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In 1979, Schofield and Kingsley were asked to recreate the characters for the Granada TV Saturday morning show, The Mersey Pirate, which cemented their actor ownership of the parts. On Etsy, you can also find and buy a high-end, high quality designer brand neon fitted suit in superior fabrication and style, in classic dark colours that give you the option to pair your suit with all your current wardrobe favourites, showing your style savvy. When Polly James decided to leave, she was replaced by Carol Boswell (Elizabeth Estensen) and her extended family including rabbit obsessed brother Lucien (Michael Angelis) and their God fearing mother, Mrs. Boswell (Carmel McSharry). Waist Find your waist, which lies between the bottom of your ribs and the top of your hips. Place the measuring tape around your waist, usually just above the belly button. Exhale naturally, and then take the measurement. Ensure the tape is firm against your waist without digging into your skin. There are so many arguments, such as this only being based on success in the UK and bands being subject to different competition in different eras, but here is the Top 10 based on our criteria: 10: The Farm (20 points)
Consequently, it has been the setting for some memorable sitcoms, some more successful in capturing the Scouse spirit than others…
Each episode opened with the trio meeting in a park shelter to make plans for the day, then closed at the same location with the boys reflecting on the day’s achievements… which were usually nothing. But that did not deter their next venture. Malcolm Stoneway (Paul Brown) and Brenda Wilson (Emma Wray) are a seemingly mismatched couple, she being a gobby working class Liverpool lass, he a quiet birdwatcher from middle class Wirral who lives with an aspiring but dominating mother (Patsy Byrne).
The series charts how the siblings negotiate their way through unemployment in 1980s Britain, particularly hustler and chief bread winner Joey, who plays the welfare system like a Stradivarius. Perhaps not your first guess for the Top 5? Well, let us tell you that The Christians’ first five singles all made the UK Top 40 and their self-titled debut album reached No.2 in the UK Albums Chart, selling over a million copies. Their two Top 10 singles, Harvest For The World and Ferry Cross The Mersey were both charity singles, with Ferry Cross The Mersey reaching No.1 in 1989 as a tribute to the Hillsborough victims. 4. The Lightning Seeds (36 points) While the original versions of the shell two peice suit of the 1980s and 1990s was constructed of synthetic fibres like nylon or rayon, today’s reimagined suit made of organic, natural fabrications is very much on trend and in style. OK, so did you guess our No.1 correctly? Achieving huge success in the 80s, Frankie Goes To Hollywood claims the title of La Vida Liverpool’s Most Successful Scouse Band Since The Beatles. The group became only the second act in the history of the UK charts to reach No.1 with their first 3 singles — the first being Liverpool’s Gerry and the Pacemakers.
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Ever since The Beatles split up in 1970, it’s safe to say that Scouse bands have been living in the shadows of the ‘Fab Four’— after all, how could any band emulate the success of The Beatles and the impact they had on music? Their following album, Ocean Rain, achieved success in 1984 along with their acclaimed single, The Killing Moon. Since their self-titled album in 1987 and band member changes and reformations, success has been varied although they will always have a cult following. 8. The Coral (21 points)
Another Scouse band to achieve success mainly in the 90s, Cast emerged from the Britpop movement of the mid 90s. Their first three albums, All Change, Mother Nature Calls and Magic Hour all made the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart, with various singles such as Walk Away and Guiding Star achieving a Top 10 status — they peaked at No.4 in 1996 with a stand-alone single, Flying. Cast share 23 points with Space, but take 6th place due to having more Top 10 singles and albums (neither band had a No.1 single or album). 5. The Christians (32 points) The show ended 1979, but in 1996 Beryl and Sandra were reunited for a new version as middle aged divorcees. For some reason, Carla Lane mashed up the show’s own history by reassigning Carmel McSharry as Beryl’s mother, Mrs. Hennessy, and Lucien as her brother. This air brushing out of Sheila Fay and Elizabeth Estensen did not go down with long standing fans and it was cancelled after seven episodes. Scouse saying: Fazak for Fazakerley, Mersey Funnel for the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Noggsy for Norris Green Five years later, Channel 4 reunited the two actors for a seven episode series which revolved around Scully making trouble for his teachers, who have promised to get him a trial with Liverpool FC if he appears in the school panto. While those born outside of Liverpool may struggle to understand what we say at times, it is actually more our choice of sayings and phrases which causes this difficulty. Especially some of the Scouse put-downs that only people from Liverpool know.Or perhaps the problem lay with the conceit. A Liverpool family half catholic, half protestant? Well, maybe. But half Everton, half Liverpool supporters? Oh, go ‘ed! Having come out of a stretch in prison, Billy has to adjust to a changed family. His eldest son Tony (David Casey) speaks in an Oxbridge acquired accent his father detests. Daughter Bernadette (Alison Steadman) is a flirtatious, self-styled “Sex symbol of Scouse land” who – in one controversial scene – is eyed up by her own grandad (Joe Gladwin). Height Measure your height from the top of your head to the floor. For an easy method, either mark the wall with a pencil where your head touches it or place a flat object like a book where your head meets the wall. Then measure the distance from that point to the floor to determine your height.
O.M.D never actually had a UK No.1 single or a UK No.1 album, however they had 7 UK Top 10 singles, staying in the Top 10 for 30 weeks, and 6 UK Top 10 albums, staying in the Top 10 for 35 weeks. Front man, Andy McCluskey, is a hugely regarded song-writer and went on to conceive the popular girl group…. 2. Atomic Kitten (82 points) Usage: 'Devoed, girl, I left me coat at home and it was proper baltic. Must've been abar minus 40.' Hitchmough’s gentle humour and sparkling dialogue ensured it became a much loved show, viewers faithfully following the couple’s trials and tribulations – including Malcolm’s short lived marriage to the humourless Lucinda (Elizabeth Morton) during a period of separation from Brenda. For the record, if we score The Beatles in the same way they would have achieved a mighty 993 points! It seems inconceivable that a Scouse band will achieve anywhere near that any time soon, but keep reading La Vida Liverpool as we keep you up to date with the best music coming out of Merseyside. Liverpool has and continues to be on the forefront of innovative, bold fashion. The city has been showcased in many TV shows – thanks to their most famous sons, the Beatles. But the adoption of the shell suit in 80s and 90s by Liverpool trendsetters heralded the evolution of sportswear into streetwear.So, there we have it — our Top 10 Most Successful Scouse Bands Since The Beatles. No place for The Zutons (they finished in 11th place with 18 points), no place for Dead Or Alive either (despite 2 No.1 hits) and no place for Eurovision Song Contest challengers, The Boo Radleys. The Clarksons live in an outside lavvie terrace where Billy struggles to stay out of prison, while his Mary Ellen wife is rarely out of hair curlers. Mounting complaints about the show’s exaggerated portrayal of Liverpudlians led to it being pulled just short of its final episode and never seen again. Formed in 1983, these charismatic Scouse lads finally saw some real success in 1990. After appearing in a cameo role in the 1989 movie The Final Frame starring Suggs of Madness, they soon got signed and hired Suggs as their producer. They went on to have a storming 1990 — reaching the UK Top 10 with Groovy Train and All Together Now and reaching No.1 in the UK Albums Chart with Spartacus the following year. 9. Echo & The Bunnymen (21 points) Bands must be from Liverpool or Wirral according to Wikipedia (if you’re not happy then simply remove Wirral bands and have our new, shorter list) The series was recorded in Birmingham, with various locations across the country standing in for Liverpool. Writer Joe Boyle deliberately portrayed an upbeat view of life on the dole, commenting “there are a lot of people in Liverpool like these three, but they are never seen on television”.
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