Accession Number

B486

Series Title

[UNKNOWN]

Programme Title

THE SCOUSE SHOW

Producer

[Unknown]

Other Credits

[Unknown]

Transmission Date

01/01/74

colour , sound (sep), 21 mins 12 secs

Synopsis

Several film inserts focusing on the comic side of life in Liverpool (includes canned laughter). Includes interviews with several Liverpudlian actors and comedians including Rupert Davies (1916-1976), Ted Ray (1905–1977) and Arthur Askey (1900-1982). Other Liverpudlians recount amusing stories and tell jokes, including bus driver Les Shannon, several taxi drivers, elderly women (shown in a sitting room in a terraced house in Bootle) and men, including ex-Everton player Dixie Dean in a pub, talking about football. Liverpool players are shown training and Liverpool Football Club manager Bill Shankly speaks of the loyalty and quick-wit of their fans. Includes shots of Liverpool fans on the terraces and lengthy aerial shots of Liverpool city centre, Docks and the River Mersey.