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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
CHAS Hodges (1943-2018) n DAVE Peacock (1945-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Chas n Dave, pop rock duo, were surprised by Eamonn Andrews while performing on stage in an unnamed pub in London.
Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock were both born in north London and played in various local bands after leaving school while working as a clock repairer and a signwriter, respectively. They met by chance through a school friend in 1963 but only started writing songs together in 1972 when they formed the idea of a musical style called 'rockney' - a mix of rock and cockney. They recorded their first album, One Fing 'n' Anuvver, in 1975 and a second, Rockney, in 1978.
In 1979, a song from their first album, Woortcha, used for a television commercial, was re-recorded and released as Gertcha and became a top 20 hit in the singles chart - the first of their eight Top 40 hit singles, which included Rabbit and Ain't No Pleasing You. They regularly appeared on television, recorded FA Cup final songs for their team, Tottenham Hotspur FC and contributed theme tunes for television shows, including Crackerjack and In Sickness and in Health.
"It ain't him really - pull his mask off!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 689
- Subject Nos: 683-684
- Broadcast date: Tue 31 Dec 1985
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Thu 12 Dec 1985
- Venue: Royalty Theatre
- Series: 26
- Edition: 11
- Code name: Couple
on the guest list...
- Mick Burt
- members of their band
- Jack - Daves's father
- Joan - Chas's wife
- Sue - Dave's wife
- Juliet - Chas's daughter
- Katie - Chas's daughter
- Nicholas - Chas's son
- Brian - Dave's brother
- Mary - Dave's sister
- Jim Davidson
- Eddie Thompson
- Reg Hawkins
- Billy Kuy
- Bob Graham
- Billy Dean
- Ken Lundgren
- Brian Juniper
- Lonnie Donegan
- Terry Adams
- Bob England
- Tommy Cannon - live link
- Bobby Ball - live link
- Steve Perryman
- Ossie Ardiles
- Garth Crooks
- Graham Roberts
- Mike Hazard
- Mark Falco
- Paul Miller
- Chris Hughton
- Tony Galvin
- Gary Mabbutt
- John Chiedozie
- Clive Allen
- Ray Clemence
- Agnes Scroggy
- James Scroggy
related appearances...
- John Virgo - Jan 1996
- Gary Mabbutt - Feb 1999
- The Night of 1000 Lives - Jan 2000
production team...
- Researcher: Miriam O'Callaghan
- Writer: Roy Bottomley
- Directors: Terry Yarwood, Michael D Kent
- Associate Producer: Brian Klein
- Producer: Malcolm Morris
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Series 26 subjects
William Roache | Dennis Taylor | Elisabeth Welch | Sheila Mercier | Richard Branson | Maurice Denham | David EllawayTerry O'Neill | Gerry Marsden | Joyce Carey | Chas n Dave | Oliver Reed | Felix Bowness | John Harris | Bonnie Langford
Henry Cotton | June McElnea | Derek Jameson | Richard Vernon | Martyn Lewis | Peter Shilton | Ted Rogers
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