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As a boy of eight, I well remember coming home from Sunday School and putting the TV on round about three o'clock in the afternoon. I think Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson was on in the background. What I remember most though was the excellent serial thriller 'The Mask of the Clown'. I was rather scared when the clown appeared on screen and he did a forward roll, showing his painted face up to the screen. Disconcerting at the time, but I was hooked on the series. Great nostalgia! I found out later that Brian Clemens was involved. Must have been his apprenticeship for 'The Avengers'. I would like to see the series again, but it probably will remain in the vaults.

I remember watching this film on TV over 40 years ago. It's a touching tale, which reflected an innocence for the times. I loved it and kept the copy of Radio Times, where it was listed, for many years. Mr Pastry is a caretaker in charge of boilers in some establishment (school?)and has a little dog as a friend. Time has made the memory a little fuzzy, but the film was full of character actors such as William Hartnell (pre-Doctor Who days), Ronald Adam, John Stuart. I remember Mr Pastry riding his bike with the dog in a basket. It all turns out OK in the end when the boilers are saved from being dismantled. Can't remember much of the romantic interest - must have been my age! Great nostalgic stuff!