultimately, wasn't used in in the finished programme). The recording for transmission was created the same day and at the same venue at 9pm 14 December 1958 (TLO 20042).
The first Home Service broadcast was almost three weeks later at 8.30pm 17 January 1957, its ratings were 2.3 million.
The show was repeated twice more:
- Monday 8pm, 21 January 1957, on the Light Programme to 3.6 million listeners.
- Saturday 9.30pm, 25 April 1992 on Radio 2 in Comedy Hour: the Radio 2 Comedy Season.
Transcription Service Synopsis
Conned into taking a job as a rent collector, Neddie Seagoon goes to the address he has been given – Death Grange, Slaughter Hill. On his way there he falls into the canal, he's imprisoned for violating By-law 37, and sentenced to hang. Neddie, reasonably enough, appeals against the sentence and is allowed to put his case to the local Squire – none other than the owner of Death Grange and just the man he wants to see. And rightly so, for the Squire has the solution to Neddie's problem.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Lulu's Back in Town (Al Dubin (lyrics) / Harry Warren (music))
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Old Mother Hubbard Babe Wallis / Ray Ellington)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 20042 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived in TS, and was cut for the POTG issue. Fortunately, the cuts were kept and restored in 1990, and the tape was used for the version of the show included on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6.[1]
Notes
- The show featured an unexpected guest appearance from character actor Bernard Miles, the driving force behind the Mermaid Theatre and a devotee of the Goons. Next day, Pat Dixon wrote to the contracts department about this additional cast member – who had been prepared to perform for free but had accepted a nominal fee of ₤5.5.0 – commenting that circumstances had arisen ‘which made it desirable that Bernard Miles, who happened to be in the studio, should take part… I thought it best in view of the keenness of the cost that he should participate on this occasion.’
- The Rent Collectors was also notable for the first appearance of Little Jim, a new character played by Spike created solely to speak a contrived, meaningless catchphrase: ‘He's fallen in the water’. Indeed, Spike had delivered this line as an ad-libbed aside after Max Geldray's number in the recording of Wings Over Dagenham.
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2012). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-468548.
