Tessie O'Shea - The Good Old Days (1976)

[@officialsimonharris]

When it was WORTH paying your TV license! For THIS! Nothing today even comes close

[@mikelheron20]

It must be lovely to be so easily pleased.

[@marks.3303]

@@mikelheron20 Lol.

[@nevrens]

Two Ton Tessie O'Shea.

[@john111257]

Teresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea (13 March 1913 - 21 April 1995) was a Welsh entertainer and actress.

[@AnthonyRooney-be2tx]

Very English accent for welsh

[@irish9boy]

You have never heard her speaking. Very Welsh.

[@berniewoods8758]

Class variety performer

[@fenixmacariuscornett1675]

This is without a doubt the greatest thing my eyes and ears have ever experienced.

[@Gareth-g8e]

The one, the only fabulous Miss Tessie O' Shea. ❤❤❤❤❤❤. Xxxxxx.

[@johnturner1073]

These really were The Good Old Days...gorgeous dancers too...

[@glus]

Banjolele queen!

[@davidjeanes9767]

I presented a bouquet of flowers to Tessie O'Shea at a garden party when I was about 5 years old in 1953.

[@eslermanu47]

Class days never to see again

[@Tenortalker]

Tessie was a great sunburst of joy onstage.

[@user-Steve-Zodiac]

I've got one of her records. She was indeed a fabulous entertainer.

[@GeoStrum3]

Wouldn’t it be great they make a musical using the Tessie O’Shea character?

[@Finsirith]

I loved it when the audience started sing along with "Silvery Moon".

[@LarzGustafsson]

Leonard Sachs! I will never forget The Old Bull & Bush.

[@denisburgess2966]

There was a two year waiting list to be in the audience.

[@irish9boy]

And a three year wait to leave the audience.

[@charleshoward2847]

loved this girl to bits

[@Jeff-gj7ko]

Even if you don't understand British terms, nothing beats their humor.

[@Paulkazey1]

Great name

[@davidbull5757]

They dont make em like that any more...

[@marks.3303]

Thankfully.

[@alanoconnor6921]

Back in the days when you didn't have to suffer "Ms browns boys or ant and dec

[@mikelheron20]

It's called a banjolele and it has strings and she's playing.

[@joelle8201]

I’d love it if they brought this back. A lot of the modern stuff is rubbish.

[@mojoden]

Good to see Ronnie Wood on the left, getting a bit of moonlight work.

[@mikelheron20]

In case anybody missed it the host described her as pachydermatous. In other words elephantine. This was in the days before fat shaming. In fact she refers to herself as two ton Tessie.

[@hortondlfn1994]

Does anyone know the title and lyrics of the segment that begins at 3:40 (about "a little mouse in a mill did dwell...")?

[@brillcareer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJuXYX2qpdZ8Zrc A windmill in old amsterdam

[@davidapplegate986]

Sounds like a load of stupid tripe.

[@11Kralle]

That theme (i.e. the melody) seems to be based on a military march - I remember having heard it played by Drum and Fyfe in a movie. Sorry, that I cannot be more exact, but I think it is a remnant from the revolutionary wars.

[@yateslawrence]

The melody seems to be "The Girl I left Behind Me" or sometimes known as "Brighton Camp". The words, I've no idea.

[@11Kralle]

@@yateslawrence You're absolutely right!

[@LarzGustafsson]

Does her banjo lack strings?

[@robertgibson1036]

Isn't she really entertaining

[@VillyVassel-eo3qo]

Happy days,

[@VillyVassel-eo3qo]

Brilliant

[@sidewaysid]

Lewis a George Formby lad