Gurney slade stores, radstock, bath and north east somerset, united kingdom. He then wrote stop the world i want to get off but after that his career seemed to fizzle out. One of televisions genuine oddities, the strange world of gurney slade was a whimsical comedy of thought following one ex or so he thinks actors meandering journey through a fantasy world. The first episode opens with newley sitting in a family kitchen setting, failing to engage with the banter of those around him. Monty pythons flying circus liberty bell march 10 the london philharmonic conducted by sir adrian boult. With a concept based upon the lead character storming off the set of his own shit sitcom to the puzzlement of the assortment of stereotypical characters in the room, the show meandered around in a world of talking dogs, advertising hoardings that came to life, and. In 1960, the strange world of gurney slade broke most television comedy rules. Both firmly of its time and spectacularly ahead of it, the strange world of gurney slade is to television comedy what the prisoner has become to television. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. The strange world of gurney slade 0 hours and 30 minutes movie. Genre sitcom broadcast 1960 channel itv episodes 6 1 series creator anthony newley star anthony newley writers sid green and dick hills.
If the strange world of gurney slade is ahead of its time, then it looks back too to 50s absurdism, n f simpson and the goons. The strange world of gurney slade gurney slade 8 max harris with his group. There are strange hells within the minds war madenot so often not so humiliating afraid. Title the gurney slade theme, from the strange world of gurney slade stock reference number 8938. The comedy vault the strange world of gurney slade. The strange world of gurney slade tv miniseries 1960. Gurney slade wanders from place to place after breaking the fourth wall to escape from the mundanities of. Marilyns screen test no 2 riverboat sweetheart remastered 18. Various escape in time popular british television themes. On the back of a burgeoning pop career, anthony newley was offered free reign to create of a sixpart comedy series in collaboration with comedy scriptwriters sid green and dick hills who would later. Both firmly of its time and spectacularly ahead of it, the strange world of gurney slade is to television comedy what the prisoner has become to drama brilliantly inventive, startlingly surreal and unlike anything previously seen on television. The strange world of gurney slade readers with a taste for the cult in their tv viewing since youre here, thats probably you, pal may remember tv heaven from the early 90s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Both firmly of its time and spectacularly ahead of it, the strange world of gurney slade is to television comedy what the prisoner has become.
The modest max harris was a pianist, composer and arranger, best known for his theme music for the television series the strange world of gurney slade and porridge, but with a. The strange world of gurney slade british comedy guide. The strange world of gurney slade teaser 2 duration. One of televisions genuine oddities, the strange world of gurney slade was a whimsical comedy of thought following one ex or so he thinks actors. Newsagents, general stores, post office, national lottery. The strange world of gurney slade, first broadcast in late 1960, was the end result, written by hills and green in close collaboration with newley, who effectively codirected the show with credited producer alan tarrant. A jaunty slice of vintage tv theme magic revived by jonny trunk, taken from the strange world of gurney slade. Strange world is an american television program about military investigations into criminal abuses of science and technology.
The strange world of gurney slade 1960 roskofrenija. Anthony newley stars as an actor who walks off the set of a banal sitcom and into a fantasy world of his own imagination. The strange world of gurney slade 1960 alan tarrant. The show was repeated in 1963, and the first episode got a further outing in channel 4s tv heaven series in 1992. The strange world of gurney slade 1960 alan tarrant, anthony newley, edwin richfield, joy stewart january 31, 2020 gurney slade wanders from place to place after breaking the fourth wall to escape from the mundanities of making a family sitcom. Anthony newley, bernie winters, dilys laye, edwin richfield, anneke wills, alan tarrant, the. A vehicle conceived by its star anthony newley, it casts him as gurney slade, an atv sitcom actor who walks out of his own middleof.
The gurney slade theme, from the strange world of gurney. Abc commissioned episodes, of which three aired in march 1999, before the network cancelled the program. The remaining ten episodes produced subsequently premiered on the scifi channel in spring 2002. The strange world of gurney slade official trailer youtube. I edited the article to point out that the published tv schedules of the time listed episodes 1 and 2 as going out at 8. I have watched the first four episodes so far and with much enjoyment. The strange world of gurney slade did feature a few guest stars including geoffrey palmer, una stubbs and bernie winters. Gurney slade leaves the studio during the making of a television sitcom, a walk allows time to think of new words and the thoughts of passersby, and a policeman confronts him when he. After six episodes the strange world of gurney slade ended, although it at least it had a proper resolution, as newley appeared as himself and carried gurney away. The deluxe collection remastered mp3 in 320 kbps highquality. Review the strange world of gurney slade lady dont. Remarkably, some aspects of the prisoner were actually anticipated by anthony newleys avantgarde comic odyssey, the strange world of gurney slade, another groundbreaking production that created an indelible impression upon anyone who saw it. The strange world of gurney slade is where all these aspects of newley meet, in 1960 newley was at the height of his pop stardom, and had made a few tv specials in which he sang and performed comedy sketches. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the strange world of gurney slade.
Back in 1960, a six part series aired across the itv networks. Anthony newley anthology the deluxe collection 2020. With anthony newley, edwin richfield, joy stewart, margaret cox. The strange world of gurney slade was what the later python lads were undoubtedly influenced by and you dont need to be a genius to see that. The booklet is informative and entertaining in itself, the quirkiness of the cover intrigues, the whole is a package you cannot mistake for. The strange world of gurney slade 2011 rotten tomatoes. The strange world of gurney slade the strange world of gurney slade season 1 the strange wor, the strange world of gurney slade, the strange world of gurney slade season 1, the strange world of gurney slade season one. Pornmegaload 18 10 21 lexi slade sexy lexi xxx sd mp4kleenex.
Strange world of gurney slade, the 1960 bfi screenonline. The show does very much feel way ahead of its time, appearing nine years before monty python and it is a definitely a show that truly can be described as groundbreaking. Dissatisfied with his role in a stereotypical television sitcom, gurney slade decides to take matters into his own hands. The strange world of gurney slade 1960 comedy digital spy. The strange world of gurney slade hat and cane 9 eastman wind ensemble conducted by frederick fennell. He ended up appearing as scrooge in a christmas carol in southampton a year or so before his death. Can you please look at the channel next epsode subscribe and like more strangeness from 1960. For the first episode, it got a plum spot, just behind 77.
The strange world of gurney slade is a surreal sixpart british television comedy series devised by anthony newley and made by atv, first transmitted by the. The filmwork is superb, and it is interesting to reflect on how much worse it would probably have looked if made in 1970, 1980 or even 1990. But despite such expectations, network have discovered and unearthed the strange world of gurney slade, a virtually unclassifiable production which, incredibly, dates from 1960 the prints released on the dvd are spotless due to the series being shot singlecamera, on film and stars 1950s singing sensation anthony newley ask your mum. I think its safe to say that some were confused, others aggravated. Surreal sitcom starring anthony newley as gurney slade, an actor who interacts with animals, posters, dustbins, and all inanimate objects inbetween. Gurney slade from the strange world of gurney slade remastered 15. On the 22nd october viewers were introduced to the strange world of gurney slade. The show does very much feel way ahead of its time, appearing nine years before monty python and it is a definitely a show. The strange world of gurney slade itv sitcom british.
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