Episode 3
In Rebecca and Jeremy Front's comic celebration of actress Dame Cicely Leyland, Barry Cryer remembers her as Ensa's Aunty Mabel and Jane Garvey tries to keep her PC on Woman's Hour.
Meet the living legend, actress Dame Cicely Leyland as she approaches her 100th birthday! All this week Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front bring you a fun-packed retrospective of her life on stage, TV and the big screen. From her roots in Variety, through her early radio comedy days, to appearances in the Beatles film 'Gear!' And more recently in Harry Potter.
But there's one card Cicely is playing close to her chest as her big birthday approaches. Will Jeremy Front uncover it in time?
In today's programme Cissy is interviewed on Woman's Hour by Jane Garvey who has her work cut out for her keeping the mischievous Cissy on the PC straight and narrow; and Barry Cryer describes what a star she was in ENSA, performing as 'Aunty Mabel' for the armed forces all over Europe during the war, where everyone knew her catchphrase 'Anyone seen me Bren gun?!'
Starring Rebecca Front, Jeremy Front, Sam Spiro, Jon Culshaw, Jane Garvey and Barry Cryer.
Written by Jeremy Front.
Produced by Claire Jones.
This is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Studios production.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Actor | Rebecca Front |
| Actor | Jeremy Front |
| Actor | Samantha Spiro |
| Actor | Jon Culshaw |
| Actor | Jane Garvey |
| Actor | Barry Cryer |
| Writer | Jeremy Front |
| Producer | Claire Jones |
Broadcasts
- Wed 27 Dec 2017 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 27 Dec 2017 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4