Legs & Co: June 1980

[@jamessmith-ow1bf]

It's not hard to understand why we cling to these few memories of a better time.

[@c-57d55]

very well put!

[@johnnyb8825]

The late 1990s were also good.

[@petemayes1940]

Yes yes yes friend

[@rdjohnson7447]

It definitely gets us through the hard times

[@mrindecisive100]

@@johnnyb8825 I can't think of anything from the late '90s that was any good.

[@Bananadiva1]

Thanks for sharing this brilliant footage of the group.

[@davidphillips9205]

RIP Patti Hammond and long live legs & Co!

[@GGG-sd9ei]

Aww I didn’t know Patti passed away RIP! Beautiful girl!

[@mjones4083]

Yes indeed .

[@philiphughes3967]

Probably a unique video record of the girls which I am extremely grateful to have found. Very many thanks.

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

Ditto!

[@michaelshanahan4042]

I am a big fan of these ladies and watching this has made me appreciate them even more. Hard working every one of them. I always new that was the case

[@msN-z4x]

they were indeed, I grew up watching them and never once felt upset or distressed either, unlike today's rubbish which I find awful.

[@lexden1]

So enjoyed this, I still get mesmerized by Patti, lovely to actually hear her, and all the girls talking

[@mjones4083]

Yes , they all come over very well .

[@mjones4083]

There waas obviously a great bond between them .

[@markcooper7489]

It was 1976 when I first saw Pauline with the girls when they were part of a competition to give them the title Legs & Co. Many years later and she still makes my heart flutter.

[@c-57d55]

Absolute gold that you are sharing here, Colin! As historic as it is amazing! Many many thanks from many many Pan's/Legs/Flick Fans!!

[@zingo2664]

totally agree!

[@brizeeuk]

I noticed how all of the girls talked properly real English..how the English language has changed to almost total slang in just 40 odd years.

[@RetroReminiscing]

Very true, I was talking about this very thing with someone last week... and even all the radio presenters back then and tv presenters spoke lovely and politley ...compared to the way people speak on and off media today..big difference...There were more manners and respect back then

[@alanoneill3065]

good point

[@markrichardson1455]

My thoughts exactly

[@markrichardson1455]

Yes, there are no boundaries now , sadly anything goes.

[@deirdre108]

@@RetroReminiscing ...and no "like" and "ohmygod" every other word as you hear from the airheads of today.

[@AG-lt9bx]

Nice to see all the girls together In full bloom lovely

[@Glitzdglamourous5604]

They all speak so beautifully!

[@робертробертов-с5ш]

Да, красиво. Говорят красиво, но не искренне. Yes it's beautiful They say it's beautiful, but not sincere

[@bmac5085]

Yes, I noticed that. Very well spoken. So polite.

[@irenemorley75]

It' how all ladies should speak, it's not hard.

[@Glitzdglamourous5604]

@@irenemorley75depends where in the country you are born or if you can afford elocution lessons !

[@terencehennegan1439]

Very harmonious group, good energy between them and all very well spoken.

[@zingo2664]

What a great piece of behind the scenes tv, wonderful, thank you so much for posting.

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Our pleasure!

[@zingo2664]

@@ColinGrimshaw Legs&Co are loved by many many millions :-)

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Ha ha, don't get too excited. This was 42 years ago and we were with them for less than one hour!

[@zingo2664]

@@ColinGrimshaw An hour with L&Co WHAT A PRIVILEGE !!! , i wish i was there!!! :-))

[@markp6594]

Privileged to have grown up during this era, great interview and all the girls looked fantastic, not a Tattoo in sight and so natural, thanks for sharing...

[@johnlatham3854]

Colin thanks for this great interview. Watching them dance and then hearing how well spoken they are is refreshing Great job .

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@flabbybum9562]

I enjoyed watching this, many thanks for uploading it. They come across really well. They must have been great to work with - professional but also fun.

[@bob-sb2zu]

Very attractive lucid young ladies once at ease very natural ,very well spoken ,not saying "you know" all the time unlike most so called celebrities & even MP's today ! 💘

[@Adipsia1]

And no mobile phones as an easy distraction.

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

Gill was runner up in Miss Great Britain 1976. With her beautiful hair, I can’t fathom how she didn’t win!

[@DJCoachCookie68]

Loved them all, but Sue was my fave ❤ xx

[@gwangi64]

Good to finally see a proper interview with the full Legs & Co, thanks for posting it. 0:42 sounds like an American accent off-camera advising Patti how to sit on her beanbag. Flick Colby maybe?

[@c-57d55]

I think you're very probably right!

[@78a67h]

Flick was a maternal figure offering advices on all aspects

[@matelot95]

That's 100% definitely Flick

[@Redsleather]

I used to think Flick Colby was a man!

[@RetroReminiscing]

Brilliant upload Colin , thank you 💃📺🤗Sonique

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

Thank you Colin👍

[@simonprodhan5050]

fantastic video, all such beautiful girls especially sue, very well spoken as someone else remarked

[@davelinkson1]

They look gorgeous and talk lovely.. this is a long time ago, I hope they are all around still..

[@78a67h]

Sadly Patti has departed about 4 years back.

[@terrystevens5261]

@@78a67h She died in September 2021 at the age of 71.

[@chuc555]

Gill Clark is my favorite, she is so beautiful !.... I like Lu Lu Cartwright at 3:20 in this interview , That devious smile and her eyes make her look so cute and enticing , she's mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing!

[@jankawiorski]

Always when you look at Legs & Co., You can only make brief statement: "Wow!".

[@Redsleather]

Watch ‘Let’s Go Round Again’ or ‘Supernature’ and wow indeed! 😍😍

[@clivegrieves7311]

First time I have seen this thanks for posting it on line Clive grieves

[@Adipsia1]

Classy, well-spoken girls... albeit recorded by the Beeb 43 years ago. Sue Menhenick was always my teenage favourite... those legs !!!

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Not recorded by the BBC, but rather by me. It was recorded AT the BBC rehearsal studios (by me).

[@karate_girl_ibiza]

I used to copy her apparently as a little girl

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

I was fascinated by her surname. I use to think she was American, until I heard her speak. Might be because of Flick Colby.

[@VIP-rp3oq]

Brilliant and uncut

[@garrygriffiths1540]

WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF GIRLS . STAY SAFE .

[@crozwayne]

oh wow, Lulu is a grumpy young woman on this........and then she smiled 😍😍

[@tanyamccann1747]

Thanks Ladies

[@mjones4083]

What a bevy of beautiful girls !

[@rugalb12]

RIP PATTI

[@zagozago9893]

RIP Patti.

[@bmac5085]

No way 😳 serriosly has she gone? She was my favourite girl.

[@78a67h]

@@bmac5085 Favourite to many, she was so good. Sadly she is gone.

[@irenemorley75]

@@bmac5085 They have all got to be in their 70s now.

[@johnlatham3854]

​@@irenemorley75Sue is getting close but hasn't arrived in the 70 's age bracket. 09-09-55 . I wish they would have a reunion and interview. Time can be difficult to accept. Most of the ladies just want to preserve their Legs& Co memories and not have to deal with idiotic criticism from disappointed fans wishing that they looked the same.

[@terrystevens5261]

@@johnlatham3854 From the recent photos i've seen, they all still look great.

[@YaHussain3_1_3]

Lulu & Rosie are my fav 😍😍😍

[@jgarcialopez2382]

Rossie estaba hermosísima!!

[@cuddlybear4108]

Many thanks for this

[@pongsakvittayarumpa9233]

Gorgeous !

[@ApnaChoud]

When beauty was natural...

[@waynejones4594]

Patti was definitely my favourite dancer.

[@cjgaeilge4350]

mine were Rosie & Sue...

[@doveronefoxtrot4417]

Loved sue !

[@briancummings535]

Gill 😍😍😍

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Thanks for sharing!

[@alanoneill3065]

Flick was a clever girl

[@micchaelfearn5163]

All lovely girls, but I loved Pauline, dark haired beauty. 😉

[@JSWren]

Posh girls too!

[@colmmccabe7223]

Yes. But very nice girls. Personality as well as looks wise.

[@Redsleather]

Gill is extremely well spoken

[@irenemorley75]

You mean they are well spoken, being well spoken does not make one posh🙄

[@robramsay7602]

Loved gill. Wonder where she is today

[@Redsleather]

Absolutely stunning and the most attractive Legs member imho

[@mjclark641]

The cameraman seemed to like Gill, A LOT.

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Ha ha, that was ME on camera for this recording :-)

[@mjclark641]

@@ColinGrimshaw You have excellent taste!

[@robertmac9057]

Who can blame him, er Colin.

[@78a67h]

Can't say I blame him

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

Can you blame him!!

[@helmhurst]

they're so beautiful

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

Tell me about it!!!!!!

[@Redsleather]

Gill is absolutely stunning

[@billlamont817]

Finally Someone Who Can Make A Bean Bag Work

[@tanyamccann1747]

Well spoken.

[@rosielanghorn4724]

Yes Flick Colby

[@majorpentatonic2310]

So well spoken 😊

[@mariovidal3094]

Extraordinary,, remember to everyone,,, wawwww nice and fine.. Rossy, patty,, lulu, Guil,, Sue,, Pauline.. I love

[@mikeduffield3128]

My wife use to turn over when Legs & co came on grrr spoil sport lol but they were great though as were Pams people even though I don't really member them as much as was just starting primary school I think Susie was my favorite and Pauline, i remember 2003 when they were on Ant & Dec's program and they still had the moves and looks.

[@RetroReminiscing]

I bet your wife wasn't the only one who di dthe quick channel flick when they came on ha ha ha

[@Lindyanne622]

Sue, you were not very lucky….you were VERY talented!

[@peterevans3839]

And utterly beautiful !

[@ajs41]

Just after the strike had begun on Top of the Pops.

[@michaelorenstein9165]

Rosie was so cute at 10m35s

[@lexden1]

I still have a big crush on Patti.....beautiful girl

[@michaelorenstein9165]

Depending on the routine, favorites (in no particular order) are Andi Rutherford (Pan's), Sue Menhenick, Pauline Peters, and Rosie Hetherington.

[@zingo2664]

amazing footage..loves legs&co

[@marklola12]

Sue was the best dancer

[@stanleyravanza4109]

Ślicznotki

[@certificate98]

Dad would banish the kids and enjoy TOTPs in splendid isolation. When you were 5 it was a puzzle but when you were 15 common sense!

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

What was he doing 🤣😂

[@zaftra]

this is cool, all posh.

[@irenemorley75]

They are not posh at all, they just know how to speak ,people are just too lazy to talk properly today.

[@pyracurse]

They must come from fairly comfortable backgrounds for their parents to afford to pay for dance lessons

[@buggleskelly]

@@pyracurse When Pauline's family arrived in the UK from Burma, they lived in a rented flat in East London, far from what you would describe as a 'comfortable background'. She left school at 16 and started work as an office clerical assistant. During this time, she paid for evening dance classes out of her own earnings. She, therefore, had no classical dance training in the accepted understanding of the term.

[@luisybanez630]

Who are the girls from left to right? The only one I recognize is Sue Mehenick in the center. Thanks.

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Watch the very start and Dave Ghani goes through the girls names.

[@emiliozorlakki9537]

Pay attention!

[@Alsayid]

It's quite interesting to see them sitting still, speaking normally, with the camera getting a good look at their faces. From this interview, at least in 1980, it seems quite clear to me that Gill was the prettiest one. But the fascinating thing is that when they are on stage dancing that can change, and other girls can look the most beautiful at different times. I have seen dances where I thought Lulu was clearly the prettiest, and others were I thought it must be Rosie, except when she makes faces.

[@Redsleather]

Watch the routine to ‘It’s My Turn’ in January 1981, Gill at her most beautiful in my opinion

[@yonexseven]

I thought the same thing

[@misterchippie]

Bean bags were all the rage weren't they!

[@zingo2664]

Colin was this clip ever shown on tv ?

[@ColinGrimshaw]

No, this has never been on broadcast TV

[@zingo2664]

@@ColinGrimshaw Amazing!, i have so many questions to ask you,but i know this is impossible here.

[@Alsayid]

@@ColinGrimshaw Thank you for uploading it! It gives a perspective we can't get from just watching the routines.

[@AndyEvansretro]

Which project was this filmed for?

[@ColinGrimshaw]

It wasn't shot for any project as such. It was made by STOIC, the Student TV service of Imperial College London.

[@andymatthews7617]

SUE, IM DROOLING, 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🧡🧡🧡

[@ianh.6825]

Pauline was married! Oh no, my heart is broken! After Legs, she acted in TV series Tenko. Before Legs she appeared in one episode of the Dick Emery Show (the 1975 Christmas Special) as Mr. Patel's demure and dutiful daughter. You can find it on KZbin. She was my favourite.

[@GRACEORT]

Rosie was just 21 here

[@zingo2664]

wow!!

[@gibb1962]

She was born in 1960 that makes her 20 in 1980.

[@grticecream]

She literally grew up on the show, starting at 16.

[@Alsayid]

I read that Rosie was also 16 when she started, and Gill was 17. That makes you wonder: What did they do when Legs & Co was done, and they were all three still in their early 20's? It must have seemed surreal.

[@Redsleather]

There’s an episode in April 1981 where Mike Read mentions it’s Rosie’s 21st birthday… before asking her if she likes night games. The song, that is 😝

[@ajs41]

What's David Ghani doing these days?

[@ColinGrimshaw]

He's doing just fine !

[@RetroReminiscing]

@@ColinGrimshaw 👌

[@johntyrone3639]

Oh Pauline....[swoon]

[@Al-iv3mb]

As a 14 year old I had a massive crush on Pauline, I even had a newspaper photo of legs and Co on my bedroom wall. I still think she was rhe sexiest of every gorgeous Groupon young ladies

[@christophercullin9309]

Bring back legs a co for God sack

[@chevinbarghest8453]

Is a god sack for carrying gods ?

[@ashleybuck6508]

What the hell is a god sack 😂?

[@Redsleather]

I can’t imagine routines like ‘Hands Up’ and ‘Supernature’ being shown on prime time BBC these days 😂

[@valeriaferreira6479]

Nasci em 28 de junho 1980

[@chrismorgan-z2x]

PLEASE anyone know what sue rosie gill pauline lulu are up to in 2023 ?? did they all get married ??

[@PaulTaylor1]

Lulu breeds alpacas! (and yes she's married, sorry 😂)

[@BEASTWRANGLER]

So did Pauline get married

[@jamesfe5]

Patti is dead now from an illnes

[@Redsleather]

I believe Pauline gave exercise dance classes in south London years after quitting Legs & Co

[@honestopinion253]

no they are just well educated

[@CumbriaPreaching]

I wonder what they thought of Jimmy Saville?

[@misterchippie]

Savile - one "L" - because he was vile.

[@CumbriaPreaching]

@@misterchippie Agree, some of the footage of him with these girls is "interesting."

[@Nigel-ef2ft]

They were obviously quite happy to work on the same show.

[@as3cs3]

lovely ladies. those chairs don't look very comfortable tho

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Bean bags!

[@робертробертов-с5ш]

Посмотрите на 9:12 как смотрит Сью. Молодец оператор! Выждал, и показал её сущность. Все бабы "актрисы". в худшем смысле этого слова. Они притворщицы. В глаза улыбаются, а в душе совершенно наоборот. Там - Недоверие! Неискренность! И не известно что. Там - Черти..... Как-то одном интервью, какая-то девушка - танцовщица призналась, что она и её коллеги по профессии частенько подрабатывают "старой профессией ". Я думаю: эта публика из их числа.

[@Crazy1Clive]

Have you been on the old waccy-baccy? (Or Ваччи-Бакчи, as you might call it in Ruskieland?)

[@bonjourtoi3894]

Elles sont assez timides et réservées.

[@245bennyboy]

The brunette far left I think is Anita Mahadervan who played a nurse in One Foot In The Grave. Bit of useless information there for ya😂

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Ahhh, did you actually watch this video?

[@245bennyboy]

@@ColinGrimshaw just till I got bored about three minutes in😂

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Ah, there you go then...pays to watch things in full :-)

[@gibb1962]

It is not Anita it is Patti Hammond.Anita didn't join until 1981.

[@claymor8241]

They’re all sound so middle class. You still had to in those days, things weren’t all better back then.

[@Kii-in5ki]

What you mean they don’t call everyone bruh, and try and talk like black gangsters? Right… things are so much better now people can’t even speak the kings english.

[@njm1971nyc]

God how I *hated* Legs & Co. Absolutely hated it when they came on. Can't get the group/singer? Legs & Co! No music video available? Legs & Co! The cop-out solution to fill three or four minutes. I'm sure the girls were lovely, but the dance routines always seemed super-naff, the costumes were awful...just BAD all round. If I were straight, maybe I'd have enjoyed "ogling the girls", and I guess if it had been a bunch of hot guys I might've enjoyed it at least a little bit. It's nice to hear how well-spoken everyone was back then. England certainly went downhill since those days. Thanks for uploading - even though I never enjoyed them at the time, I love seeing this stuff now.

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Well, honesty is the best policy!

[@zappasmoustache23]

It’s not like everyone was well spoken in those days. There were still working class and uneducated people and slang and swearing, they just didn’t usually let them on the bbc as it was still old public school boys running things. These girls were all from middle class backgrounds. Don’t know if you remember but after they got rid of legs and co, top of the pops introduced a new dance group called zoo that had a few guys in. The costumes and routines were just as awful though.

[@k76600]

Absolute gold. Thank you for this! 🙂