Oliver In The Overworld Video Film TV Show Freddie Garrity

Tuesday 14th November 2017. Today Freddie Garrity would have been celebrating his 81st Birthday. So as a tribute to him ,Here is the last remaining footage of what was his finest work.(he said this himself) All the tapes of this live show for children were wiped in the seventies and so this is quite unique. Happy Birthday Freddie.!!
www. freddieandthedreamers.com

[@StrakerStudios]

Thanks for this! THe Undercog song has been stuck in my head for like 40 years! DON'T underestimate, the under-under cog!

[@MrEddieriff]

same as that. and i was right it was jerry booth from coronation street playing him

[@olpol6440]

So lovely to see this again. I used to chant "I want to go to the overworld" over and over again, but never got there. What the heck, I still do it now!

[@Trev359]

I thought I'd never see any of this again. Thanks for posting this. A 45 year wait is over.

[@BackToTheBlues]

Freddie mentions that little girl saying "Oh, Freddie" which made him break down, and you can just about hear it at 7:49.

[@TheDuchessWellington]

I remember this and love it still. I sometimes sing the drain song chorus. Great T.V and so imaginative

[@linmaisun]

I remember the hungry drain song!

[@skoot2u]

So good to see this again,Freddie was a great singer.Remember the Undercog when he was Jerry Booth In Coronation Street.

[@pipelinecenter]

I love Freddie. My favourite 60's band and I've got all their LP's!

[@v1e1r1g1e1]

''I want to go to the Overworld... do you want to go to the Overworld with me...?'' ''We shall see what we shall see, on Inspiration Day! I-i-i-i-in-spi-ration! Inspiration Day!! I-i-i-i-in-spi-ration! Inspiration Day!! '' ''Hickory Dickory Dock... yes you're Oliver The Clock!'' ""Hungry, hungry Drains!'' Oh God! I don't remember it all that well... it was SO MANY years ago. Thank you so much for this wonderful trip back in time.

[@malcy5]

Does anyone remember him in a similar programme called "Little big time"? I have still got the LP of songs from that series.

[@caze2642]

Oliver in the Overworld was part of that programme.

[@annakamaralli9627]

Has anybody tried the ABC in Australia for extant archived footage? The BBC used to sell on all its children's programming to the ABC, so sometimes copies of things that were disposed of in Britain remain in the underworld!

[@ianoag]

Thanks for uploading this! I knew there was a show on TV that Freddie did, I remember the premise of "Oliver in the Overworld" but I couldn't remember the name of the show ("Little Big Time" ) if my life had depended on it! I'd almost convinced myself I was going mad but now thanks to this, I'm incredibly happy it existed. Incidentally, Freddie Garrity was the first musical celebrity I ever met - I was only about 4 or 5 at the time but he was a true Legend! again, thanks for proving I'm not going mad . . . . yet!

[@steveconn1375]

I can recall watching this

[@jimmyjam4371]

My goodness, I never thought I'd see this again! Thanks for posting. This shows Freddie at his best and doing what he loved. Entertaining everyone and making them smile. RIP.

[@spacenodule]

Amazing! Never thought I'd see this again after all this time!

[@caze2642]

I loved this back in the day!

[@tinahardman9805]

I loved this, I remember the characters after all these years. So sad that its been wiped.

[@BackToTheBlues]

Sounds like Dave Cash doing the narration. Such a shame there's only this small selection left, it was such a good show. My Dad was rather keen on the Telephone Belles!

[@roderickscott7429]

strange to see G.H. from Corrie in something else , he must have been allowed to appear in programmes outwith the Street at the same time , he sadly died around 74-75

[@kongshow6229]

In a different dimension it exists and Network released it on DVD, Freddie was one of a kind.

[@neppirasrj]

thankyou so much for posting this. Was fabulous to see that footage and I also have both albums still! :) ...Freddie will always be greatly missed by me too !

[@dilltdog1158]

The narrator sounds a bit like the young John Peel. Oliver In The Overworld should be revisited and re - recorded.

[@jeffreylawrence6928]

I used to tape this on audio from the tele- sadly lost in a move 30 years ago- really great to see this post. Many thanks

[@v1e1r1g1e1]

LITTLE BIG TIME was a television series on Britain’s Southern Television network. 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 7 3 (UK) 13 x 25 minute episodes (1968-69) 13 x 25 minute episodes (1970) 13 x 25 minute episodes (1971) 13 x 25 minute episodes (1973) Freddie Garrity (bespectacled former lead singer of 60s beat band Freddie & The Dreamers) was the star of Little Big Time - a zany kids entertainment series featuring a mixture of music, variety acts and sketches over 25 minutes on Wednesday afternoons. The second series (1970) featured a slightly eerie panto-like segment called “Oliver In The Overworld”. The third series (1971) consisted entirely of this serial. The Overworld is inhabited by machines. Some are very good, some are very bad, and some are quite bad but with some good points. Some of the very good machines are Oliver the clock (Dreamers bass player Pete Birrell), whose only fault is his bad memory; the Clockwork King (Philip Ray, pictured above left) who is King of the Overworld; the King’s daughter, Princess Necessity (Debbie Bowen); the Deferential Gearbox and the Undercog (Graham Haberfield) - who was once a very bad machine. The Mighty Dictaphone (David King) is very bad indeed. He turned successfully from crime to business and is now the Overworld’s richest machine. His assistant, Grim Gramophone (Blake Butler, pictured above right), is equally bad and has an exceptionally underhand nature. Machines with some redeeming features include Chief High Pipe (pictured at right), the leader of the Hungry Drains (Gordon Clyde), and the Waste Disposal Unit (David Monico) who has only recently turned bad because he’s frustrated. They’ll both eat anything that’s going, but High Pipe always gets there first. The Belle Telephones are bad because they’ll do anything for a bob or two, but all three can sing well and are quite fanciable. Windy Bill is an air conditioner and a prisoner of the Mighty Dictaphone. He’s more good than he is bad. In fact, he’d be very good if he wasn’t so scared all the time. Freddie was the only human to ever travel to the Overworld. Accompanied by Oliver the clock he helped retrieve the Royal Winding Up Key from the bad machines in the Overworld and return it to the Clockwork King. Other characters included Stupid Nana, Mr InOut Pending, Professor Frantic and evil Sir Jasper Nastybonce. The 4th and final series of Little Big Time commenced on screen in July 1973 and ran until October of that year. It featured “Freddie’s Joke Hall of Fame” - a fictional story with jokes music & songs. Freddie - Freddie Garrity Oliver the Clock - Peter Birrell The Undercog - Graham Haberfield The Mighty Dictaphone - David King The Grim Gramophone - Blake Butler Princess Necessity - Debbie Bowen Clockwork King - Philip Ray Waste Disposal Unit - David Monico Chief High Pipe - Clyde Sir Jasper Nastybonce - Kevork Malikyan Stupid Nana - Pete Birrell Professor Frantic - Frankie Holmes Miss Penny - Penelope Nice Mr InOut Pending - Robert McBain Taff - Talfryn Thomas Electronic Maid - Connie Reid The Metronome - Lesley Larby

[@Astyanaz]

Whoever destroyed these tapes should be tortured eternally.

[@DarrenJones042]

Make a wonderful pantomime

[@Astyanaz]

Were any of the other dreamers in this?

[@nicohatsoff]

Yes Pete Birrell, the bass player

[@MrEddieriff]

dont underestimate the under under cog!

[@theshameofthesun]

ACE

[@VelsVivard]

What happened with the footage of it all? Why wasn't it saved?

[@nicohatsoff]

Well film tape in those days was incredibly expensive and incredibly bulky so it was reused and taped over to save money and space I guess...

[@VelsVivard]

@@nicohatsoff Oh no, thanks for the response. I've read somewhere that you were one of the members of the last iteration of the Dreamers, what was your favourite F&TD song?

[@nicohatsoff]

Yes I had a very happy six years with Freddie and we were very good friends. Good question and I think my overall favourite of Freddie's songs was A Little You

[@VelsVivard]

@@nicohatsoff Oh yes! Great singing in there. Did you ever ask him about his pop numbers, there must have been some stories to tell or interesting things to mention. He's my favourite singer and I like vast majority of his songs! But the most of all, is "Silly Girl", it's just brilliant.

[@nicohatsoff]

Thanks for your comments. Tomorrow is the anniversary of Freddies passing and im just in the process of doing a video of some old on the road footage ive just found as my twice yearly tribute to the clown prince of pop.......watch this space..

[@QueenFan12]

Did I see Pete Birrell there?

[@markproctor8857]

yep thats him alright

[@BackToTheBlues]

He ought to know - he's old enough, and goodness knows he's told enough. He's Oliver the Clock!

[@thefurrybastard1964]

This brings back so many memories. Thanks for the upload!