The Big Time (TV series)

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The Big Time is a British television documentary and reality series created by the BBC, consisting of 15 original episodes lasting from 1976 to 1980. Repetitive repetitions of episode 12 were broadcast in the year 1981.

Designed and produced by Esther Rantzen and narrated by Rantzen, but later by John Pitman, Paul Heiney and Norma Shepherd, each program follows community members placed in the center of attention as a result of their skills and documenting how they fared. Their progress was filmed and many professionals in their field suggested amateurs as they progressed.

Some exploits include amateur musicians who lead the orchestra at Fairfield Hall; a housewife becomes a TV presenter; the winner of a cooking competition who heads the chef for a day at The Dorchester hotel and prepares a luncheon dinner for former Prime Minister Edward Heath; amateur wrestlers took the professional John Naylor on a bill at Albert Hall on March 26, 1980 (amateurs named stage 'Rip Rawlinson'); models entering the Miss United Kingdom beauty contest; amateur footballer (Lol Cottrell) trained by Liverpool legend Tommy Smith to take part in the last testimony game; a young gymnast who became a trapeze circus artist; an amateur singer gets the chance to record a single. The last 'find' singer Sheena Easton and the edition featuring amateur chefs are credited as ending the television career of TV chef Fanny Cradock, who criticized the amateur menu choices.

When the series ended, the BBC commissioned In at Deep End , which follows the same format using only two presenters, Chris Serle and former The Big Time reporter Paul Heiney (former reporter at Rantzen's ), as they perform various tasks as complete beginners in professional roles.

Further versions of this format followed, when Hale and Pace (comedians Gareth Hale and Norman Pace) presented a short series of Jobs for the Boys on BBC TV in 1997, where they performed professional duties as complete amateurs.. The four episodes feature couples trying to become professional polo players, clothing designers, TV advertising producers and attempts to write European Eurovision Song entries in 1998. This format follows 1995 Jobs For The Girls , when Birds of a Feather starring Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson performing four similar tasks.

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Insiden Gwen Troake

In 1976, a housewife in Devon, Gwen Troake, won a competition called "Cook of the Realm", leading to The Big Time inviting her to organize a banquet to be attended by Edward Heath, Earl Mountbatten from Burma and other VIPs. The BBC filmed the results as part of The Big Time, and asked Fanny Cradock, at that time as a tax exile in Ireland, to act as one of several experts who advised Troake on his menu.

The result ended Fanny Cradock's television career. Mrs. Troake checks out her seafood cocktail menu, duck with bramble sauce and coffee cream dessert. Fanny, wincing and acting as though on the threshold of vomiting, tells him not to know what a thorn bush is, tells Troake that his menu is too rich, and, although he accepts that his desserts are delicious, insist that it does not fit, states: "Yes, dear, but you're among the professionals now. "

He suggested that Mrs. Troake use a small cake boat filled with fruit sorbet and covered with spun sugar, decorated with orange and cherry slices through cocktail sticks, giving the dish a small boat view, which according to Fanny would be suitable for naval guests. In the event, the desserts were a disaster and could not be served well. Robert Morley has also consulted on the menu and says he feels Mrs Troake's original coffee pudding is perfect.

When desserts failed to impress, the public was annoyed that Fanny Cradock seemed to have spoiled Mrs. Troake's special day. Fanny wrote a letter of apology to Mrs Troake, but the BBC terminated her contract two weeks after the program was broadcast. He never presents cooking programs again on the BBC. (Mrs. Troake, on the other hand, publishes the next Country Cookbook next year.) Speaking of the incident in 1999, Rantzen described Cradock as "hell on wheels", and that he has "reduced this poor little woman [ Troake] is meaningless ".

Maps The Big Time (TV series)

Episode

Series 1

Thursday night broadcast on BBC1 at 9:25 pm

Series 2

Thursday night broadcast on BBC1 at 9:25 pm

Series 3

Wednesday night broadcast on BBC1 at 8:10 pm

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At At The Deep End

A nearly identical series followed in 1982 entitled In at Deep End , which follows the same format as 'The Big Time' only uses two celebrities, Chris Serle and Paul Heiney, as they perform various tasks as complete beginner in a professional role. Challenges include Serle taking part in ballroom dance competitions and becoming a snooker player who partnered with world champion Steve Davis in a mixed doubles show and Heiney became a chef at Langhan's Brasserie, a clothing designer for a catwalk show, a celebrity hairdresser (where she cut Jilly Hair Cooper), directing Bananarama's video for "A Trick of the Night" and an actor in the movie Michael Caine.