NEW FACES

Granada Television 1968 - exact date unknown, possibly September 1968

Five minute showcase slot for acts local to the Granada region. The Wednesday Folk make their television debut. (The series had recently changed its name to New Faces, having previously been called First Timers and has no connection to the later 1970s ATV series of the same name). The Wednesday Folk won their category with a rendition of 'Hang The Flag Out Mrs. Jones' which would later become their second single release.

THE PERSUADERS

Episode 4 - The Singer Or The Song 28.01.69 (34 minutes) BBC1

Documentary series looking at how marketing methods can affect our lives. This episode follows Fivepenny Piece as they prepare to release their debut single 'Running Free'.  This documentary is sometimes referred to, erroneously, as ' The Birth Of A Group'.

GET THE DRIFT

Episode 15.01.1971 BBC2

Series 1 - Episode 1 (15.01.71) BBC2

Series 1 - Episode 2  (30.07.71) BBC2

Series 1 - Episode 3  (06.08.71) BBC2

Series 1 - Episode 4  (13.08.71) BBC2 5PP perform 'Running Man' with Alex Glasgow, 'You Had Been This Way Before' and 'There's A Great Deal Of Difference'. NB This is the earliest of the Fivepenny Piece guest appearances known to exist in the BBC Video Archive

Series 1 - Episode 5 (20.08.71) BBC2

Series 1 - Episode 6 (27.08.71) BBC2

WE WANT TO SING

Episode 18.03.72 BBC1

Episode 02.06.72 BBC1

Episode 23.06.72 BBC1

Episode 03.08.72 BBC1

REFLECTIONS

Episode 10.11.72 BBC1

PEBBLE MILL AT ONE

5PP definitely appeared on this long running magazine show which ran from 1972 to 1996 but currently no details are known.

THE VAL DOONICAN SHOW

Series 4 - Episode 4 (17.02.73) BBC1

GEORGE HAMILTON IV AND OTHER FOLK

Series 1 - Episode 2 (24.10.73) BBC2

Series 2 - Episode 4 (27.11.74) BBC2

THE WHEELTAPPERS AND SHUNTERS SOCIAL CLUB

THE DAVID NIXON SHOW

Series 4 - Episode 2  12.05.75 Thames TV for the ITV network

THE KEN DODD NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL

Recorded at Gerry Cottle's Circus. 31.12.75 (50 minutes) BBC1.  Fivepenny perform '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10',  'Down At Our School', 'Royton Sands'

THAT'S LIFE

Series 4 - Episode 3 (18.01.76): Performing 'They Tell Us Owt'

Series 4 - Episode 5 (01.02.76): Performing 'T.V. Addict'

Series 4 - Episode 7 (15.02.76): Performing 'Be My Valentine'

Series 4 - Episode 9 (29.02.76): Performing 'Mr. Leap Year You Are A

Dear Ol' Friend Of Mine'

Series 4 - Episode 11 (14.03.76): Performing 'If You Want Aught Do It

All For Yourselves'

Series 4 - Episode 13 (28.03.76): Performing 'Just A Card For Mother's Day'

Series 4 - Episode 15 (11.04.76): Performing 'Stories From The Wishing Well'

Series 4 - Episode 16 (25.04.76): Performing 'Old England'

Series 4 - Episode 18 (09.05.76): Performing 'Watercolour Morning'

Series 4 - Episode 20 (23.05.76): Performing 'That's Life Is Over Now' (with Victoria Wood)

Series 5 - Episode 12 (20.03.77): Performing 'Sail Away Tin Soldier Friend'

THE CAMERA & THE SONG

Come to Your Tea 08.03.76 (25 minutes) BBC2

Repeated 27.06.77 BBC2

Songs performed: 'Stalybridge Station', 'Mountain Climber', 'Down Our Street', 'Cum To Your Tea', 'They Tell Us Owt', 'Tuppence Change',

'Winter Sun'. (Linked with excerpts from 'Brown Photographs').

 

SEASIDE SPECIAL

Series 2 - Episode 9 from Torbay  (14.08.76) BBC1  Fivepenny perform 'Big Jim Meets Nessie'.

The Seaside Comedy Special (07.09.76) BBC1  Fivepenny perform 'Wish You Were Here' recorded at Torbay.

FIVEPENNY PIECE WITH MIKE HARDING

From the Poco A Poco Theatre, Stockport

11.04.77 BBC 2 (50 Minutes) BBC2 Repeated 09.04.78 BBC2

Songs performed: 'Where There’s Muck There’s Brass' (5PP), What Is It All About? (poem) (MH), 'King Cotton' (5PP), Irwell Delta Blues (MH), 'They Tell Us Owt' (5PP), Napoleon’s Retreat From Wigan (MH), 'Sail Away, Tin Soldier Friend' (5PP), The Bogey Man (MH), 'Armchair Athlete' (5PP), A Sailor Courted A Farmer’s Daughter (MH), 'Watercolour Morning' (5PP), Talking Blackpool Blues (MH) and 'Ee By Gum' (5PP)

M.H. & 5p

From the Poco A Poco Theatre, Stockport

Episode 09.06.78 (30 minutes) BBC2 Repeated 20.04.79 BBC 1

5PP perform: 'Spanish Holiday', 'Who's To Blame', 'Weight Watchers', '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10' (with Mike Harding)

Episode 16.06.78 (30 minutes) BBC2 Repeated 27.04.79 BBC 1

5PP perform: 'Stalybridge Market', 'Tuppence Change', 'Diddler's Three', 'My Brother Sylvest'

Episode 23.06.78 (30 minutes) BBC2

5PP perform: 'A Mon Like Thee', 'Our Dog Fred', 'Miss Nightingale', 'The Teacher'

Episode 30.06.78 (30 minutes) BBC2

5PP perform: 'Ow Do, Ow Are You?', 'City Of Manchester', 'Left Handed Thread'

Episode 07.07.78 (30 minutes) BBC2

5PP perform: 'Wish You Were Here', 'Jack's Little Sister', 'Mountain Climber', ' Fred Fannakapan'

Episode 14.07.78 (30 minutes) BBC2

5PP perform: 'Here All See All Say Nowt', 'Cum To Your Tea', 'Stories From The Wishing Well', 'Old England'

CHRISTMAS WITH MIKE HARDING AND THE FIVEPENNY PIECE

From the Poco A Poco Theatre, Stockport 23.012.78 (40 minutes)

5PP perform: 'Lord Of The Dance', 'Winter Sun', 'See-Saw Song', 'Mary's Boy Child', 'Homemade Brew'

RHYTHM ON TWO

Series 2 - Episode 7  23.08.78 (30 minutes)

Recorded at Bredbury Hall, Stockport with The Oldham Tinkers. Songs performed: 'I’m Henpecked' (5PP), 'Stalybridge Station' (5PP), 'Cum To Your Tea' (5PP), 'City of Manchester' (5PP), John Willie’s Ferret (OT), Oldham’s Burning Sands (OT), 'Brown Photographs' (5PP), 'Our Sarah’s Getten A Chap' (5PP) and 'Lancashire, My Lancashire' (5PP)

Repeated 28.08.81 BBC 1 London Region only

THE FIVEPENNY PIECE SHOW

From the Poco A Poco Theatre, Stockport

Broadcast on BBC2

Episode 04.05.79 (30 minutes) Guest Derek Brimstone

Songs performed by 5PP: 'Where There's Muck There's Brass', 'Liverpool Lullaby', 'Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs', 'Watering Can'

Episode 11.05.79 (30 minutes) Guest Blaster Bates

Songs performed by 5PP: 'Affluence',' Look Into My Eyes', 'The Teacher', 'Two Soldiers', ' Down Our Street'

Episode 18.05.79 (30 minutes) Guest Bernard Wrigley

Songs performed by 5PP: 'Fred Fannakapan', 'He Came To Me', 'The Bantam Cock' (George solo), 'Big Jim'

Songs performed by 5PP: 'Watercolour Morning', 'Land Of The Musical Telephone', 'The Ballad Of Bethnal Green', 'Streets Of London', 'Paddle Your Own Canoe'

N.B THIS EPISODE NO LONGER EXISTS IN THE BBC ARCHIVE

A MUSICAL RAILWAY CELEBRATION

14.09.80 (35 minutes) BBC 2

A celebration of Liverpool Road Station, Manchester.  The oldest passenger railway station in the world.

Fivepenny perform 'Paddy Works On The Railway',  'Navvy On The Line', 'The Fireman's Song', 'The Cruise Of The Calabar', 'Birmingham and Liverpool Railway', 'Owd Rimbandt', 'Scenes of Manchester'.

Repeated 29.07.81 BBC2

N.B.  This was the final television appearance with John Meeks as a group member.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE FIVEPENNY PIECE

From the Poco A Poco Theatre, Stockport

23.12.80 (40 minutes) BBC2 Guest Derek Brimstone

Songs performed by 5PP: 'Oh Sinner Man', 'Snowbird', 'Dr. Duck and Sailor Sam', 'Scarlet Ribbons', 'Up North', 'Michael Row The Boat A-shore' (with Derek Brimstone)

N.B.  This was the first television appearance of Trevor Chance as a group member.

CHRISTMAS EVE WITH PAM AYRES AND FIVEPENNY PIECE

24.12.81 (30 minutes) BBC2 from the Spectrum Arena, Chester

Songs perfomed by 5PP: 'Christmas Spirit', 'The Kestrel', 'I'm A Big Boy', 'The Christmas Story', 'Little Drummer Boy', 'Big Jim' (with Pam Ayres)

KNOCKOUT STAR GALA

30.08.82 (60 minutes) BBC1

Lynda took part in an It's A Knockout special from the Big Top in Blackpool hosting a Blackpool All Stars versus The Rest Of The World competition. The full line up was:

The Anderson Sisters, Helen Ashley , Gordon Astley , Michael Barrymore , Floella Benjamin , Wyn Calvin , Brian Cant , Bernie Clifton , Billy Dainty , Dana, Suzanne Dando , Les Dawson , Richard Duckenfield , Clive Dunn , Stu Francis , The Grumbleweeds, Jill Ann Halliday , Frazer Hines , Roy Hudd , Karen Kay , Lynda Meeks , Tony Melody, Mick Miller , The Nolans, Tom O'Connor , Peter Powell , The Spinners, Kathy Tayler , Sid Waddell