The Adventure Of Francie & Josie (1962)
Francie and Josie was a double act performed by Scottish comedians Jack Milroy as Francie and Rikki Fulton (of Scotch and Wry) as Josie. from 1958 - 1990's. In 1962 Scottish Television gave them their own show, The Adventures of Francie and Josie which also starred Clement Ashby, Glen Michael, and Ethel Scott (first wife of Rikki Fulton). The show became a hit, being broadcast by Anglia, Border Television, Grampian Television, Tyne Tees and UTV, and resulted in the pair appearing at the opening of many British Relay TV rental shops. The opening of their first shop, in Airdrie, caused such mayhem that crowds smashed the shop windows.
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Episode 1 - The Guinea Pigs
Release Date: 1963-09-18 -
Episode 2 - The So'jers
Release Date: 1963-09-25Armed with a thirty-bob camera,a keen eye,and a non-legit stance outside Glasgow's poshest hotel,Francie 'n' Josie go into the photographic business. But instead get involved in shooting of a different kind- when a beautiful princess asks them for help from assassins
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Episode 3 - The So'jers
Release Date: 1963-10-02Francie and Josie wind up as very reluctant recruits to the parachute regiment "Men of Action" that's what the army advert says. And Francie 'n' Josie believe it. Especially when it refers to paratroopers. They believe it,that is,until they find themselves about to jump!
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Episode 4 - The Holiday
Release Date: 1963-10-09A fiver from Luigi plus their "bru" (that's the labour exchange for non-Glaswegians) money,and a 4-1 shot on the dugs...all add up to a luxury weekend for Francie and Josie at a top notch hotel. Much to the consternation of manager,head waiter and guests alike
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Episode 5 - The Rivals
Release Date: 1963-10-16Francie and Josie "fell oot" when they fall for the same girl...a glamourous model called Felicity. Things get so bad they even decide that both should date her. Accepting,of course,that Felicity is willing.
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Episode 6 - The Nightclub
Release Date: 1963-10-23Those likeable layabouts go into the entertainment business-guitars and all. Does'nt matter if they can't play them. They've got a gimmick-talent! Or so they think
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Episode 7 - The Bandoits
Release Date: 1963-10-30After a plate of Porridge and two Forfar bridies Francie dreams that Francie and Josie that notorious Mexican bandit, Pancho (Speedy) Gonzales,has kidnapped Rose, the daughter of the Governor of Texas and our two heroes speed to her rescue.
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Episode 8 - The Stamp Collectors
Release Date: 1963-11-06Francie and Josie become stamp collectors with 2 stamps short on their National Insurance cards the two chums find they have to WORK they are hired as garden tool salesmen in a big department store, and their first customer is the store's manager's wife!
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Episode 9 - The Housewarming
Release Date: 1963-11-13Auntie Jessie moves out. And Josie moves in. This, he claims, is an event to be celebrated...with a house warming party, but no hot peas and totty crisps for them. They mean to do it a la latest women's magazine.
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Episode 10 - The Matchmakers
Release Date: 1963-11-20It's the "Lonely Hearts Club" for Luigi. And those irrepressible "bird fanciers" Francie and Josie get him all spruced up to meet his blind date. But whenever they lend a hand,trouble inevitably follows
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Episode 11 - The Wallet
Release Date: 1963-11-27 -
Episode 12 - The Glesca Gallants
Release Date: 1963-12-11a clout on the head - and Josie is transported back to days of old when knights were bold. And when he, Sir Josie of Sauchiehall, and Sir Francie de Gorbals - two Glesca Gallants fought two "Sassenach Sody-heids" for the fair hands of two comely bits of stuff!
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Episode 13 - The Odd Job
Release Date: 1963-12-31Unbelieveable. But it's true. Josie goes job hunting with Francie's Cockney cousin.They land up in a deserted Scottish island with the strange and sinister Dr Yes their employer. Dr Yes has perfected Robots to take over the work of human beings. What has he in store for them? Here's a recollection from forum member Jim Doyle...(and then finding the robots were going to be used to do everyone's work which alarmed them because as Francie said 'That means they would cut our buroo money'. They then sabotaged the robots circuits so that they spoke in broad Glasgow accents and were disobedient. When Dr Yes orders one of the female robots to kill Francie, she says 'Away ye go ya silly lookin' big scunner'.