Spend Spend Spent

Si · Post by Si » Tue 26 Aug, 2008 9:38 am

Anyone see the documentary about Viv Nicholson last night? Anyone notice it was a "Really Good Production?"

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 26 Aug, 2008 12:23 pm

It can't have been a "Really Good Production?" - they didn't use Secret Leeds for their research!More seriously, I would have liked to have seen it/ I remember all the hype and headlines at the time of the win, seemed like such a lot of money then....

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 26 Aug, 2008 12:47 pm

Guess you didnt see the prog by "Really Good" on Sunday afternoon,which was about locations for tv pros,i think it was called Location,location,locate,and guess what,it had Follifoot on!!They didnt need us after all

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Tue 26 Aug, 2008 2:22 pm

Viv Nicholson used to work in a shop in The Ridings , Wakefield until it closed a couple of years ago I think. She sold make up if I remember correctly.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 26 Aug, 2008 3:12 pm

cnosni wrote: Guess you didnt see the prog by "Really Good" on Sunday afternoon,which was about locations for tv pros,i think it was called Location,location,locate,and guess what,it had Follifoot on!!They didnt need us after all Or maybe they came to understand they had to do some of the work for themselves cnosni!

Si · Post by Si » Wed 27 Aug, 2008 10:04 am

chameleon wrote: It can't have been a "Really Good Production?" - they didn't use Secret Leeds for their research!More seriously, I would have liked to have seen it/ I remember all the hype and headlines at the time of the win, seemed like such a lot of money then.... The Pools winnings of approximately £152,000 is about £5,000,000 in today's money, according to the programme, Chameleon. All long gone.

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 27 Aug, 2008 12:16 pm

Steve Jones wrote: Viv Nicholson used to work in a shop in The Ridings , Wakefield until it closed a couple of years ago I think. She sold make up if I remember correctly. Yeah it was opposite where i worked in Superdrug,cant remember the name of the shop but it was next to the vitamin place.

Hoppers-World! · Post by **Hoppers-World!** » Wed 27 Aug, 2008 1:17 pm

I wish they would show that film from 1977 again, i remember seeing it when i was a kid...driving a big bink chevy with no licence....mind boggles.

Loiner Paul · Post by **Loiner Paul** » Tue 02 Sep, 2008 8:57 pm

In the film from 1977, Spend, Spend, Spend the people who lived in the actual first house that Viv Nicholson bought in Garforth refused to allow it to be used for filming. The film-makers had to ask neighbours across the road if their house could be used instead. One scene shows the actress playing Viv throwing a brick through a window, the owners at the time had all their windows replaced by the film company for allowing that scene to take place.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 02 Sep, 2008 10:03 pm

"Si.. The Pools winnings of approximately £152,000 is about £5,000,000 in today's money, according to the programme, Chameleon. All long gone. I must admit that I've always found it hard to believe that she spent the lot. The mind boggles - what on?I'm still convinced that she's got some of it left producing a bit of income. Perhaps in trust for her children - who seemed to be fairly well off.I used to work around the corner from where she lived in Cas and used to see both her and her daughter in the newsagents - the daughter was very striking.