Freddie Frinton

[CLOWN TICKLE]

We know from friends he is still seen in Germany, does anyone remember him mladys birthday is hilaRIOUS

[Zen]

Fairly local man,"Codhead" as we call 'em from Grimsby.
Remember him on TV when I was a young sprog .

Freddie was born in Grimsby in 1909, the illegitimate son of a local seamstress. After being fired from his job as a fish packer in a factory where he entertained his workmates with parodies and jokes, he assumed the name Frinton and became a music hall comedian. Although a non-smoking teetotaler, his trade mark was playing a well-dressed but dishevelled stage drunk with a broken cigarette in hand and the catchphrase "Good evening occifer". He became known nationally when he appeared on TV: first on The Authur Haynes Show in the late 1950s and then co-starring with Thora Hird in the sitcom Meet The Wife in the early 1960s. He died in 1968.

[brionon]

I've seen that 'M'lady' skit twice on German TV. both at Xmas time.

[sixpence]

We used to like watching him with Thora Hird in the good old days of black and white TV.
Also, we remember seeing him sitting all alone on a seat in Bournemouth (at least, we were sure it was him). I think he was in the theatre there at the time. We weren't brave enough to go and speak to him. I wonder if he would have minded.

[dr john]

The Freddie Frinton/Thora Hird sitcom "Meet The Wife" gets a mention in the Beatles song 'Good Morning Good Morning' from Sgt Pepper: "It's time for tea and Meet The Wife..."