Su's duet with Alan
Love, of the Godspell
song, 'Turn Back O' Man' is now
available as a "digital
bonus track" on the 'Hey Mr
Producer! The Musical World Of
Cameron Mackintosh' album at
iTunes, Play and other digital
music stores.
The song was included on the
original release of the album in
1998 but was omitted from the
reissued CD.
'Hey Mr Producer!' was recorded
at the Lyceum Theatre, London in
1998 and also features Elaine
Paige, Judi Dench, Patti Lupone,
John Barrowman, Brian Blessed and
numerous other musical theatre
legends.
A magical night of theatre
that could only take place in
your dreams... until now. Hey, Mr
Producer! features selected
scenes from the productions of
the world's most successful
musical producer, Cameron
Mackintosh - classic songs from
classic musicals performed by the
ultimate cast. Now dreams become
reality in this stunning
theatrical concert introduced by
Julie Andrews.
Featuring a glittering array of
internationally acclaimed
artists, this incomparable
concert includes spectacularly
staged scenes from some of the
best-loved musicals of the
twentieth century including: Les
Miserables, Cats, Miss Saigon,
Oliver!, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!,
Carousel, The Phantom Of The
Opera, and many others.
• Visit the 'iTunes' store here, and the 'Play'
album download page, here.
.Su on
TV: Little Robots/Gimme Gimme
Gimme
Thursday
26th January, 2012
Television
Little
Robots : BBC2 - Each morning at
6.00am Series Four continues to
air daily until 6th February. Su
voices the character
"Noisy".
Gimme Gimme
Gimme : GOLD - Wednesday 8th
February : 10.55pm
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD -
Thursday 9th February : 1.50am Singing in the Drain.
Series 3, episode 5. Kathy Burke
in the in-your-face comedy with
the hapless flatmates with every
personality flaw going. Linda
finally realises her ambition to
become a model. Starring: Kathy
Burke, James Dreyfus, Brian
Bovell, Beth Goddard, Su Pollard
and Jonathan Harvey. Also airing
on Gold +1
.Strictly
Come Dancing: Christmas Special:
Screen Caps #1
Monday
23rd January, 2012
Television
The first
batch of screen caps from Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special.
Please click on these to view
larger versions. More soon!
.You
Have Been Watching... David
Croft: Screen Captures
Friday
6th January, 2012
Television
Screen caps
from BBC2's You Have Been
Watching... David Croft, the
excellent 60 minute tribute
programme. This is still
available, until Sunday 8th
January, to watch online at 'BBC
iPlayer', here. Please click on
the caps for larger versions.
.Strictly
Come Dancing: Christmas Caps
Coming Soon!
Friday
6th January, 2012
Television
Still to
come... Strictly Come Dancing
Christmas Special screen
captures. A great selection from
the Christmas Day show. If anyone
missed this or wants to rewatch,
Su's appearance has been uploaded
to 'You Tube' by some kind
person. View here.
.BBC
Official Strictly Goes Festive
Thursday
5th January, 2012
Television
The
official BBC Strictly Come
Dancing website went all
festive over Christmas and
included a great cast photo from
the Christmas Special. We liked
it so much we took a screen grab.
Please click below to view a
larger version.
.Digital
Spy: 'Strictly Come Dancing Will
Win Me A Soap Role'
Friday
6th January, 2012
Press
Clips
Su Pollard has
expressed hope that her
forthcoming Strictly Come Dancing
appearance will help her land a
soap role.
The Hi-de-Hi comedienne will
compete against the likes of
EastEnders star Charlie Brooks
and actress Debra Stephenson in a
special Christmas contest today
(December 25).
The 62-year-old has revealed that
she wants to relaunch an acting
career following her Strictly
showing, suggesting that she
would inject some comedy into the
world of soap.
"I'd love to be in Corrie or
Emmerdale," she told The
Sun. "I think there is more
room for funny characters."
• Read the full report, at
the 'Digital Spy' website, here. This story was
reported by numerous other news
resources, including The Sun.
.Cambridge
News: Corn Exchange Star Danny Is
Top Dog
Friday
6th January, 2012
Press
Clips
He's a real dog
star.
Danny the canine thespian has won
himself a place in the Guinness
Book of Records – for
becoming the world’s most
prolific doggie stage actor.
The pooch, who is starring in
Cambridge Corn Exchange’s
current musical show Annie, has
trodden the boards 1,365 times in
the production, and has thus
qualified for inclusion in the
famous book.
Danny plays Sandy, the constant
companion of Annie, the
11-year-old orphan in the show,
which also stars Su Pollard.
• Read the full article, at
the 'Cambridge News' website, here.
.Christmas
Day TV: Final Ratings Revealed
Friday
6th January, 2012
Television
The
official Top 10 TV ratings were
released earlier this week and
they place the Strictly Come
Dancing Christmas Special as
the 6th most watched programme of
Christmas Day with 8.5m viewers.
Here is the full Top 10, with
both overnight and final ratings.
The 2010 Benidorm
Christmas Special which
aired again over Christmas 2011
is also available again to watch
at 'ITV Player'. It will remain
online for the next 24 days.
Click below to view.
.Su on
TV: Little Robots
Friday
6th January, 2012
Television
Little
Robots : BBC2 - Saturday 7th
January : 6.00am Not a Drum Was Heard.
Stop-frame animation about Tiny
and his Little Robot friends.
Spotty cannot bear the din when
Noisy practises on his drums and
sneaks the drum away. She feels
bad about what she's doing but
unable to confess when asked if
she's seen the drum.
.Strictly
Come Dancing: Behind The Scenes
Friday
6th January, 2012
Press
Clips
Dozens of print and
online publications reported on
Charlie Brooks winning the Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special.
All of these also namechecked Su!
View a report and behind the
scenes photos at the Official BBC
Strictly blog, here.
.Strictly
Come Dancing: Strictly Christmas
Carol
Friday
6th January, 2012
Television
Su is
included in the Strictly
Christmas Carol: 12 Days Of
Christmas. It is still available
to view at the Official Strictly
BBC website, here. It's also at 'You
Tube' here.
.Songs
Of Praise 2001: Su Performs 'Day
By Day'
Friday
6th January, 2012 •
Thanks to Mark Whitney
Television
Su's 2001 Songs
Of Praise interview and
performance of 'Day by Day' from Godspell
is now available at 'You Tube'.
Please click on the screen caps
below to watch (Su's interview
begins approximately 16 minutes
into the 'Clowns' programme).
View larger versions of the caps here.
.Su
Online News Archive: November
2011
Friday
6th January, 2012
Site
News
Su news for
November 2011 has now been
archived. Visit our News Archive here.
.Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special @
BBC iPlayer
Thursday
29th December, 2011
Television
Su looking
fab, with Anton Du Beke, on the Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special.
The programme was the fifth most
watched of Christmas day. Su
Online has received thousands of
new visitors over Christmas week.
Thanks to everyone who has
stopped by. Strictly
Christmas is available to
watch online at 'BBC iPlayer'
until Monday 2nd January. Please
click below to view and do return
in January for a full update of
Su news, including a great
selection of screen captures from
Strictly and You
Have Been Watching... David Croft.
Happy
New Year!
.A Very
Merry Christmas
Christmas
Eve, 2011
It's
Christmas
Wishing all
of Su Online's visitors a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy &
Successful New Year. This has
been another incredibly busy year
for Su and for Su Online and we
hope you've enjoyed all of our
updates and site additions
throughout 2011. Su is continuing
in Annie right through
until Hogmanay (aka New Year's
Eve) and is all over Christmas
telly (see below) so do enjoy
your Su-filled festive holiday
season!
.Strictly
Christmas Special: Trailer Screen
Captures + Christmas TV Recap
Christmas
Eve, 2011
It's
Christmas
Screen caps
from the BBC's trailer for
tomorrow night's Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special.
Watch Su tripping the light
fantastic at 8pm on BBC1,
Christmas Day. It's set to be a
fantastic and festive show, and
one of the most watched this
Christmas.
Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special :
BBC1 - Christmas Day : 8.00pm
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas
Special : BBC1 - Boxing Day :
2.00pm Bruce Forsyth and
Tess Daly present a very special
Christmas spectacular, with five
brand new celebrities taking up
the ballroom challenge on a
festive-themed dance floor.
Actress Su Pollard, funnygirl
Debra Stephenson, EastEnders star
Charlie Brooks, boxing legend
Barry McGuigan and boyband Blue's
Simon Webbe all rock around the
Strictly dance floor, hoping to
take home the trophy. Some
familiar faces from the class of
Strictly 2011, including Russell
Grant, join in the festive fun.
Plus music legend Shakin Stevens
wishes everyone a Merry Christmas
with a very special performance,
and there are one or two
surprises.
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV1
- Christmas Day : 11.20pm
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV1
+1 - Boxing Day : 12.20am
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV2
- Friday 30th December : 9.00pm
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV2
+1 - Friday 30th December :
10.00pm Christmas Special.
It is Christmas on the Costa
Blanca and the Garveys are
staying with Mel and Madge in
their luxury hilltop villa - but
will Mel make it back from a
business trip in time for
Christmas dinner? Noreen finds a
travel companion, but he may not
be all he seems. There is
confusion at the Solana when
Donald and Jacqueline check in
with a group of close personal
friends - including king of the
swingers Marvin. Madge is left in
charge of the Christmas
Spectacular at the Benidorm
Palace but when star of the show
Su Pollard takes an unexpected
detour via a Spanish nudist camp
it looks as if the event will be
left without its big finale. Can
Donald and Jacqueline's famous
friend save the day?
Hi-de-Hi! : BBC2 Scotland -
Tuesday 27th December : 3.10pm
Hi-de-Hi! : BBC2 - Tuesday 27th
December : 7.00pm Holiday camp comedy.
Peggy the chalet maid has a
burning ambition to become a
Yellowcoat, so Jeffrey arranges
an interview for her.
You Have Been Watching - David
Croft : BBC2 - Tuesday 27th
December : 8.00pm Whether as a writer,
director or producer, David Croft
had a hand in five of the most
successful sitcoms in British
television history - Dad's
Army, Are You Being
Served?, It Ain't Half
Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi!
and 'Allo 'Allo! Here,
friends, family and those who
worked with him pay tribute to
the TV comedy genius who died in
September aged 89.
.Annie @
Christmas 2011: 'Cambridge News'
Review
Thursday
22nd December, 2011
Theatre
Review
Cambridge
Corn Exchange
by Joanne Tynan
Starring national treasure Su
Pollard as the lonely and cruel
New York orphanage owner Miss
Hannigan and David McAlister as
the booming billionaire Mr
Warbucks, this is a family romp
packed full of laughs that
delivers a heart-warming message
of hope this Christmas.
Pollard shows exactly why she has
been a household name for 30
years: her impeccable comic
timing stole the show and had the
audience in stitches –
particularly when she threw
herself at a shell-shocked
President Roosevelt.
She is known for her physical
comedy but her amazingly strong
singing voice was a revelation
and a pleasure to behold, while
her desperate attempts to seduce
any man who came into her
eye-line left the male members of
the audience quaking in their
boots.
• Read the full review, at
the 'Cambridge News' website, here.
.The
Telegraph: What To Watch This
Christmas
Thursday
22nd December, 2011
Press
Clips
Michael Hogan offers
a handy guide to a busy festive
season of television
Christmas Day: Strictly
Come Dancing, BBC One, 8pm
In case you’ve been
suffering glitterball withdrawal
symptoms, it’s back for a
tinsel-toed special. The line-up
includes Su Pollard of Hi-De-Hi
fame and former boxer Barry
McGuigan, but we’re tipping
comedian Debra Stephenson or
EastEnders villain Charlie
Brooks. There’s also a song
from Shakin’ Stevens, who
everyone had forgotten existed.
.Annie @
Christmas 2011: 'What's on Stage'
Review
Thursday
22nd December, 2011
Theatre
Review
Cambridge
Corn Exchange
by Anne Morley-Priestman
Tomorrow is always going to a
better day. Well, it is if
you’re an optimist –
and that’s something which
Little Orphan Annie, the sassy
11-year old heroine of Harold
Gray’s comic strips and the
Charles Meehan-Chrles Strouse
musical based on them, most
certainly is. Put children on a
stage at Christmas, add a dog
with personality, and (in theory)
you’ve the recipe for a
successful show.
• Read the full review, at
the 'What's on Stage' website, here.
.Loose
Women: Screen Captures
Tuesday
20th December, 2011
Television
A selection
of screen caps from yesterday's Loose
Women. Su and her
doppleganger Jenny Eclair were
both finally spotted in the same
place at the same time :) There
was also exclusive clips from
Christmas Day's Strictly Come
Dancing. Please click on the
caps for larger versions.
.Loose
Women @ ITV Player
Tuesday
20th December, 2011
Television
Yesterday's
Loose Women is also now
available at 'ITV Player'. View
the very festive show by clicking
below. It will remain online for
the next six days.
• This is also
now available to view at 'You
Tube', here.
.Daybreak
@ ITV Player
Tuesday
20th December, 2011
Television
Yesterday's
Daybreak included a
short feature on Annie
at the Cambridge Corn Exchange.
This is available to watch online
at 'ITV Player' for the next six
days. The report begins just
after 7.30am. Please click below
to view.
.Annie:
The Cambridge Corn Exchange
Christmas Show 2011
Saturday
17th December, 2011
Theatre
It's finally
here!Annie, the
Cambridge Corn Exchange Christmas
Show 2011 opens this afternoon at
2.30pm. There is also an evening
performance at 7.30pm.
Over the next fortnight there are
21 shows, including 13 matinees,
so lots of opportunities to catch
the show.
As we have previously mentioned,
after six tours and almost 10
years in the role, these
Christmas shows are Su's very
final appearances as Miss
Hannigan.
• View full details on the
Christmas residency and book
tickets, at the Cambridge Corn
Exchange website, here.
.Cambridge
News: Su Pollard: from Hi-de-Hi!
to Annie
Friday
16th December, 2011
Interview
An excellent new
interview with Su, from the
'Cambridge News'. Su talks Annie,
Hi-de-Hi!, fashion,
Madonna and much more. The Annie
Christmas spectacular opens on
Saturday afternoon at the
Cambridge Corn Exchange.
Jennifer Shelton chats to
TV fave – and alternative
style icon – Su Pollard, as
she prepares to bring a little
festive cheer and
recession-boosting optimism to
Cambridge with Annie.
Su Pollard isn't known for her
conservative style of dress, and
as she strides cheerily into the
Corn Exchange building for our
interview, she doesn't
disappoint. Adorned with a
sparkly sequined top, knee-length
socks, her trademark glasses and
what looks like a tiny, scarlet
top hat, she would give any panto
dame a run for their money. She
is also carrying a bright green
and pink lunchbox. With pigs on.
It was given to her, she says, by
some children she worked with on
a recent show.
"It had pig sweets in
it," she says, earnestly,
settling down beside me as though
for a cosy chat with an old pal.
"Have you ever had one of
those chewy pigs? They take about
a day to eat! But it was a nice
thought. And I've kept the box. .
."
• Read the full interview,
at the 'Cambridge News' website, here.
.Su on
TV: Loose Women
Thursday
15th December, 2011
Television
Su is guesting on a
very festive edition of Loose
Women next Monday.
Squeezing in an appearance on the
ITV1 lunchtime show, while
starring in Annie at the
Cambridge Corn Exchange, is a
must for Su as she loves catching
up with those loose ladies,
especially at Christmastime.
Loose Women : ITV1 -
Monday 19th December : 12.30PM
Loose Women : ITV2 - Monday 19th
December : 4.40PM
Join Andrea McLean and Sherrie
Hewson for more festive lunchtime
chat and fun. Guests are Su
Pollard and Arlene Phillips. Also
airing on the +1 channels.
.Strictly
Christmas Special: More Press
Clips
Wednesday
14th December, 2011
Press
Clips
Radio Times
Strictly Come Dancing
In the mood for something
different, five new celebrities
dance to impress the judges and
lift the Christmas trophy.
Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly
present a very special Christmas
spectacular. Actress Su Pollard,
funnygirl Debra Stephenson,
EastEnders star Charlie Brooks,
boxing legend Barry McGuigan and
boyband Blue's Simon Webbe all
rock around the Strictly dance
floor, hoping to take home the
trophy. Some familiar faces from
the class of Strictly 2011,
including Russell Grant, join in
the festive fun. Plus music
legend Shakin Stevens wishes
everyone a Merry Christmas with a
very special performance, and
there are one or two surprises.
The Courier
Online: Christmas Day Crackers
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas
Special
Christmas Day, BBC1
Expect a star-spangled Christmas
day as 5 celebrities don their
dancing shoes and hit the
dancefloor: Blue’s Simon
Webbe; comedienne Debra
Stephenson; Hi-De-Hi’s Su
Pollard; Eastenders actress
Charlie Brook; and heavyweight
boxer Barry McGuigan.
Free Sat:
Ones To Record
Some of your favourite programmes
are all on at the same time, so
make sure you don’t miss any
Albert Square action whilst
Downton’s on.
Strictly Come Dancing
You may not be ready for a
Christmas dance-off after all
that turkey, stuffing and
pudding, but Su Pollard, Debra
Stephenson, Charlie Brooks, Barry
McGuigan and Simon Webbe will be.
All will take to the ballroom for
the festive trophy, under the
watchful eyes of that host with
the most, Bruce Forsyth.
.BBC:
Strictly Come Dancing: Pixie,
Lionel and Su
Wednesday
14th December, 2011
Television
The 'BBC'
added a clip from last week's It
Takes Two to their website
yesterday. View here.
.Female
First: Give The Gift Of Life This
Christmas
Wednesday
14th December, 2011
Press
Clips
Su, along with
numerous other famous faces, is
lending her support to the
seasonal blood donor campaign
2011.
Give the
gift of life this Christmas by
becoming a blood donor
Gary Lineker, Kirsty Gallacher
and Kym Marsh are just a few of
the celebrities that are urging
you to give the gift of life this
Christmas by becoming a blood
donor.
Statistics reveal that as the
Christmas decorations go up,
blood stocks go down. And
although 7000 units of blood are
needed every day, appointments
booked for December are far lower
than the monthly average. In
December 2010 there were 15,000
fewer donations than the average
month. More blood donations are
urgently needed and NHS Blood and
Transplant is calling on the
public to give the ultimate
Christmas present this year - the
gift of life – by becoming a
blood donor.
Celebrities supporting the
seasonal campaign include Gary
Lineker, Kirsty Gallacher, Jenny
Frost, Kym Marsh and Su Pollard.
• Read the official 'Press
Association' release about the
campaign here.
.Strictly
Come Dancing: It Takes Two:
Screen Captures
Sunday
11th December, 2011
Television
A few
screen caps of Su, Lionel, Pixie
and Zoe from Friday's
laughter-filled Strictly Come
Dancing: It Takes Two.
Please click on the captures to
view larger versions.
.Twitpic:
Backstage at Strictly: It Takes
Two
Sunday
11th December, 2011
Photographs
The BBC's Strictly
Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Twitpics from this weekend. Great
backstage photos of Su, Lionel
Blair and Pixie Lott. Please
click on each for larger versions
at Twitpic.
.Strictly
Come Dancing: It Takes Two:
Available @ BBC iPlayer
Saturday
10th December, 2011
Television
Last
night's Strictly Come
Dancing: It Takes Two is now
online at 'BBC iPlayer'. The
programme will be available to
watch until next Friday. Please
click below to go directly there.
• A great photo
of Su and, her fellow It
Takes Two guest, Lionel
Blair, backstage at last night's
programme was uploaded to
'Twitpic' last night. View that here.
.Su on
TV: Strictly Come Dancing: It
Takes Two: Tonight!
Friday
9th December, 2011
Television
Su guests on this
evening's Strictly Come
Dancing: It Takes Two on
BBC2. The programme will be
available to UK viewers online at
BBC iPlayer after it airs.
Strictly Come Dancing: It
Takes Two
BBC2 - Friday 9th December :
6.30pm
Holly and Artem are on the sofa.
The Friday panel will be Pixie
Lott, Lionel Blair and Su Pollard
and Zoe will be checking in with
the Len Dance Clinic!
.Su
Newsy Bits & Pieces!
Friday
9th December, 2011
Press
Clips
Wolverhampton
Grand/Friends Of The Grand:
We have had many special visitors
to the Grand this Autumn and many
words of appreciation for the
welcome we offer them in
Wolverhampton. Su Pollard was
very enthusiastic about the
fruitbowl she found in her
dressing room, commenting how
even simple gestures really make
a difference to how performers
feel on arriving at a new venue!
View here.
This is
Lincolnshire: Marshall
Lancaster, of Ashes to Ashes,
Doctor Who and Coronation
Street, speaks of how seeing
Su and Matthew Kelly in panto
when he was a child inspired him
to become an actor. View here.
Dr Pam: It was
completely fab seeing some of the
pre-recording of the Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special
last night. It's well worth
watching - loved Su Pollard,
Charlie Brooks and Debra
Stephenson... well, all of them
really.
.Robbie
Williams Blogs About X Factor,
Strictly and Su!
Thursday
8th December, 2011
Photographs
Robbie Williams
talked Su, and posted a fabulous
photo, on his Official Website
Blog yesterday.
"The next day found me at
Strictly.....My mate Robbie
Savage said come down so I
did....I can't remember the last
time I've had a compulsion to
have my picture taken with
anybody..But there's something
about Su Pollard....She asked me
''Is it for your Mum?'' No Su it
was for me....I'll treasure
it....Thank You...."
Wonderful words from Robbie.
Visit his Official Website here.
Not long now until
the big day! No I don't mean the
Strictly Come Dancing Grand Final
(although that is something to
look forward) I mean Christmas
Day. Which of course means plenty
of good TV, the highlight of
which for us ballroom fans will
have to be the Strictly Come
Dancing Christmas Special.
As festive as turkey (and just as
essential) this year's dancing
treat under the tree promises to
be a gift of a show. Full of our
favourite pro-dancers, this years
celebrity competitors and a whole
host of new faces trying out some
steps under the watchful gaze of
the judges. There should even be
a few surprises...
• Read the full article, at
the 'MSN TV' website, here. Please note that
this article does contain
information that could be viewed
as *spoilers*
.Su on
TV: Little Robots
Thursday
8th December, 2011
Television
Those Little
Robots continue to brighten
up these dark Winter mornings,
airing on BBC2 each morning,
including weekends, through
December
Series four continues tomorrow
morning with episode seven: On
Balance, and episode eight
on Saturday: Noisy Knows
Noise.
Cast List:
Morwenna Banks, Martin Clunes,
Emma Chambers, Su Pollard, Mel
Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Lenny
Henry, Mike Haley, Jimmy Hibbert
and Hayley Carmichael.
Did You Know: Little
Robots is distributed to
over 60 countries by BBC
Worldwide?
.For
Better Or For Worse: Episode
Eight @ BBC iPlayer
Thursday
8th December, 2011
Radio
Episode eight of the
first series of For Better or
For Worse is now at BBC iPlayer. It will be
available until early next
Wednesday.
That's the first series done and
dusted. We will, of course, let
you know if and when BBC Radio 4
Extra decide to air series two or
three of the 90s radio sitcom.
.Su
Online News Archive: October 2011
Thursday
8th December, 2011
Site
News
Su news for
October 2011 has now been
archived. Visit our News Archive here.
.What's
on TV: Christmas 2011 TV Preview
Tuesday
6th December, 2011
Press
Clips
Christmas
Day: Strictly Come Dancing
Christmas Special, BBC1, 8pm
It's time to deck the halls with
glitterballs as five new
celebrities put on their dancing
shoes to strut their stuff to
some Christmas classics.
Hi-de-Hi! legend Su Pollard pairs
up with Anton Du Beke, while
EastEnders star Charlie Brooks
dances with Vincent Simone.
Comedienne Debra Stephenson will
team up with Ian Waite while
Blue's Simon Webbe will partner
Katya Virshilas. Former boxing
champion Barry McGuigan will
partner Erin Boag, completing the
line-up. The stars will be hoping
to impress judges Len Goodman,
Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli and
Craig Revel Horwood and the
studio audience, who will be
voting for their favourite. None
more so than Su, who says:
"Strictly at Christmas is
must-see TV. I'm hoping to woo
the judges and the viewers with
my utter exuberance and dancing
prowess!"
.Stay
Tuned For A Su Filled Christmas
Sunday
4th December, 2011 •
Thanks to Rob Cope
Television
Christmas
2011 is going to be Sutastic,
with a number of TV appearances
from Su, both present and past
over the festive season. As well
as, the aforementioned, Strictly
and Hi-de-Hi! there's
also a repeat showing of last
year's Benidorm Christmas
Special, and Su has also
contributed to BBC2's tribute
documentary to David Croft, You
Have Been Watching.
Strictly Come Dancing
Christmas Special : BBC1 -
Christmas Day : 8.00pm
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas
Special : BBC1 - Boxing Day :
2.00pm Bruce Forsyth and Tess
Daly present a very special
Christmas spectacular, with five
brand new celebrities taking up
the ballroom challenge on a
festive-themed dance floor.
Actress Su Pollard, funnygirl
Debra Stephenson, EastEnders star
Charlie Brooks, boxing legend
Barry McGuigan and boyband Blue's
Simon Webbe all rock around the
Strictly dance floor, hoping to
take home the trophy. Some
familiar faces from the class of
Strictly 2011, including Russell
Grant, join in the festive fun.
Plus music legend Shakin Stevens
wishes everyone a Merry Christmas
with a very special performance,
and there are one or two
surprises.
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV1
- Christmas Day : 11.20pm
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV1
+1 - Boxing Day : 12.20am
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV2
- Friday 30th December : 9.00pm
Benidorm Christmas Special : ITV2
+1 - Friday 30th December :
10.00pm Christmas Special. It is
Christmas on the Costa Blanca and
the Garveys are staying with Mel
and Madge in their luxury hilltop
villa - but will Mel make it back
from a business trip in time for
Christmas dinner? Noreen finds a
travel companion, but he may not
be all he seems. There is
confusion at the Solana when
Donald and Jacqueline check in
with a group of close personal
friends - including king of the
swingers Marvin. Madge is left in
charge of the Christmas
Spectacular at the Benidorm
Palace but when star of the show
Su Pollard takes an unexpected
detour via a Spanish nudist camp
it looks as if the event will be
left without its big finale. Can
Donald and Jacqueline's famous
friend save the day?
Hi-de-Hi! : BBC2 Scotland -
Tuesday 27th December : 3.10pm
Hi-de-Hi! : BBC2 - Tuesday 27th
December : 7.00pm Holiday camp comedy.
Peggy the chalet maid has a
burning ambition to become a
Yellowcoat, so Jeffrey arranges
an interview for her.
You Have Been Watching - David
Croft : BBC2 - Tuesday 27th
December : 8.00pm Whether as a writer,
director or producer, David Croft
had a hand in five of the most
successful sitcoms in British
television history - Dad's
Army, Are You Being
Served?, It Ain't Half
Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi!
and 'Allo 'Allo! Here,
friends, family and those who
worked with him pay tribute to
the TV comedy genius who died in
September aged 89.
.Hi-de-Hi!:
Su Online Complete Episode/Info
Guide
Saturday
3rd December, 2011
Television
It's taken a while
but our Hi-de-Hi! The
Complete Episode & Info Guide
is finally online.
Browse details on each and every
episode of the classic sitcom,
just in time for the BBC2 airing
of 'Peggy's Big Chance' later
this month.
Our Guide, originally compiled by
Rob Cope, includes air dates,
episode synopsis, regular/guest
cast info and more.
.Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas 2011:
Filming Photos *Spoilers*
Saturday
3rd December, 2011
Television
The Strictly
Come Dancing Christmas Special
was filmed earlier this week at
TV Centre in London. The BBC have
released a selection of great
photographs from the filming. The
'Daily Mail' are the first to
feature them in an online
article. Click below if you'd
like a look. Please don't if
you'd rather not see the stars
and their outfits before
broadcast on Christmas Day.
.Annie
2011: 'Spark Sunderland' Review
Friday
2nd December, 2011
Theatre
Review
Sunderland
Empire
by Jonny Chambers
I think it’s safe to say, If
I were to hum a tune from Annie,
you would instantly recognise it.
This timeless classic is loved
the world over, with its
memorable score and heartwarming
optimism. The acclaimed film
adaption helped skyrocket this
musical – based on a comic
strip into the hearts of
millions, a position it has
retained for many years since.
Beady eyed visitors to the Spark
website or those of you who have
been listening to the review show
recently will know I recently
caught up with Su Pollard.
Pollard takes the reigns as
villainous child-loather Miss
Hannigan. Having played the role
on and off over the past decade
she inevitably has the character
off to a T. Typically
‘hammy’ and suitably
hilarious, Pollard certainly
stole the show for me.
• Read the full review, at
the 'Spark Sunderland' website, here.
.Annie
2011: 'Chronicle Live' Review
Friday
2nd December, 2011
Theatre
Review
Sunderland
Empire
by Amy McClean
The sun’ll come out
tomorrow, Bet your bottom dollar
that ... Yes, that’s right!
Annie has stopped off at the
Sunderland Empire for a week-long
run of musical magic.
Superb casting sees Su Pollard as
Miss Hannigan, providing a
hilarious portrayal of the
love-to-hate character.
The cast works with the orphanage
scenes, and not once do scenes
feel over-crowded.
• Read the full review, at
the 'Chronicle Live' website, here.
.Annie
2011: 'Journal Live' Review
Friday
2nd December, 2011
Theatre
Review
Sunderland
Empire
by Angela Upex
It's a heart-warming tale of a
little girl’s rise from rags
to riches which brings a smile to
everyone’s face.
Star of stage and screen, Su
Pollard (Hi-De-Hi) is the
dastardly Miss Hannigan and David
McAlister (Hollyoaks, EastEnders,
Mike Bassett TV and Brideshead
Revisited) makes a welcome return
as the billionaire Oliver
Warbucks.
Su plays the hard-drinking boss
of the orphanage with great style
and humour. Her light-hearted
comedy in the first act evolves
to show a darker side in act two
and the audience were captivated
throughout.
• Read the full review, at
the 'Journal Live' website, here.
.Annie
2011: 'What's on Stage' Review
Friday
2nd December, 2011
Theatre
Review
Sunderland
Empire
by John Dixon
The cast of Annie need not worry
about the old saying “do not
appear with children and animals
” as it comes with the
territory from the start.
Su Pollard, as always, gives a
sterling performance as the
wicked, alcoholic Miss Hannigan,
belting out her solo numbers to
great effect, while hitting the
mark exactly on the comedy front.
But special mention must be made
of Audrey Leybourne, who plays
Mrs. Pugh, one of Daddy Warbucks
staff. While joining in the
musical numbers, and noticeably
shepherding the orphans during
the Christmas scene, her smile
lights up the stage and is fondly
remembered as one of The Roly
Polys.
• Read the full review, at
the 'What's on Stage' website, here.
.Digital
Spy: Reality TV Christmas
Round-Up
Friday
2nd December, 2011
Press
Clips
Strictly
Come Dancing: Christmas Special -
Christmas Day 8pm on BBC One
Let the
turkey and roasties settle and
crack open the sherry for a
Strictly Christmas special. It
doesn't get any more festive than
a Christmas Day cha cha cha with
Brucie, does it? Throw in Su
Pollard, a surprise appearance
from Russell Grant and more
dancing than you can shake a
Christmas pudding at, and you've
got a bumper Xmas Day treat.
.Su
Newsy Bits & Pieces!
Friday
2nd December, 2011
Press
Clips
• Cambs Times
24: It’s Panto
season... oh yes it is! And there
are shows across Cambridgeshire:
Cambridge Corn Exchange: Su
Pollard, who starred as Peggy in
the TV show Hi-de-Hi!, is the
star of the musical Annie, to be
performed from December 17-31.
Tickets cost from £26.50-£12.50
with concessions available. Box
office: 01223 357851.
• This is
Scunthorpe: Performances of
Annie at the Baths Hall are
cancelled: Annie the Musical,
which had been scheduled to come
to Scunthorpe’s Baths Hall
next week, has been cancelled due
to unforeseen circumstances. The
story of Annie’s
heart-warming journey from rags
to riches was due to be performed
from Tuesday, December 4 until
Sunday, December 11.
.Blackpool
Council: 'Annie' Star in Foster
Parents Appeal
Friday
2nd December, 2011
Press
Clips
Could you be a
foster carer or adoptive parent?
Actress Su Pollard took time out
during a recent working visit to
the resort, (she was appearing in
“Annie” at the Grand
Theatre), to back Blackpool
Council’s bid to recruit
more foster carers and adoptive
parents.
She met local super foster carer
Sue Mansell who has fostered 27
children in recent years.
• Read the full article, at
the 'Blackpool Council' website, here.
.Annie @
Christmas 2011: Cambridge Corn
Exchange
Thursday
1st December, 2011
Theatre
Welcome
to December! It's not
long now until the launch of The
Cambridge Corn Exchange Christmas
show 2011 - Annie, with
Su's final ever performances as
Miss Hannigan. Su and Annie
are the cover stars of the
Christmas/Winter Cambridge Corn
Exchange brochure. Please click
below for full details of Annie
@ Christmas 2011. View
the brochure online here.
.Annie
2011: 'Sunderland Echo' Review
Thursday
1st December, 2011
Theatre
Review
Sunderland
Empire
by Katy Wheeler
The songs may be saccharine, the
accents may be hammy, but
you’ve got to hand it to
Annie – it’s a great
show.
It was Su Pollard, however, who
stole the show. It’s the
second time I’ve seen the
actress in the role of little
girl-hater Miss Hannigan and she
never fails to impress – I
wish she was in more scenes.
She’s a great comic actress
who commands the stage and her
voice in tracks such as Little
Girls and Easy Street is simply
superb.
• Read the full review, at
the 'Sunderland Echo' website, here.
Radio Times
Su guests on this
evening's Strictly Come
Dancing: It Takes Two on
BBC2. The programme will be
available to UK viewers online at
BBC iPlayer after it airs.
Those Little
Robots continue to brighten
up these dark Winter mornings,
airing on BBC2 each morning,
including weekends, through
December
