Our Jimmie Vox Pops - Ghosts & Poltergeists

Here we meet some of James Young's most famous and hilarious characters, including The Cherry Valley Lady, Ballymena Sarah, Trade Union Man (from the "Committee of the Propagation of Non-Labour"), plus a journalist from 'The Sunday Chronic' has his tea leaves read on Sandy Row.

GLOSSARY:

Cherry Valley - an upmarket suburb of Belfast known for it's enormous houses and pathetically tacky, stuck-up residents.

Ballymena - a large northern town, and the centre of the Northern Irish Presbyterian community. Famed for their parsimony, total lack of humour and self-perceived hard graft.

Char-Lady - a down-market cleaning lady. This usually means they clean the toilet as well as the dishes. Were a common sight in 1970s Cherry Valley.

Stickin' Out - meaning "brilliant, exciting, pleasurable".

Sandy Row - A Loyalist district of central Belfast with a huge shopping centre at one end of it.

Dooher - Door.

Windie - Window.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• our jimmie
• james young
• northern ireland
• belfast
• comedy
• the troubles
• halloween
• poltergeist

[scenic95]

My Grandmother lives on.....!!!!! :)

[oldtongueout]

@scenic95 which character is like your granny?

[thebigfirm1835]

Absolutely excellant!!! Would love to get my hands on the full TV series that ran on the BBC in the 1970's.