This Is Your Life: Maud Fairman

Maud FAIRMAN (1894-1968)

The first Christmas themed edition

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Maud Fairman, cleaner, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the audience at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith.

Maud was born and raised in Primrose Hill, London, and after leaving school, found work in a laundry and later a pub before getting married and setting up a home in Carburton Street in Marylebone with her husband, Harry.

Together they raised a large family while continuing to work, with Maud later finding work as an office cleaner. The tribute celebrates a hard-working but devoted and loving mother and grandmother and reunites her and Harry's large family, as each guest brings a gift to place under the Christmas tree.

"I became Diana Dors overnight"

programme details...

Edition No: 22
Subject No: 22
Broadcast live: Mon 24 Dec 1956
Broadcast time: 8.45-9.15pm
Venue: King's Theatre, Hammersmith
Series: 2
Edition: 7

on the guest list...

Eddie Tuffs - brother
Charles Northwood
Harry - husband
Florence Moore - daughter
Jean Moore - granddaughter
Alice Swanson - daughter
Michael Swanson - grandson
Harry Jnr - son
Doreen Fitch - daughter
Maureen Fitch - granddaughter
Brenda Fitch - granddaughter
Billy Fitch - grandson
Gwendolyn Wilkinson
Frances Barry - daughter
Vera Amies - daughter
Peter Amies - grandson
Beryl Crimmin - daughter
Robert - son
Kenny - grandson
Joyce - granddaughter
Eunice - granddaughter
Fred - son
Philip - grandson
Peter - grandson
Linda Barry - granddaughter
Barbara Barry - granddaughter
Terence Barry - grandson
Pauline Barry - granddaughter

production team...

Researchers: Peter Moore, Nigel Ward
Writer: Gale Pedrick
Director: unknown
Producer: T Leslie Jackson

with thanks to Robert Amies for his contribution to this page

related pages...

Jack of all Trades

from domestic cleaner to teacher

Stories behind This Is Your Life

a review of the second series

The Big Red Book

the programme's icon

Timeline

the show's fifty year history

Maud Fairman recalls her experience of This Is Your Life in the end of series review programme, Stories behind This Is Your Life, broadcast in June 1957

Photographs of Maud Fairman This Is Your Life

Series 2 subjects