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Posted: Fri 04 Sep, 2009 7:13 pm
by Brandy
Posted: Fri 04 Sep, 2009 11:22 pm
by uncle mick
What a sad loss.The only things I have I have in common with Keith Waterhouse was that he lived in Middleton and went to Cockburn High School.
Posted: Sat 05 Sep, 2009 5:08 pm
by oldleedsman
'There is a Happy Land' was set in Middleton. Billy Liar was also in Leeds. Great writer.
Posted: Sat 05 Sep, 2009 6:45 pm
by woodsey
Hi guys, great site! My small claim to fame was as a child i was lucky enough to play Jackie Hesletine in the adapted screen play, There is a Happy Land. I never met Mr Waterhouse it was always rumored he would turn up on set one day but he never did. He was of course an exceptional writer who gave me personally a lot of happy memories!RIP.
Posted: Sun 06 Sep, 2009 2:05 am
by Trojan
I have a paperback version of Billy Liar somewhere, the jacket design is based on the old Woodbines cigarette packet.
Posted: Sun 06 Sep, 2009 3:58 pm
by drapesy
Trojan wrote: I have a paperback version of Billy Liar somewhere, the jacket design is based on the old Woodbines cigarette packet. Like this????
Posted: Sun 06 Sep, 2009 6:41 pm
by Trojan
drapesy wrote: Trojan wrote: I have a paperback version of Billy Liar somewhere, the jacket design is based on the old Woodbines cigarette packet. Like this???? That's the one. I've read There is a Happy Land and that it's quite evocative of my childhood, although I'd quite a bit younger than Waterhouse. The other book by Waterhouse that nobody mentions is "Jubb" basically about a dirty old (ish) man. I've found it to be his funniest although there is a deal of pathos in it too. I read it to peices!I hadn't realised that he and Willis Hall wrote the screenplay for "A Kind of Loving" which was written by Ossett author Stan Barstow. Barstow's "Joby" also evokes a West Riding childhood too.
Posted: Wed 01 Aug, 2012 1:20 pm
by Jogon
Interview with Keith Waterhouse. 1985 (27 yrs ago...)
Posted: Wed 01 Aug, 2012 9:15 pm
by Caron
I had the book "Joby" and read it until it fell apart.I also liked "Kes" and the wonderful actor who played the Games teacher in the film.
Posted: Wed 01 Aug, 2012 9:21 pm
by raveydavey
Caron wrote: I had the book "Joby" and read it until it fell apart.I also liked "Kes" and the wonderful actor who played the Games teacher in the film. Brian Glover was the actor in question. I used to really enjoy reading his weekly column in the YEP.
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