The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - Series 2 DVD clip

The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - Series 2 DVD is out now.

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"It's a good job he was nice to me on the way up because I've just met him on the way down..."

The legendary Bernard Manning comperes while fellow stand-up veteran Colin Crompton is 'Mr Chairman' at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club -- the friendliest working men's club in the North.

Amid the boozing, bingo and committee announcements, the show features rising stars and evergreen entertainers, contemporary acts and international stars -- and the occasional musical oddity.

For the first time on home-video format, this release presents the complete second series, in which Roy Orbison, P.J. Proby, Marty Wilde, Russ Conway, Matt Monro, and dancer, choreographer and UFO star Peter Gordeno can be found rubbing shoulders with the Amazing Bavarian Stompers and some 'exotic' dancers!

Although the 'club' was a humorously authentic studio mock-up, this forgotten treasure of '70s light entertainment programming -- building upon the highly successful live-audience format of The Comedians -- brought the quickfire comedy, musical variety and convivial atmosphere of a typical Clubland concert night to a national audience. Providing a showcase for several future household names, Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club proved a ratings winner between 1974 and 1977; this second series was first screened in 1974 and the set also includes that year's New Year's Special.

• Category

  Comedy

[kenfig]

God,couldnt INVENT it could you ? what are youngsters on here thinking watching THIS ??!! ; i'm sure i saw Michael Heseltine further back in the audience,first at 2:30 then again before the end ; must have been to see how the other half lived !!

[wombat1948]

Today`s comedy(except that of Doddy) is not even in the same league!

[BassSwirls]

On behalf of the committee.. May I ask if the DVD contain 'the stripper'? They always put t'bloody adverts on.. And the Mrs keeps going on about that 'Milk Tray' bloke, cant take much more of er mythering Daft cow. I

[Paaarrrp]

the host Colin Crompton was frequently in trouble for taking the piss out of Morecambe. he clearly knew the place well !!!

[BaubleRob]

This has been released on DVD, and yet I'm still waiting for series 2 of The Equalizer?! Sort yourself out, whoever sorts this kind of thing out!

[langley2205]

I love the photo of Clement Attlee in the background at 1' 40" !

[Karen Kinsey]

I worked as a barmaid in a working men's club, and believe me, we had some really terrible acts on a Saturday night. We had one man who dressed as a Black and White Minstrel in the 80s! The club had a stage the size of a handkerchief and a tiny dressing room with no hot water.

You couldn't make up the Wheeltappers because you didn't have to, it was all real.

[brett symington]

I wonder if Mike Myers saw this show and based his Austin Powers appearance on the little guy ?......or maybe it is Mike Myers.

[paul cartledge]

This is what comedy and comedians is all about. The crap we have today is nowhere near as good or funny.

[Juan Salinas]

I was 14 years old.. those shows remember me a happy time of my youth!

[keith scott]

I remember listening to this show behind the living room door...it was the only time i heard my parents laugh !!