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Paul Squires
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Seems to have disappeared from the scene according to various sources.....
This from Imdb....
After two seasons, Squire went to the B.B.C. to make 'Paul Squire Esq.' which was absolutely ghastly, a pale imitation of the Mike Yarwood show. It flopped. He returned to I.T.V. in 1983 for one last series - screened at 5.15 P.M. on Mondays - and then it was goodbye forever from Paul Squire. He returned to the cabaret circuit.
He would not be the first comic to fail to find the right television format; Fogswell Flax and Jessica Martin also spring to mind. Despite his youth, Paul was perhaps a little too 'old school' at a time when British television comedy was in the midst of the alternative revolution, as epitomised by 'The Young Ones' and 'The Comic Strip Presents'.
Had Squire caught on, of course, its likely that he would have been extinguished in the same early '90's purge that rid the airwaves of Russ Abbot, Little & Large and Bobby Davro. We shall never know for sure. A shocking waste of talent, all the same
This from Imdb....
After two seasons, Squire went to the B.B.C. to make 'Paul Squire Esq.' which was absolutely ghastly, a pale imitation of the Mike Yarwood show. It flopped. He returned to I.T.V. in 1983 for one last series - screened at 5.15 P.M. on Mondays - and then it was goodbye forever from Paul Squire. He returned to the cabaret circuit.
He would not be the first comic to fail to find the right television format; Fogswell Flax and Jessica Martin also spring to mind. Despite his youth, Paul was perhaps a little too 'old school' at a time when British television comedy was in the midst of the alternative revolution, as epitomised by 'The Young Ones' and 'The Comic Strip Presents'.
Had Squire caught on, of course, its likely that he would have been extinguished in the same early '90's purge that rid the airwaves of Russ Abbot, Little & Large and Bobby Davro. We shall never know for sure. A shocking waste of talent, all the same
This quote from tv cream:- P.S. IT'S PAUL SQUIRES (1983)
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"DESPERATELY UNCHARISMATIC Les Dennis prototype PAUL SQUIRES fronted this Thursday night sketch effort, along with Madhouse-style ensemble, all names forgotten, fortunately. Two things lodge in the memory, however: Squires' use of doors to exit one sketch and enter the next, and hopelessly optimistic theme song: "P.S. it's me, Paul Squires - and I'm trying to make ya happy." Career high point was being mocked by Rick on THE YOUNG ONES"
Not really relevent to your question but I think it indicates where his career went.
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"DESPERATELY UNCHARISMATIC Les Dennis prototype PAUL SQUIRES fronted this Thursday night sketch effort, along with Madhouse-style ensemble, all names forgotten, fortunately. Two things lodge in the memory, however: Squires' use of doors to exit one sketch and enter the next, and hopelessly optimistic theme song: "P.S. it's me, Paul Squires - and I'm trying to make ya happy." Career high point was being mocked by Rick on THE YOUNG ONES"
Not really relevent to your question but I think it indicates where his career went.
I saw Paul Squires perform at the Elephant on Tyne in Gateshead last night. His son Jamie performed as a singer and pianist and completely blew the audience away with his versions of "Summertime" and "Monndance". Like Jamie Cullem but better in my opinion. Paul then came on and was hilarious and talented beyond belief. Jamie accompanied some of his songs and made the whole night,, which was hosted by Bobby Pattinson, a roaring success. He has done 13 world cruises on the QE2 so probably makes shed loads of cash doing something he is good at and appears to enjioy. Just because he isn't on the telly any more doesn't mean he's disappeared. Arty.
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