ALIVE AND KICKING IN L.A. 1989-1990 Rockumentary
Stars: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Mick Channon
Director: John Kilby
Original Air Date: 2 October 1986
Genre: Comedy
Sketches of the Season 3 - Episode 3:
Author menaced by frogman / Opening titles / Celebrities in ancient Rome / Tat auction with one bidder / Male rape victim / Millwall FC supporters transfer / TeleMexico (Korean and Bulgarian team names) / Head to head - holidays / Fast Lane Loony (song) /
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Related links: www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/alassmithandjones
Hazel's role: Viv Sharpe
Stars: Hazel O'Connor, Derek Thompson and Malcolm Frederick
Director: Paul Seed
Writer: Gareth Jones
Country: UK
Language: English
Release Date: 4 August 1986 (UK)
Original Air Date: 4 August 1986 (Season 1, Episode 1)
Genre: Drama
Hazel appears in all 5 episodes.
Plot: A single mother (Hazel) returns to her home town after fifteen years of unhappy marriage and fights to make a better life for herself and her children.
Chris Parr produced the BBC series. Hazel also wrote, sang and co-produced the opening title for Fighting Back. Hazel worked for the first time with a gospel choir and layers of voices.
Hazel O'Connor - Radio Times magazine cover
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Hazel's role: Bev
Episode 10
Directors: Peter Ellis, Bernard Rose
Writer: Alan Janes
Original Air Date: 1986
Genre: Drama
Prospects is a British television drama series that was written by Alan Janes and originally shown on Channel 4 in 1986. Created by Euston Films who had a pedigree of producing successful, gritty drama such as The Sweeney and Minder, it followed the exploits of two East End 'geezer' characters - Jimmy 'Pincey' Pince played by Gary Olsen and Billy played by Brian Bovell and their trials and tribulations of making a living in London's Isle of Dogs.
Comprising 12 episodes Prospects - with a comic slant, dealt with many of the major issues affecting British society at the height of the "Thatcherite" '80's including unemployment, crime, poverty, regeneration, social change and racism.
Prospects gained a cult following and ratings wise it performed well above expectation for Channel 4. At that time Channel Four received a large subsidy from the rival commercial network ITV in exchange for the right to sell airtime; this gave ITV a significant input into the management of the station. The success of Prospects and the fact that it was produced by a subsidiary of the ITV network's largest station Thames Television meant it was moved to a 9pm prime-time repeat slot on ITV in the Spring/Summer of 1987. This fuelled rumours that the network wanted to develop Prospects into a long-running comedy drama series. However despite seeing potential ITV declined the opportunity to develop it beyond the original first series.
Episode 10 Follow the Yellow Brick Lane - Billy falls in love with Bev a headstrong singer dreaming of pop stardom. Episode features Hazel O'Connor. Source: Wikipedia
Hazel O'Connor had a guest part in the series, as a singer. She also wrote and sang 2 songs for the series. The titles of the songs were "Today could be so good" (A side) and "We Tried" (B side), released on Red Bus Records. Source: Funtrivia
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Buy Prospects DVD here: www.foundthatfilm.co.uk
Stars: Jimmy Cricket, Granville Saxton, Sherrie Hewson, Hugh Paddick, Hazel O'Connor ...
Director: Tom Poole, Ken O'Neill, Tony Wolfe
Runtime: 30 min
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Stand-up comedy and sketches with Jimmy Cricket and friends.
Episode: Mickey and the Magic Wishbone
Director: Nic Phillips
Writer: Colin Bostock-Smith
Stars:Metal Mickey...
Original Air Date:15 January 1983
Metal Mickey was a robot built by young Ken to do chores around the house. Ken was the youngest child of a typical British family--well, almost typical. Metal Mickey was endowed with a number of magic powers, which enabled it to battle aliens, travel through time, survive extreme temperatures, and other outlandish situations. Mostly Metal Mickey just caused trouble for the Wilburforces, but the family loved him anyway. Written by Marty McKee - Source: IMBD
Metal Mickey and Hazel
