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The post-war variety show Piccadilly Hayride at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London’s West-End is remembered for the comedian Sid Field’s big break. Field became a huge star but has almost been forgotten these days as his occasional film appearances never lived up to his huge success on the London stage. Piccadilly Hayride, however, was … Continue reading "I Say! What a Bounder – The Life of Terry-Thomas"

The great eccentric British comedian Terry-Thomas (Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens, 1911-1990) was born on July 10. It may shock you (or perhaps not) to know that this quintessential caricature of an upp…

The late, great, Terry-Thomas. We'll never see his like again.

Terry Thomas

TERRY Thomas had arrived. It wasn’t exactly overnight but most people thought so. It was 1946 and he was compèring a revue called Piccadilly Hayride at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The revue, its star Sid Fields and the gap-toothed compère were a tremendous success...

Thomas Thomas (14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was a distinctive English comic actor. He was famous for his portrayal of disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, with a "toothbrush" moustache, the trademark gap in his front teeth, cigarette holder, smoking jacket, and catch-phrases such as "What an absolute shower!" and "Good show!" I love everything about this picture, it makes me smile and although I didn't take it (obviously) I thought it might make you smile as well…

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Eric Sykes, Terry-Thomas and Stuart Whitman in Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. 1965