58 min
Su Pollard - In Conversation Beyond The Title
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- TV & Film
Legendary actress, singer, songwriter and entertainer Su Pollard first tasted nationwide acclaim when she was cast as chalet maid Peggy Ollerenshaw in sitcom legends Jimmy Perry and David Croft’s third sitcom triumph Hi-de-Hi!: a role which she honoured until the programme's end in 1988, by which time she had already secured yet another role in Perry and Croft’s 1920’s farce You Rang M’Lord alongside Paul Shane and Jeffrey Holland. This led to a reunion with Jeffrey Holland and the late Paul Shane for the third and last installment of David Croft’s farcical trilogy in Oh Doctor Beeching where she played the part of downtrodden booking clerk Ethal Schuman. More recently, Su has become the doyen of the British panto appearing in everything from Dick Whittington to Cinderella and has even enjoyed a successful stint touring the country with the long running play The Vagina Monologues. I caught up with the sitcom legend to talk about laughter, chalet maids, singing and her recollections on an unparalleled career in British comedy. Ladies and gentlemen Ms Su Pollard.
Legendary actress, singer, songwriter and entertainer Su Pollard first tasted nationwide acclaim when she was cast as chalet maid Peggy Ollerenshaw in sitcom legends Jimmy Perry and David Croft’s third sitcom triumph Hi-de-Hi!: a role which she honoured until the programme's end in 1988, by which time she had already secured yet another role in Perry and Croft’s 1920’s farce You Rang M’Lord alongside Paul Shane and Jeffrey Holland. This led to a reunion with Jeffrey Holland and the late Paul Shane for the third and last installment of David Croft’s farcical trilogy in Oh Doctor Beeching where she played the part of downtrodden booking clerk Ethal Schuman. More recently, Su has become the doyen of the British panto appearing in everything from Dick Whittington to Cinderella and has even enjoyed a successful stint touring the country with the long running play The Vagina Monologues. I caught up with the sitcom legend to talk about laughter, chalet maids, singing and her recollections on an unparalleled career in British comedy. Ladies and gentlemen Ms Su Pollard.
58 min