Molly Weir, she's Tams sister

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Molly Weir, she's Tams sister

Postby Fossil » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:09 pm

This is for Crusty who, has no idea who Molly Weir is. She’s Tams sister

Molly Weir
1920 -
Stage, screen, radio and television character actress and author. Born in Glasgow, sister of broadcaster and naturalist Tom Weir (b.1914), Weir began as a shorthand typist in an office in the city. Characterised by her energy and small frame, she came to prominence during World War II, as Tattie Macintosh in the BBC Radio comedy It's that Man Again (1939-49), better known by its acronym ITMA, with Tommy Handley. She went on to play Ivy McTweed in The McFlannels and Aggie in Life with the Lyons (1954). She contributed regularly to Woman's Hour and was a writer and performer on Children's Hour. Her television appearances included another children's programme, Rentaghost (1976) and Flowers of the Forest (1996). Film roles include relatively minor roles in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) based on Muriel Spark's book, Carry on Regardless (1961), Hands of the Ripper (1971), One of our Dinosaurs is Missing (1976).
She was also a popular public speaker, newspaper columnist and her memoirs run to eight volumes. Weir now lives in Pinner, near London.


http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst825.html


Here's a picture for your bedside Crusty ::):
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Postby thecatsmother » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:23 pm

But she was actually more famous for the Flash adverts :-) "Flash cleans baths without scratching!", she screeched in a voice that would take the enamel off your teeth, never mind the bath.
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Postby cumbo » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:33 pm

Tom Weir !. 30 am STV Dont miss it Classic Scottish TV 8O
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Postby Apollo » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:25 am

Weir's Way, brilliant. Just remember the matchstick eye-props though, or set your video to run an hour either side of STV's fantasy transmission time. They seem to be happy to rubber-band the time on many occasions, and PDC doesn't seem to help either. In fact its worse, as the video doesn't record at all if they don't transmit the signal.

You're right about Molly Weir's voice on the flash advert, I only had to see the words and it came screaming back home.

What was the phrase tacked on the floor ads? Something to do with no wiping?
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Postby dazza » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:39 am

Crusty claims not to know her? He surely lies. He'll recognise her from "The High Life"
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Postby Gazzathecoigne » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:51 am

Was'nt she also the whitch in 'Rent-a-Ghost' on CBBC? :roll:
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Postby YokerBloke » Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:42 am

Hazel the MacWitch if I remember correctly!
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Postby Pgcc93 » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:38 pm

and was she not Super-Gran :?: surely the pinnacle of her career.
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is that a spliff she's toking on?8O
Crap pic but I remember that oversized bunnet? What she was doing with Geoff Capes I dunno? Looking for Scunner Campbell no doubt.

You have to check out the theme tune co-written and sung by Billy Connoly no matter if you remember the programme or not. It's a belter by the way ::):
http://www.80snostalgia.com/classictv/supergran/sounds.html

I never watched it (much) as a kid but It had all yer top showbiz names :? eg:
Each weekly episode was a self-contained crime-fighting story, made additionally watchable by the remarkable array of guest stars who were happy to take part. These included Billy Connolly (who also co-wrote the series' theme music), Michael Elphick, Roy Kinnear, Sheila Steafel, Irene Handl, Burt Kwouk, Pat Coombs, Spike Milligan, Anna Dawson, Rikki Fulton, Paul Shane, Ken Campbell, Bernard Cribbins, Leslie Phillips, Melvyn Hayes, Anna Karen, Harry Fowler, Michael Medwin, Joan Sims, Patrick Troughton (in his last TV appearance before his death), John Bluthal, Tim Healy, singers Lulu, Gary Glitter* and John Otway, sports stars George Best, Geoff Capes, John Conteh, Eric Bristow and Willie Thorne, stuntman Eddie Kidd and two Carry On stars, Barbara Windsor and, making his last ever scripted appearance on TV/film, Charles Hawtrey.

* Uh! Oh 8O

I don't even recognise half of those names :?:
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Postby kokotheclown » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:08 pm

Supergran was played by Gudrun Ure.

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Postby Pgcc93 » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:12 pm

kokotheclown wrote:Supergran was played by Gudrun Ure.

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I stand corrected :oops: But she was kinda Molly Weir-ish was she not?
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Postby DesignerMonkey » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:20 pm

Aye she definately played Hazel the McWitch...

There's a Rentaghost webpage (of course there is!)
Anyone else remember pinching their nose and trying to disapear?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fortytwo/r ... ghost.html
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Postby Gazzathecoigne » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:21 pm

Yes, me. :oops:
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Postby YokerBloke » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:24 pm

DesignerMonkey wrote:Aye she definately played Hazel the McWitch...

There's a Rentaghost webpage (of course there is!)
Anyone else remember pinching their nose and trying to disapear?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fortytwo/r ... ghost.html
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I clicked the link and now I have that bloody tune in my head!!!!! 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O
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Postby Fossil » Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:41 pm

Crusty Nice picture ::):

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Postby glasgowgub » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:34 pm

talking of tom weir, did he ever do an episode of weirs way from glasgow? the nearest i seen was from inverary i think.
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