Russ Abbot in Christmas with the Spanners

Russ Abbot in a parody of The Spinners called Christmas with the Spanners. Visit www.russabbot.co.uk

[@DavidLeePickton]

Cannot beat these...Proper comedy and Dustin Gee is a comedy hero..

[@gpo746]

Brilliant, best times for comedy in the 70's and 80's

[@nannybod9443]

I knitted these jumpers when i worked for sallys own at covent garden

[@gpo746]

knit more ! these would be great for Abbot fans

[@deanj6969]

Thanks for this love Russ Abbot i used to watch him with my dad but he's not here anymore so it always brings back memory's of him ...ive looked for years for these one thanks again

[@Mojosbigstick]

There was another parody of th Spinners I saw, many years ago. They were singing the tune to 'Little Boxes' but with altered lyrics. One line just stuck in my brain: "First I sing one," "Then I sing one," "Then I sing a Caribbean one!" "And we all just go on singing, go on singing just the same!" Could that have been Russ Abbot? Anyone know?

[@yeh13th]

i love these clips absolutely classic comedy...REAL COMEDY... and love the facxt that dustin gees jumper has black snowmen.

[@digitalramyun]

I remember audio-taping (!) this off the TV in the mid-80s - my brother and I knew the words off by heart... and to this day, we still do! (I thought "blackface" wasn't "done" on British TV by the mid-80s... funny song, though)

[@alisonblackwell988]

Because she got naff all. Lol

[@tigerblue35]

It was because i was singing ding dong granny's getting high, I looked for this. I cant beleve I remember this I was only about ten at the time.

[@inspire734]

I remember the words to some of this believe it or not! Does anyone have Russ Abbot's Scottish Madhouse Christmas from back then? I would love to find it again. I am American and was with my ex who was stationed in England. I am back in the States now, but I sure would like to find that Xmas show.

[@DeanJones-lq3ih]

Brilliant

[@russabbotfan]

This is from 1984.

[@russabbotfan]

Yes it's Mr Holand

[@russabbotfan]

Yes

[@simon201063]

@Mojosbigstick "and I play this" "and I play this" "and I get to have a blow on this" "and I do all the singing, 'cause I can't play anything" Yes, it was Russ Abbott.

[@alisonblackwell988]

It's the same bloody song each year

[@nicedave29]

@Mojosbigstick it's on here as 'The Spanners - We're A Folk Group'

[@cujimmy1366]

LOL

[@davidtomlinson6138]

Great time on the tv, it's all crap now!

[@pacmanindy]

Ugly sweaters-1980s style?