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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Mike REID (1940-2007)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Mike Reid, comedian and actor, was surprised by Michael Aspel at the end of his stand-up show at Lakeside Country Club in Surrey.
Mike, who was born in London, began his performing career as a singer in his local pubs and clubs before working as a film extra and stunt double. Entering a competition while on his honeymoon at a Butlin's holiday camp led to him appearing in the finals at the London Palladium and, as a runner-up, he was awarded a nationwide tour.
In 1972, he appeared in the second series of ITV's stand-up comedy programme, The Comedians, and between 1975 and 1981 presented the ITV children's quiz programme, Runaround. In 1987, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Frank Butcher.
programme details...
- Edition No: 895
- Subject No: 880
- Broadcast date: Wed 16 Nov 1994
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Sat 12 Nov 1994
- Venue: unknown
- Series: 35
- Edition: 3
- Code name: Book
on the guest list...
- Shirley - wife
- Jane - daughter
- Jimmy - son
- Michael - son
- Angie - daughter
- Pam St Clement
- Danniella Westbrook
- Michelle Collins
- Letitia Dean
- Susan Tully
- Gillian Taylforth
- Steve McFadden
- Ross Kemp
- Edna Dore
- Sid Owen
- Nosher Powell
- Roger De Courcey
- Johnnie Hamp
- Frank Carson
- Mike Burton
- Willie Thompson
- Mick Pugh
- Keith O'Keefe
- Tony Lewis
- John Altman
- Barbara Windsor
- Scott - grandson
- Claire - granddaughter
- Lee - grandson
- Michael - grandson
- Jade - granddaughter
- Lucy - granddaughter
- Billy - grandson Filmed tributes:
- Sophie Lawrence
- Brian - brother
- Bernard Manning
related appearances...
- John Woodhouse - Feb 1991
- Bernard Manning - Nov 1991
- Pam St Clement - Sep 1995
production team...
- Researcher: Mark Linnane
- Writer: Norman Giller
- Director: Brian Klein
- Associate Producer: John Graham
- Executive Producer: Peter Estall
- Producer: Malcolm Morris
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
it's all about the comedy
Albert Square's finest
Screenshots of Mike Reid This Is Your Life
Series 35 subjects
Andrew Lloyd Webber | Leslie Crowther | Mike Reid | Martin Bell | Marti Caine | David Wallace | Danny Baker | Stephanie ColePeter Ustinov | Lesley Joseph | Arthur C Clarke | Barry Cryer | Gretchen Franklin | Edward Woodward | Ned Sherrin | Spike Milligan
Howard Keel | Raymond Gainer | June Whitfield | Debbie Reynolds | Bill Cotton | Jimmy Hill | George Baker | James Herbert
Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray | Ivor Broom | Kriss Akabusi | Helen Shapiro