THE TONY FERRINO PHENOMENON | A Phenomenal Comparison | TV, VHS, DVD & Streaming

"Tony Ferrino, a name synonymous both with romance and large volume sales of high quality recordings on all four formats."
TIMELINE:
1st January 1997 - The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon airs on BBC Two. (49'48")
6th October 1997 - BBC Video issue The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon on VHS with around 10 minutes of untransmitted material. Taxi Taxi, Valley Of Our Souls and Other Men's Wives are all included for the first time. (59'28")
10th March 2007 - Satellite channel UKTV G2 (now known as Dave) air an edited version of the The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon as part of their Classic Coogan Weekend. Stuttering Sadie From Stuttgart is removed. (46'07")
1st December 2008 - The extended VHS version of The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon features on the Complete Coogan DVD box set. It later receives a standalone release. (59'28")
June 2023 - The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon is still available to buy on Amazon Prime Video. (50'01")
SOURCES:
1. BBC Two transmission, 1st January 1997 - from off-air VHS recording
2. 1997 UK VHS release, extended edition (BBCV6201)
3. 2007 UKTV G2 repeat broadcast, edited - from off-air digital recording
4. 2008 UK DVD release, extended edition (BBCDVD3656) - currently available to buy
5. 2023 edition currently available on Amazon Prime Video
Special thanks to Chris Smith for his assistance with the making of this video.
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Researched and compiled by Pip Madeley.
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DISCLAIMER: The footage in this video is the copyright of the BBC and I do not claim ownership. Limited clips have been used in accordance with fair dealing as allowed by UK law for the purposes of review, research and education. The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon is available to buy on DVD and Amazon Prime Video.

[@PipMadeley]

UPDATE: Producer David Tyler has seen this video (amazing!) and kindly provided the following comments: "Yes, we were chuffed to take the opportunity to add three songs back into the VHS version which had had to be cut from the TV version for length. We pre-recorded songs like "Short-Term Affair" and then played them out to the live audience in the evening - usual practice with pre-records. We had to cut all the pix from the final song for the VHS because there was no way anyone would pay for video/world clearance for the material (again, this was quite normal). Am happy to report that all the paperwork exists and is in a spankingly tidy set of files here at Pozzitive Comedy and on our servers." Thanks David for your assistance and for a great show!

[@mikusguitarius]

Excellent work! I bought both the album (on CD) and the CD single (featuring Bigamy at Christmas which wasn’t on the album). Ah happy memories. Thanks so much for this video.

[@SQ99ify]

Thanks for this comparison - brought back memories of watching Tony Ferrino on TV with my late dad - we didn't realise he was a Steve Coogan character at first!

[@EdNurse]

Some of Coogan's finest work here! I have an off-air VHS taken from UK Gold (as it was then), transmitted circa 2003-4. Suspect it's similar to the one they transmitted in 2007!

[@PipMadeley]

If you're able to dig it out sometime, do let me know if it is!

[@lewiscuthbert331]

Truly phenom-enom-enal. But were there any edits to the brilliant interview show with Peter Baynham?

[@PipMadeley]

Cheers! And no edits to that one, thankfully!