Stars and Garters

Last updated

Stars and Garters is a British television variety show produced by Associated-Rediffusion from 1963 until 1966, set in a fictional public house. [1] [2] [3] Hosted by comedian Ray Martine, regulars included singers Kathy Kirby, Vince Hill, Tommy Bruce, Al Saxon, Clinton Ford and Julie Rayne. [4] Readers of Weekend magazine voted the show the Best TV Series of 1963. [1]

Martine left the show in October 1965, after which it was renamed The New Stars and Garters and hosted by Jill Browne and Willie Rushton. [5]

The Don Harvey Trio were the accompaniment band for the singers in this show, in The Rising Sun public house in London, when it was aired there. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stars and Garters (1963-66)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stars and Garters[12/04/1965] (1965)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.
  3. ↑ The Times and Daily Mirror, 03 January 1966.
  4. ↑ Marcus, Laurence (August 2003). "Stars and Garters". Television Heaven. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "The New Stars and Garters [18/10/1965] (1965)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Stars and Garters | Nostalgia Central". 3 June 2014.


Union flag tv.svg

This article relating to a television programme from the UK is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.