Concertina Watch

[LDT]

SO I spotted three concertinas on TV over tha past week.

1) Victoria Wood Special - in the spoof about lark rise to candleford (near the beginning)

2) Victorian Farm - in the final episode

3) Morcombe and wise show that was on at the weekend - In Eric's hat when he was playing wellington

[TonyRussell]

Add the actor (obvious non-player) wielding one in "A Christmas Carol", the bit where spirit of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to a lighthousemen's party. Personally I preferred JK on the Victorian Farm show. Regards, Tony.

[fidjit]

I spotted one at the end of a David Jason, "Frost" detective program

[Irene S.]

One (at least) being played in a boat in an "I Love Ireland " ad which went on so long I switched the sound up to find out if it was a programme, and if so, which one!!!

[Simon H]

One in Pirates of the Caribbean last night.

[pete]

At the start of the BBC Four Sessions Christmas show with Bellowhead

[yankeeclipper]

In the 1956 movie 'Carousel,' the villain Jigger (Cameron Mitchell) plays a gaudy-looking Anglo in the clambake scene. The Anglo looks like a particularly cheesy Italian job with chrome corners and a red-and-white gazillion-fold bellows, and Jigger pumps it widely and wildly without touching a button. There should have been a cautionary subtitle, "No actual concertina was harmed in filming this scene."

[Irene S.]

At the start of the BBC Four Sessions Christmas show with Bellowhead

 

That's too easy!!!!

[pete]

At the start of the BBC Four Sessions Christmas show with Bellowhead

 

That's too easy!!!!

 

Not too hard, I'll admit!

[cnrobinson]

John Spiers. He's pretty good! However if you see him 'live' with Jon Boden he plays the 'tina quite a lot more than he does with Bellowhead.

 

Chris

[fidjit]

Further news on the concertina player in the Frost Tv detective program.

 

Series "A Touch of Frost" with David Jason.

Year 2002.

Title "Mistaken Identity" a double episode. Had to wait until the next week to see the titles.

Walter, a tramp with pram and dog. Is played by, Barry Jason.

Doesn't look as though he is really playing the concertina. Just acting.

[Robin Harrison]

..............was watching the movie "Oliver " with Mark Lester & Ron Moody and saw a nice looking English. Raised ends; more Lachenal-like than Wheatstone. Loved watching it again......Ron Moody & Shani Wallis were terrific, Jack Wild had a sad life and Mark Lester is the self-proclaimed father of Micharl Jackson's child ! Who knew.....

[Theo]

Earlier this evening on UK TV, Catherine Cookson's 'The Black Candle' from 1991 includes Alistair Anderson on concertina as part of a dance band.

[Queen Lud]

Earlier this evening on UK TV, Catherine Cookson's 'The Black Candle' from 1991 includes Alistair Anderson on concertina as part of a dance band.

 

 

 

 

A couple of sitings over the last month. First one, during a film version of Heidi (!) which was on over Xmas. Then this week, the first episode of the new series of Being Human on BBC3 showed a quick glimpse of a concertina in the final scene.

Edited January 12, 2010 by Queen Lud