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Thursday, 26 February 2009

Wendy Richard, who died this morning, was 19 when she made this in 1962 with Mike Sarne a British pop singer who never achieved the fame of Cliff Richard (no relation) Tommy Steele or Marty Wilde.
I liked her best as Miss Brahms in Are You being Served.
Her role as Pauline in East Enders became such a miserable one, athough she played it with, to me, frightening accuracy, her accent, mannerisms and gestures being very reminescent of women of my aquaintance of that age.  Seeing her in the launderette scowling at all and sundry it was easy to forget the glamorous sex symbol of  Ladieswear, the foil to formidible Mrs Sloecombe.
Mike Sarne - Come Outside  (1962)

There seems to be no footage of them performing this song live on the internet. For some reason I tried to find some last year when I was in nostalgia mood.  This clip from You Tube has some decent still photographs.

Posted on 02/26/2009 8:05 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
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26 Feb 2009
Spudk

It was very sad to hear to the loss of such a lovely lady. Our thoughts go out to her husband, her true love. I will check out the youtube link that you've provided.



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