Derek Griffiths - Commissionaire

Paul Fisher

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Jan 28, 2003, 7:06:04 PM1/28/03

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Does anyone remember the name of the Children's ITV series from the
early '80s (I think) in which Derek Griffiths played 'The
Commissionaire' of a cinema or theatre (and possibly other characters -
I have a vague memory of him dressed as an usherette-type person). He
had a catchphrase of "Get ONNN with it !!!!". I used the phrase recently
in exactly the same intonation, and had one of those 'God, what was that
programme called' moments. It's not listed in his IMDB entry.
Thanks in advance.
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Elizabeth

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Jan 28, 2003, 7:22:10 PM1/28/03

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"Paul Fisher" <pf...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Does anyone remember the name of the Children's ITV series from the
> early '80s (I think) in which Derek Griffiths played 'The
> Commissionaire' of a cinema or theatre (and possibly other characters -
> I have a vague memory of him dressed as an usherette-type person). He
> had a catchphrase of "Get ONNN with it !!!!". I used the phrase recently
> in exactly the same intonation, and had one of those 'God, what was that
> programme called' moments. It's not listed in his IMDB entry.
> Thanks in advance.
> --

That was called "Film Fun" and your memory is right, he played all the
characters, including the usherette.

Elizabeth

GC

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Jan 28, 2003, 7:30:39 PM1/28/03

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>Does anyone remember the name of the Children's ITV series from the
>early '80s (I think) in which Derek Griffiths played 'The
>Commissionaire' of a cinema or theatre (and possibly other characters -
>I have a vague memory of him dressed as an usherette-type person). He
>had a catchphrase of "Get ONNN with it !!!!". I used the phrase recently
>in exactly the same intonation, and had one of those 'God, what was that
>programme called' moments. It's not listed in his IMDB entry.
>Thanks in advance.

I keep getting it mixed up with Potter's Picture Palace, but I think it
was actually Film Fun. They showed cartoons on it.

hognoxious

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Jan 29, 2003, 7:15:07 AM1/29/03

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"Elizabeth" <elizabet...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The usherETTE, seriously? Did he still have the 'tash?

Kelv

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Jan 29, 2003, 8:16:46 AM1/29/03

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"hognoxious" <hognoxio...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > That was called "Film Fun" and your memory is right, he played all the
> > characters, including the usherette.
>
> The usherETTE, seriously? Did he still have the 'tash?

Yep, Doreen the usherette. If I remember right, I think he still had the
moustache but dyed it (his) skin colour to try and make it less noticeable.
It didn't work.

Kelv

hognoxious

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Jan 29, 2003, 8:25:07 AM1/29/03

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"Kelv" <N@.SPAM> wrote in message news:b18k7v$5uu$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...

Let's face it, it doesn't work, does it?

A bird bleaches her 'tash, what you got? A bird with a blonde 'tash.