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6 Jan 2009, 11:33 (Ref:2366262)
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Does anyone remember a British TV Show about..
Hi all,
just the other day, something leeched out of the deep dark crevices of my cranium and I can recall a British TV mini series from the early to mid eighties where the basic plot was a middle aged woman who decides to go racing - in a fairly heavily modified mini - and the drama with her family as she went about it, preparing the car, getting her licence etc. would anyone in the expanse of ten tenths remember the show? As I say, i can remember it being on in the mid 80s on the Australian Broadcast Corporation TV channel, so would imagine with delays etc that it would have been a BBC production from early 80s, If anyone has a clue as to the title for the show, it would be greatly appreciated, then the real challenge will be if there is such a thing as a copy in a viewable form. Cheeers |
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6 Jan 2009, 12:17 (Ref:2366288)
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I seem to recall the show starred Julie Covington and another lady and the car was a Metro 6R4 before it was released onto the world rally scene. The guy who ran the team is the actor who later played the Italian General in Allo Allo. The theme was a woman who wanted to go rallying and the usual scepticism shown by everyone in motorsport regarding a woman driver.
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6 Jan 2009, 12:21 (Ref:2366295)
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all hail my google research skills - does this look right?
DRIVING AMBITION BBC / 8x50m-e / 1984 Writer: Paula Milne / Producer: Carol Robertson Drama series. Middle aged housewife Donna Hewitt sets her sights on becoming a motor racing driver. With:- ROSEMARY MARTIN as Donna Hewitt / GAVIN RICHARDS as Ken Lark / MARK HEWITT as Ray Hewitt / ANNE CARROLL as Jen Robinson / DONALD GEE as Mick Robinson |
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6 Jan 2009, 12:40 (Ref:2366308)
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That sounds right to me Terri, forget my bit about Julie Covington, that must have been a different series. It was definately centered around a Metro 6R4 though.
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6 Jan 2009, 12:50 (Ref:2366318)
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Wasn't Julie Covington in the Rock one with Rula Lenska?
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6 Jan 2009, 13:32 (Ref:2366351)
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 A lot of it was filmed at Brands. Last edited by Alan Raine; 6 Jan 2009 at 13:37. |
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6 Jan 2009, 13:35 (Ref:2366352)
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6 Jan 2009, 13:57 (Ref:2366367)
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Is that the series that appeared to be sponsored by Wendy Wools or am I imagining it?
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6 Jan 2009, 14:28 (Ref:2366383)
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Rock Follies with Charlotte Cornwell, Julie Covington and Rula Lenska. My girlfriend at the time loved it and never missed an episode. I personally thought it was rubbish but sat through it anyway....... |
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6 Jan 2009, 14:38 (Ref:2366391)
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^ Fantastic theme tune, sung by Dennis Waterman's wife. (Plus the other girls.)
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6 Jan 2009, 18:22 (Ref:2366517)
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6 Jan 2009, 19:45 (Ref:2366559)
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Driving Ambition
Peter Baldwin was as an advisor/driver for the series iirc
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6 Jan 2009, 21:37 (Ref:2366624)
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The programme was called "The Winning Streak" and it was made by Yorkshire Television. It features a 6R4 in a story about a motor trader who goes rallying and includes footage shot on real rallies as well as a great deal of specially staged film. |
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7 Jan 2009, 06:42 (Ref:2366818)
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Thanks, I thought I was going mad for a moment. It was my first sight of a 6R4, oh what a lovely machine.
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7 Jan 2009, 08:20 (Ref:2366840)
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Yep,Wendy Wools was a Yorkshire based company,named after my ex-boss'es wife,Wendy Carter,now sadly deceased.There was also a championship with that name. |
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I thought that was "Dont cry for me I've got a Cortina".Zef's all time favorite toon. 
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The Winning Streak ! I seem to remember that the 6R4 used in most of the filming was a real boy racer lookalike job in whatever that particular bit of nonsense was.
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7 Jan 2009, 22:44 (Ref:2367355)
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Just thinking that Winning Streak was the 6R4 and Driving Ambition was Peter Baldwin's Mini. I remembered both for being series about motor racing, and both for being fairly rubbish...
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thanks everyone for your prompt response, nice to know im not the only one who remembers such things, i now have found some details on imdb.com as well,
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