A Pat of Appreciation

[Bounci]

This is from TV series Pie in the Sky that ran in the mid 1990's. This is from an episode called Ugly Customers from 1997, and sees Marsha Thomason's waitress given a more than generous tip from a lecherous customer before receiving a pat of endorsement from him before he leaves. She is less than impressed. It was this role, coincidentally, that first gained Marsha notice before she later left to find fame in the States. You can certainly see her star quality here!

[Bounci]

This week's video is from an episode of Not Going Out, the long running UK sitcom. Here it sees the lovely Lucy Breton in a dance with a creep she's hired to play her boyfriend so she's not without a bloke at her own party. Sadly for her, however, she finds he is all too willing to play a hands on role with her. The episode itself (from 2009) is, funnily enough, called Party.

[Bounci]

Now here's a curio. This is from a German film by Werner Herzog, made in 1976, called Heart of Glass. The scene here involves a girl being woken up in bed by her mother, who pulls back the sheets to reveal her naked form, before giving her bum a hearty slap to wake her up. (And a great sound it makes, too!) What is unusual, however, is that the actress (indeed, all the cast bar one) were all hypnotized while making the film. Apparently the director wanted to see if he could do a film where the cast were fed the script while in a trance to see what the result would be. (As it turned out, most unusual!)

As well as the bum slap, I have also included a scene in the video where the girl later does a strip tease in a tavern. My query is, did the actress know she would be getting naked when she started filming, or did she only find out afterwards? Now there's a question!

[DRDavenport]

Originally Posted by Bounci

Now here's a curio. This is from a German film by Werner Herzog, made in 1976, called Heart of Glass. <snip>

Werner Herzog is as crazy as his major star and collaborator Klaus Kinski.

[Bounci]

This is from the soap EastEnders from it's early years in 1985, and involves young couple Debbie and Andy, played by Shirley Cheriton and Ross Davidson. Ross had the luckiest job in the world smooching with Shirley both on and off screen, as the couple were an item in real life. And here he gets to enjoy all the privileges of her boyfriend in these scenes, giving her bum a playful pat while others could only look on with envy. Ross sadly passed away in 2006 after a battle with cancer, but both of them still stick in the memory for me. Shirley was one of my first ever crushes, and quite frankly, who can blame me? Anyway, enjoy.

[Bounci]

Another clip from the soap EastEnders from 1985, and here café owner Ali Osman cannot resist giving his wife Sue (played by the late Sandy Ratcliffe) a pat of approval while she's bent over clearing the tables. Neither character had much luck in the show (both leaving in 1989), but here enjoy a rare moment of affection.

[Bounci]

The third (and last) of my EastEnders trio sees the King and Queen of the Queen Vic, Den and Angie Watts, from the New Year's Eve episode from 1987. Here Angie has returned after their divorce papers in 1986 to help Den run their pub, and is summing up the courage to face the customers. Den of course has his own way of boosting her confidence with a pat of assurance before they go down to the bar. EastEnders glory days, but it's hard to believe that at least a 3rd of the original cast have since passed away. Can it really be over 30 years ago?

[Bounci]

Now a clip from the film Highlander from 1986, involving Beatie Edney, who is at present in the remake of TV's Poldark. However, here she is a lot younger, playing Christopher Lambert's squeeze - literally! He sure knows how to greet his beloved, but poor Beatie's bum must of been bruised by the amount of attention it gets here! It also includes at the end of the video a scene where the duo cavort in the heather and Beatie pops out of her corset briefly. Sadly I have no gadget in my AVC (Any Video Converter) that slows scenes down, but I have included a pic that captures the said moment. Anyway, enjoy.

[Bounci]

This is a clip from the film Forbidden (aka Scarlet Heaven) from 1949. In this scene Douglass Montgomery's wife (Patricia Burke) turns up at his workplace to tell him she is going off to her sister's. However, to amplify the fact she may be telling porkies, he and his friend then see her getting into a cab with a chap who is more than a little friendly with her - hence the need for the bum patting scene. I love the fact that the chap gets another little touch in for good measure when she gets in. No wonder it was called Scarlet Heaven!

[Bounci]

This was a hit in it's day, but it hasn't aged well, and it's title may be more apt now. However, it did include Carry on legends Sid James and Joan Sims in the cast before they were famous, and it's the latter (here playing a dippy maid) who ends up on the receiving end of not one but two over familiar characters. It would of been nice if the lovely Heather Sears had received attention in the film, but as it is, it is the fair Joan. Also included is a pic from Carry on Teacher to show just what attracted them to Joan in the first place.