Who sang the theme song for a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British migrant construction workers?
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Murphy's Mob Murphy's Mob is a British children's television series, created and written by Brian Finch which was produced and directed by David Foster for Central Television, and screened in the UK on ITV for four series between 1982 and 1985. The theme tune was sung by Gary Holton, of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" fame.
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (] , "Goodbye, Pet") is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British migrant construction workers. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in Düsseldorf.
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Never Mind the Breeze Blocks Never Mind the Breeze Blocks is the second album by the Bob the Builder character from the BBC television series of the same name. It was released in 2008 by Universal Music, and spawned one single "Big Fish Little Fish". Many of the songs are parodies of popular songs, such as "Working in Sunshine" is Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine". The album title itself is a parody of the Sex Pistols' 1977 album "Never Mind The Bollocks". In Australia, the album was released under the title "Appetite For Construction". The title is a parody of Guns N' Roses' 1987 album "Appetite For Destruction".
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Half the World Away "Half the World Away" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is well known as the theme tune to the popular BBC sitcom "The Royle Family".
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Happy Hollidays Happy Hollidays is a Scottish television situation comedy, created and written by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp, and broadcast by BBC Scotland. One series of the comedy was commissioned by BBC Scotland and the show is produced by Effingee Productions.
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Phoenix Nights Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Farnworth, Greater Manchester. The show was written by Neil Fitzmaurice, Peter Kay and Dave Spikey, produced by Goodnight Vienna Productions and Ovation Entertainments, and was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. All the music was written by Toni Baker and Peter Kay. Additional material was provided by Paddy McGuinness. Two series have been produced, which were first transmitted in 2001 and 2002.
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Our House (1960 TV series) Our House is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1960 to 1962. The main writer of the programme, which starred many actors known for their roles in the "Carry On" films, was Norman Hudis, who wrote the first six "Carry On" films from 1958 to 1962. "Our House" is based on the premise of nine people of differing backgrounds sharing a house together.
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The Choir: Sing While You Work The Choir: Sing While You Work is a British television show broadcast on BBC2, a spinoff of the 2006 series "The Choir". In "Sing While You Work" choirmaster Gareth Malone creates and trains amateur workplace-based choirs, ultimately to compete against one another. The series first aired in 2012 and began a second series in November 2013.
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Kitten Kong "Kitten Kong" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series "The Goodies", written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
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Roll Over Beethoven (TV series) Roll Over Beethoven is a British television sitcom produced by Central Independent Television and transmitted on the ITV (TV network) in 1985.
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S Club 7 S Club 7 are an English pop group from London created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller consisting of members Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt, Bradley McIntosh, and Jon Lee. The group was formed in 1998 and quickly rose to fame by starring in their own BBC television series, "Miami 7". In their five years together, S Club 7 had four UK number-one singles, one UK number-one album, and a string of hits throughout Europe, including a top-ten single in the United States, Asia, Latin America and Africa. They recorded four studio albums, released 11 singles and went on to sell over 10 million albums worldwide.
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Who Dares, Sings! Who Dares, Sings! is a karaoke style game show airing in the United Kingdom on the ITV Network and in the Republic of Ireland on TV3 Ireland. It premiered at 20:00 BST on 28 June 2008 and was hosted by Ben Shephard and Denise Van Outen. Only seven episodes have been shown in one series. Tickets were offered for a Christmas special, but this has not aired and will probably never do so.
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The Great Outdoors (UK TV series) The Great Outdoors is a British television sitcom.
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Ryder (band) Ryder was a purpose-made pop group led by Maynard Williams whose primary purpose was to represent the United Kingdom at the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen, Norway. Ryder performed the song "Runner in the Night" which was placed 7th. They were criticised in the media for being a particularly weak and unsuitable entry. The song was the first UK Eurovision entry to fail to reach the top 75 since 1964, managing a peak of only #98. "Runner In The Night" was the only single released by the band, but Williams teamed up with the song's composers Maureen Darbyshire and Brian Wade to compose the theme song to the BBC drama series "Truckers", in which he appeared. The single from the programme failed to chart.
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Two Doors Down (TV series) Two Doors Down is a Scottish sitcom, produced by BBC Studios that is broadcast across the UK at prime time. It was created by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp. It is set in a Glasgow suburb.
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Right Said Fred (song) "Right Said Fred" is a novelty song written by Ted Dicks, and Myles Rudge, famously recorded as a single by Bernard Cribbins in 1962. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. It is about three men (the narrator, "Fred", and "Charlie") working as manual labourers who are trying to move an unidentified object (although it is clarified that it has feet, a seat, handles and candleholders) in a building without success, eventually failing and giving up after having dismantled said object, part-demolished the building (including removing a door, wall and the ceiling) and taking numerous tea breaks. The lyrics do not specify whether Fred recovers from "half a ton of rubble falling on his dome" prior to the others having a final teabreak and going home.
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Fun House (UK game show) Fun House was a British children's game show produced by Scottish Television and based on the American show, that aired on CITV from 24 February 1989 to 29 December 1999. It usually aired on Fridays (with the exception of Series 4, which aired on Wednesdays and Series 5 & 6, which aired on Thursdays). It was hosted by Pat Sharp, who was also aided by twin cheerleaders, Melanie Grant supporting the red team and Martina Grant supporting the yellow team. The announcer was Gary King. The theme tune was composed by David Pringle and Bob Heatlie. In 2000, it was revealed by the BBC programme "TV's Finest Failures" that a spin-off of Fun House featuring adult contestants was also planned. A pilot was produced, which included Carol Smillie as a contestant, but it was ultimately never broadcast, and a full series was not commissioned.
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Skint (BBC series) Skint is a BBC documentary series following the lives of Britain's poor, unemployed and homeless people as they manage day to day with little money and low job prospects. The show ran for two series and had three specials.
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David Lowe (television and radio composer) David Lowe (born 11 April 1959) is an English composer and music producer. His work comprises primarily of music for television, radio, commercials and idents. Lowe is probably best known for his extensive work on theme tunes for bulletins and programmes for BBC News.
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The Mighty Boosh (TV series) The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television show created by Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding and others (collectively known as The Mighty Boosh).
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Ain't No Doubt "Ain't No Doubt" is a popular song by Jimmy Nail. Composed by Nail with Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger and Charlie Dore, the song features additional vocals by Sylvia Mason-James. Six years after his debut album, Nail revived his singing career during the success of his television drama series "Spender". The single peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1992, spending three weeks at the top of the chart.
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Empty (TV series) Empty is a six-episode BBC Two sitcom first broadcast on 28 February 2008. It stars Gregor Fisher and Billy Boyd as Jacky Allen and Tony MacBryan respectively, two men who work for a property maintenance company 'Greater Glasgow Building Services'.