Teaser.A one-hour TV adaptation of the stage play about the life of Max Miller, 'the cheeky chappie' and with clips from the original TV show.
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The Cheeky Chappie - "there'll never be another!"
MAX MILLER REVISTED
From enquiries received, we know there is an interest in a re-make of a Max Miller show. Sadly, John Bardon is no longer with us and we are aware how keen his followers are to see 'Here's a Funny Thing' remastered in HD. That said, the source material is still available from which the TV adaptation of the stage play was made. We understand there are also established contemporary actors (household names) who would welcome the opportunity to play this unique role.
The original show produced for Channel 4 went out on their second day of transmission and whilst much acclaimed, has remained largely unseen since. For the original TV show it was challenging to truncate an evening's theatre show into a one hour slot without losing some integrity to the story of the life and career or Max Miller. And, whilst we've proven it can be done, it would be advantageous to recreate it with additional material and therefore expand the production values which would have a greater appeal to audiences.
Let us recall, Max Miller was the highest paid performer of his time and arguably the most popular on stage and also on radio and in his record sales. Therefore, not only can we include some 'talking-heads' from experts and/or those who knew him, we can also use clips of Miller himself, as well as the now 'vintage' John Bardon performance.
The original show produced for Channel 4 went out on their second day of transmission and whilst much acclaimed, has remained largely unseen since. For the original TV show it was challenging to truncate an evening's theatre show into a one hour slot without losing some integrity to the story of the life and career or Max Miller. And, whilst we've proven it can be done, it would be advantageous to recreate it with additional material and therefore expand the production values which would have a greater appeal to audiences.
Let us recall, Max Miller was the highest paid performer of his time and arguably the most popular on stage and also on radio and in his record sales. Therefore, not only can we include some 'talking-heads' from experts and/or those who knew him, we can also use clips of Miller himself, as well as the now 'vintage' John Bardon performance.
Neil Anthony, Creative Director
