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Apr 3, 2024 · To the world, he was the Calypso Crusader, the lyrical lark who sang news headlines with the zest of a rum-soaked parrot, his eyes twinkling like disco balls, reflecting the neon glow of the That Was The Week That Was sign. Let's look back on the career of Lance Percival.
Feb 14, 2024 · Lance at Large was screened in the 1960s, featuring popular entertainer from the time, Lance Percival. Staff at the cathedral said they were mystified as to how it got there and were trying...
Feb 14, 2024 · BBC News, West Midlands. A film reel found in the basement of Coventry Cathedral has been confirmed as an episode from a BBC TV comedy series. Lance at Large was screened in the 1960s, featuring...
Dec 1, 2023 · Following his successful appearances on That Was the Week That Was, Lance Percival was given his own show, Lance at Large, the first sitcom written by comedy royalty David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood. The whole series was missing from the archives.
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Mar 13, 2024 · Fred, the dedicated yet anxiety-ridden captain of the Yellow Submarine, is voiced by Lance Percival. His character's earnest and slightly nervous disposition provides both comic relief and a sense of urgency to the quest to free Pepperland from the Blue Meanies, making him an endearing figure in this psychedelic adventure.
Nov 30, 2023 · Starring Lance Percival ( That Was The Week That Was, Carry On Cruising ), Lance At Large ran for a single series on BBC1 in 1964 and had been wiped by the BBC. A sole episode, the fifth, originally broadcast on 10th September, was discovered in Coventry Cathedral earlier this year.
May 8, 2024 · Lance Percival (the star of “Lance At Large”) rose to fame on the Saturday night satirical programme “That Was The Week That Was”. The discovered episode also features Fred Emney, Hugh Paddick and Diana Chappell.
Mar 11, 2024 · While Lurcio is shopping, he finds his cart and ass (the four-legged kind) blocking the way of a Roman soldier, Bilius (Lance Percival). Despite being told to move, Lurcio causes mayhem when Bilius falls to the ground and loses his master’s scroll.
Jan 13, 2024 · For the voices of Paul and Ringo, British actor Lance Percival was chosen. He was already in the entertainment business and had known The Beatles. He remembered portraying Paul as “bright and cheerful” and Ringo as “the low-voiced fall guy for the humor.”
Sep 11, 2023 · Director Bob Kellett’s ghastly 1972 British drag comedy film Our Miss Fred stars one of Britain’s highest paid entertainers Danny La Rue, along with Alfred Marks, Lance Percival (as Squadron Leader Smallpiece), Lally Bowers, Frances de la Tour and Walter Gotell.
