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The Adventures of Francie and Josie - 1962 to 1965
The Adventures of Francie and Josie - 1962 to 1965
Although I am English, I went to school in Scotland, and this show was the talk of the whole school, when it was first broadcasted. Even the teachers, who usually watched more intellectual programmes, were talking about it, and often used to compare these two characters to some of the more difficult pupils.
The phrase: "Who do yoos 'hink yoos are? Francie and Josie?", springs to mind.
The series was first shown on Scottish television, the station we not have a television aerial for at the time, and then later it was shown on Grampian TV, which we were able to tune into. My mother and father did not always understand what was being said, as the Scottish people are famous for their comic dialect. I understood what was said because I played and went to school with Scottish children. So, sometimes I was able to translate for my parents.
It was not long before everyone in the school was quoting these two innovative comedians.
"Well, hal lar there, Francie," and "Well, hal lar there, Josie. How's it goin'?" Soon the whole school was walking around saying phrases like this - which were the two characters catch phrases.
This was probably was probably one of the first comedy shows, produced in Scotland, that was shown on the TV, proving that the Scots did have a sense of humour and were capable of laughing at themselves. It was also a show that the Scots could identify with. Like the poems of Robbie Burns, it was in a dialect that ordinary people could understand.
Rikki Fulton, who played "Josie", was awarded an OBE in 1992 for his services to entertainment and appeared in many TV shows and films during his busy career. Where Charlie Chaplin was identified by his bowler hat and little moustache, the character of "Josie" was identified by his Beatle styled haircut, with a comic little twirl in the middle of his head. This was one of "Josies" main features that was always copied by many of my school friends.
Jack Milroy, who played "Francie", was awarded an MBE in year 2000, and as well as appearing with his long-time partner, Rikki, did much pantomime and stage work. He even had his own show at the Tivoli Theatre in Aberdeen.
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- Aug 22, 2018
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