CLUNK CLICK

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This Week CLUNK CLICK

Rehearsals: 10^th – 13^th April 1977 at The Sulgrave Boys Club, 287 Goldhawk Road, London, W12

1:30pm – 5:30pm

Walk-Through: 14^th April 1977 at Yorkshire Television Centre, Leeds

Recorded: 15^th April 1977 at Yorkshire Television Centre, Studio 4, Leeds

Broadcast: Tuesday 8:30pm 26^th April 1977

CAST

Leonard Rossiter – Rigsby

Richard Beckinsale – Alan

Frances de la Tour – Ruth

Don Warrington – Philip

Derek Francis – Mr French

James Bree – Peppery Man (Unseen)

Judy Buxton – Caroline Armitage

CREW

Creator/Writer – Eric Chappell

Producer/Director – Ronnie Baxter

Designer – Colin Pigott

Music – Dennis Wilson

Casting – Malcolm Drury

Floor Manager – Don Clayton

Stage Manager – Olive Simpson

Production Asst – Evelyn Hirschstein

Lighting – Peter Hardman

Cameras – Arthur Tipper

Sound – Ian Hughes

Vision Mixer – Sue James

Tech Supervisor – Mike Wilkinson

Wardrobe – Brenda Fox

Make-up – Pam Fox

Props – Andy Rae

Production Buyer – Gil Procter

Scenes – Dougie Howell

Call Boy – Graham Thornton

Assistant Stage Manager – Vanessa Ford

Warm-up – Felix Bowness

Episode Review

A spin in the car with Rigsby sends Miss Jones reeling, in…RISING DAMP

When it comes to driving skill, landlord Rigsby could be regarded as an ideal model for the “Keep death off the road” campaign. He invariably ends up on the pavement!

When he roars up to the boardinghouse in a gleaming white, supercharged of course, sport’s car, there’s a fair chance that the local road safety committee’s accidents statistics will soar. His new status symbol could well be a lethal wepon in his hands – but an unsuspecting Miss Jones is very impressed, just as he’d hoped. In fact, she’s putty in his hands when he suggests a drive out to a dance at the local country club. But when they return, putty isn’t the only thing that’s turned to jelly…..

Alt Review April 1976

It’s back to battle in bed-sitter land with a lowdown landlord and his luckless lodgers in another outbreak of…RISING DAMP

All dressed up – and somewhere to go…Miss Jones swallows the bait when Rigsby, proud new owner of a gleaming white sports car, invites her for a run out to the local country club. Miss Jones puts on her ‘glad rags’ and Rigsby too is dressed to kill. Dressed to kill? Well, judging by his maniacal standard o driving, that description certainly isn’t far off the mark!

Alt Review November 1984, broadcast as a tribute to the untimely death of LEONARD ROSSITER.

When landlord Rigsby roars up to the boardinghouse in a gleaming white supercharged sport’s car, there’s a fair chance that the local road safety committee’s accidents statistics could soar. Rigsby’s new status symbol could well be a lethal wepon in his hands – but an unsuspecting Miss Jones is very impressed. Just as Rigsby hoped she would be. In fact, she’s putty in his hands when he suggests a drive out to a dance at the local country club. But when they return, putty isn’t in it. Her legs have turned to jelly…..

Interesting to note:

Production# 2880
Tuesdays at 8.30pm, opposite the penultimate series of long-running police drama Z Cars
‘Clunk Click’ – 8.45m (5th)
James Bree was hired to portray an angry motorist who follows Rigsby back to the boardinghouse to complain about his dangerous driving. The scene at the start of the show was edited out due to the show being overlength.
Leonard Rossiter noted this as his favourite episode, as did Judy Buxton.

Did you know?

A white Triumph Spitfire MkIV sports car, reg XCX 885J, was hired for this episode. The majority of motor noises and screeching of breaks were pre-recorded and ‘fed in’. The car was driven in at the start of the episode, and when returning from the night out, by Leonard.
Richard slips as he and Don rush out of the garage. It was left in. Eric Chappell remembers the incident very well. He thought it would be taken out and even Richard Beckinsale was surprised. He approached Eric afterwards and said “The director’s not going to leave that in is he?” and Eric said, “I think so – I don’t believe it’. With Richard’s foppish charm, it just adds to the scene.
A backdrop was used to suggest the view from the garage.
Smoke and exhaust fumes was created by dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide)
The right eyeball is missing from the skeleton.
Black greasepaint was used around Leonard’s eye to represent the exhaust pipe’s dirt.
The end credits were superimposed over the “RISING DAMP” caption slide.

Dressing Rooms:-

Leonard Rossiter #12

Richard Beckinsale #11

Frances de la Tour #6

Don Warrington #8

Derek Francis #9

James Bree #7

Judy Buxton #10