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FRANK RANDLE

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Frank Randle Books
Frank Randle Books
Photo: Ron Hunt
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Item #: 34362
Two rare publications about Wigan comedian FRANK RANDLE.

Comment by: Cyril on 2nd April 2023 at 18:02

Those Frank Randle are quite good and a lot of folks liked his stage acts, and his portrayal of drunken men was very realistic and funny, though he'd plenty practice with him liking a drink. He was allegedly seen quite often with Diana Dors in the Boars Head and other Wigan pubs, no idea if true.

The name Jeff Nuttall rang a bell from the past, had a google and it describes him as a Lancashire actor, poet, writer, anarchist and social commentator from Clitheroe, it says he also did articles for Look North, I'm sure I've also seen him on the Granada programmes too, though it doesn't mention any. He'd probably done an exhibition or something in or around Wigan too as he does look familiar.
https://www.pendleradicals.org.uk/pendle-radicals/jeff-nuttall/

Comment by: Cyril on 2nd April 2023 at 22:27

Mmm, don't know where the word films went to, it should have read - 'Those Frank Randle films are quite good'. Also those biography books are most likely to be very good too.

Comment by: Dave johnson on 2nd April 2023 at 23:37

Would you like a woodbine, one of his famous chat up lines. Run me a bath un put some watter in, another classic. He came out with some fabulous lines.

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