. 12 Clitheroe Advertiser it- Times, December Srd, 1 i/i/ii r .
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THE “riff raff element” has been looking for recruits in a local school — but there’s no need to panic! ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ : Ten pupils at Bi-ennamls Endowed School, Slaid-
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buni, eagerly volunteered for jobs as extras in a major new BBC television comedy drama series, due to be screened in March. They were whisked off to Downham to attend a
“Christmas Morning Mass” at St Leonard’s Church, witli characters from the six-part series entitled “The Riff Raff Element.”
They were filmed leaving the. church and the chil
dren’s instructions were to show great relief that, the service had ended — and joy at the prospect of going home to play with their Christmas presents. The group of junior boys and girls, accompanied by
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teaching assistant Mrs Jean McNamee, were recruited as extras after a BBC location manager and script writer visited the school in October to talk about film
making and to explain why the area had been chosen for the series. “All the pupils were so eager to take part that we
had to draw names from a hat,” said head teacher Mrs Barbara Milne-Redhead.
Only 10 pupils were needed and they were “adopted”
by members of the cast who needed “ready-made” children.
Various Ribble Valley locations have been used for
tiie series and several other local people have been recruited as extras. Much of the action takes place at
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Knowlemere Manor, near Cow Ark, and other loca tions include The Hark to Bounty Inn, at Slaidburn,
| and Stonyhurst College. “The Riff Raff Element”
I lias been written by Deb bie Horsfield, who scored a big hit with the “Making
I Out” TV comedy drama I about tlie lives and loves of factory girls in a Lanca-
| shire town. Her new-series, which
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TV’s top actors, Ronald Pickup, who recently starred in “ A Time to Dance.” Other leading
J Farrell and Greg Wise. The plot centres on two
I players are Celia Imrie, Richard Hope, Nicholas
families with completely different backgrounds who share a manor house. The family of a diplomat has
fallen on hard times and their home is falling apart for want of repairs. Mean while, a family from Man chester rents the attic, resulting in amusing cross over situations and unex pected liaisons between
members o f the two families.
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beth Underwood, of Pimlico Road, seen (right) leav ing St Leonard’s during filming
CAMERAS rolling on location at St Leonard’s, Downham, with Ronald Pickup leading other characters from the “ Christmas Morning Mass”
PH O TO S: JOHN B A R R Y
A DRAMATIC reunion awaited Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. John Travis-and television actor Ronald Pickup during
filming of “The Riff Raff Element.” Die BBC learn invited the Mayor to visit its
location at Knowlemere Manor, Cow Ark. unaware that Coun. Travis was an old acquaint ance of I lie actor.
they lirst met in the ltlolls, when the Mayor
was at teacher training college in Chester and the actor was a sixth-form student at the city King’s School. The Mayor, now headmaster at Fiilwood High School, was playing Mark Antony in a college production of Shakespeare's “Julius Ciiesnr” and Mr Pickup had been cast in the same role at his school.
So.the actor’s lather. Mr Ernie Pickup, a lecturer at the col lege, asked Coun. Travis to give a few words of advice about the part. And when the two met again for the first time
in .'ill years, the memories came flooding hack. “ You have made my day very happy. It lias
brought hack many wonderful memories of my father and my schooldays in Chester,” said the actor.
In turn, the Mayor, who has pledged his efforts to furthering the arts during his year of
office, said lie hud been thrilled to watch televi sion actors at work. Conn. Travis, accompanied hv the Mayoress,
Airs Elizabeth Travis, was introduced to other actors and the production team.
. 1 hey told me they have all been immensely impressed with the countryside and pubs in the Kihhlc > alloy, said Conn. Travis, who is pic tured almve with Mr Pickup. “They have also made use ot local produce, fish and meat from Clitheroe, for instance, so their stav in the area
has brought various spin-offs for the local economy. ’
Star performers gain awards
from LAMDA :
MORE than -10 pupils of Waddington drama teacher Mrs Eileen Clews gave star perior- - malices during recent examinations for the:; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art:: Awards. Examiner Judith Wilson
awarded the following marks during the examina tions at St Mary’s Hall. Stonyhurst. Key: (15 — Pass (P), 75
— Distinction (D). 85 — Honours (ID. The speaking of verse
and prose
Grade 1: Janies Drew (H), Francis Kershaw (D). Grade 2: Crispin Glover (D), Eric Lam (P), Peter
Madigan (H), Jack O'Brien (Dh Grade i): Kieron Ans-
boro (D), Robert Eatough (H), Alvaro Figar (D), Javier Caceres (D), Alex Kirk (D), Rory Malone
(II), Juan Mescgucr (D). Grade 4: Rupert Glover
(D), Michael Mackenzie (M), Martin O'Donnell (D), Michael Sykes (P).
A MYSTERIOUS flag- lias come into the
A u v o n v n n T A T T n n hands of a Clitheroe
Scout leader,: who is playing detective to find out more about the origins of the
banner. Mr Stephen Pietrzak,
group leader of the 1st Bowland Scouts, acquired the flag as part of tiie clos- ing-down clearance at Brockhall Hospital. Bright red, white and
yellow, the flag has a Scout fleur-de-lys svinbol and the letters UlvSA, w h i c li M r P ie t r z a k believes could stand for United Kingdom Scout Association.
tingent of Scouts mav have taken the flag to a
jamboree abroad. Mr Pietrzak, of Moor
land Crescent, lias even asked members of the
He suspects that a con
Clitheroe Scout Fellow ship whether they know a n y t li i n g about the unusual flag, but not even
the oldest and wisest Anyone with informa- members of the Ribble tion about the unsolved Valley Scouting comniu- mystery can contact Mr nity had a clue.
Pietrzak (Clitheroe 24405). FLAGGING UP A MYSTERY Grade 5: Matthew Cox ’
(H). G ra d e G: S im eon ', Walker-Cousins (D).
" .1 u n i 0 r • a c t i n g '
duologues Grade 1: David Norris and - Michael Humphreys (D). 1 Grade 2: Ben Ayrton:
and Mark Burrows (D). • Grade i>: Ross Fleming
and Timothy - Whitaker (D), Paul Recliten andj Ryan Sykes (D), Mark* Tasker and Matthew Betts ” (D), Martin Podevyn and j James Thompson ( H), James Lea and Andrew! Nathan (P).
Grade 4: Jonathan Oates
and Mark Boardsworth - (D).
Grade 5: Danny Coyle and Robert Rawliiison (D),
Simon Farriinond and.- James Maloney (D).
; „ Junior medallion (tiie-,
highest award for acting hi'- the under 14 age group)::; James Podevyn and Jon- - atlian Recliten (D). Medal exams::
) :
— Honours (II). Senior acting
Lane (H).
Key: 111) — Pass (P). 130‘ !
Grade (i: Sarah Baron (H). j Bronze medal: Phillip “ i
(H).
Silver medal: Johanna ! Egar (H), Anthony Buss"
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