When was The Fenn Street Gang made?

September 17, 1971
The Fenn Street Gang/First episode date

Where was The Fenn Street Gang filmed?

Production. The first season, consisting of twenty-one episodes, was produced by London Weekend Television at Wembley Studios in north-west London.

What was please sir turned into in 1971?

When Alderton left Please, Sir! the series continued as The Fenn Street Gang from 1971 to 1973, concentrating on the antics of the kids from 5C after leaving school.

What did Malcolm McFee died of?

Cancer
Malcolm McFee/Cause of death
McFee died suddenly on 18 November 2001, at the age of 52, at his home in Braintree, Essex, shortly before he was due to appear as a dame in a pantomime of Beauty and the Beast at the Elgiva Theatre in Chesham. He had been suffering from cancer.

Who was the teacher in please sir?

Bernard Hedges
The programme was set in the fictional Fenn Street Secondary Modern School, and starred John Alderton as Bernard Hedges, a young teacher fresh out of training college.

What was the name of the caretaker in please sir?

In between the two series with Eric Sykes, Guyler was also a regular in the sitcom Please Sir! (1968–72), playing the cantankerous school caretaker Norman Potter.

Who is John Alderton’s wife?

Pauline Collinsm. 1969
Jill Brownem. 1964–1969
John Alderton/Wife

What does please sir mean?

The emoji is quite probably one of the most commonly used emojis. If go onto the keyword emoji search bar on your keyboard and type in ‘please sir’, the innocent eyes emoji appears. It also apparently means ‘pretty please’ for the same reason, but that’s significantly less yucky.

Where is John Alderton now?

London
Alderton lives in London with Collins, 70, who was awarded the OBE in 2001 and is working on Mount Pleasant, a new drama comedy series.

What happened to Penny Spencer Please Sir?

Despite this, in 1971 she was replaced in the role by the perkier ‘Carry On’ actress Carol Hawkins, who was also in the movie version and later spin-off ‘The Fenn Street Gang’. She seems to have retired from acting after the probably dispiriting experience of appearing (with old ‘Please Sir!’

Can I have some more please sir?

CHARLES DICKENS, 1838. “Please, sir, may I have some more please?” DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress.

How old is John Alderton now?

80 years (November 27, 1940)
John Alderton/Age