Johnny Briggs

[Avahi1057]

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I remember that show. It used to depress the hell out of me. The family seemed so miserable and the house was cramped looking. Between that show and Coronation Street I was convinced no one in Lancashire/Yorkshire even had a garden.

[80sChav]

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How can the twins from Johnny's Class at School, they can sure never be ever be forgot, they were so funny indeed!! Thinking about the memory's I have of Johnny Briggs the programme was like it was so much when I was growing up, probably being very near Johnny's to age at the time the Series ran. Johnny was so memorable I think - I often was so pleased when Humphrey was kind to Johnny unlike Rita and Albert - being an only child wishing why I could have brother like Humphrey was in regards in how he cared about Johnny unlike Albert or Rita ever appeared to.

[darren]

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jonny briggs himself is actually the wee fella jeremy austin from worzel gummidge.
he was john peters in the show.

He's been in Blake's 7, Dr Who, Reggie Perrin & lots of other things.

[Richard1978]

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Ive seen him in tons of things over the years, but to me he's always 'The dad from Johnny Briggs' as that's where I saw him first.

He's been in Blake's 7, Dr Who, Reggie Perrin & lots of other things.

[Trickyvee]

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leslie was in clockwise the film with john cleese.
he was a policeman who arrested pat.

he was also in casualty and in 5 episodes of coronation street in 2000.



he was in many shows but normally only for a few episodes.
he was also in two dr who stories one in 69 and another in 71.

Ive seen him in tons of things over the years, but to me he's always 'The dad from Johnny Briggs' as that's where I saw him first.

[escorteclipse1990]

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I remember Johnny Briggs, At the time i thought it was based in Wigan.

[darren]

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same here mate.

it was a super show and had a great cast.

leslie schofield being one.

i remember it so clearly watching it when i got in from school.

I thought that Johnny and his entire family was brought together so well, I think and reminds me of so many friends who had many sibilings and their family's in the 1980s.

I am unsure though that I can recall the final episode, I think the last one I watched was the Silver wedding Anniversery Suprise in the celler. Johnny Briggs will always be a Programme from my childhood I will recall with lots of fondness.

80sChav

[80sChav]

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I thought that Johnny and his entire family was brought together so well, I think and reminds me of so many friends who had many sibilings and their family's in the 1980s.

I am unsure though that I can recall the final episode, I think the last one I watched was the Silver wedding Anniversery Suprise in the celler. Johnny Briggs will always be a Programme from my childhood I will recall with lots of fondness.

80sChav

[darren]

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jonny briggs is a Children's bbc television programme first shown in 1985.

It centres around the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero, his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members Mam and Dad, older sister Rita and older brothers Albert and Humphrey.

Another older sister Marilyn is mentioned but never seen.

The stories often centre on Jonny's school life, where he and his best friend Pam are constantly in battle with the dreadful twins Ginny and Josie.

Previously some of the Jonny Briggs books by Joan Eadington were read on Jackanory. In the books Jonny has two more older sisters - Pat and Sandra. Cast members included Richard Holian as Jonny, Leslie Schofield, and Sue Devaney. Based on a series of popular children's books by Joan Eadington, the programme is set in Middlesbrough, and was filmed in Bradford.


there are 33 episodwes in all.

it ran from 1985 to 1987.
check the linky.
http://youtu.be/lP5u8b1L9LA

it starred
leslie schofield
richard holian
sue devaney
jane lowe.

[darren]

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leslie was in clockwise the film with john cleese.
he was a policeman who arrested pat.

he was also in casualty and in 5 episodes of coronation street in 2000.



he was in many shows but normally only for a few episodes.
he was also in two dr who stories one in 69 and another in 71.

Re: Johnny Briggs

Leslie Scofield was also an Imperial Officer in the original Star Wars movie in 1977. I recognised him instantly. Sadly, the makers dubbed his voice to have an American accent to it. Also seen him as a 'heavy' in The Wild Geese actually doing an awful Yank accent....I liked Johnny Briggs. They were a nice working class family. His elder brother was nasty and weird. His sister bit of a madam. I remember their 'tea' consisting constantly of chips, beef burgers, a pot of tea and slices of bread with butter....yum, but we always found it funny that they ate at around 5pm when we always ate at 8pm in our house our main evening meals...I still do most nights even though I live on my own.

[darren]

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got the johnny briggs theme tune as a ring tone on my phone.

class mate.
do not be embarrassed.

its a fab tune.

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got the johnny briggs theme tune as a ring tone on my phone.

[80sChav]

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sue devaney played rita.
check this clip and the credits at thend say who played who.
http://youtu.be/MmOuEk1tNUQ

there where two series one of 13 episodes and another of twenty.

Thanks Daren mate, I will have a look.

[darren]

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Sorry about replying after a long time to this thread, but I just so so liked (and still do as the kid in me), Johnny Briggs. It was a marvelous programme ... really well wrote, possibly 2nd to Grange Hill for me in Childrens TV show terms!

Only one thing though ... how did Johnny Briggs finish? Something tells me that it was the suprise anniversery party that Mavis helped Rita organise for her Parents! It'd be good if anyone could confirm possibly please how it ended!? Thanks.

I am unsure what but the girl who played Rita - I sense she was in loads of other TV programes after Johnny Briggs. Who'd of thought too that Leslie Schofield would go onto land such a role in EasstEnders year's later as Melanie Healy/Beale/Owen's Dad?!

sue devaney played rita.
check this clip and the credits at thend say who played who.
http://youtu.be/MmOuEk1tNUQ

there where two series one of 13 episodes and another of twenty.