Wogan's Radio Fun 04 - Irene Handl and Pat Coombs 1987

Part of the special "Wogan's Radio Fun" program broadcast on 28 December 1987.
Terry Wogan and Bob Monkhouse talk to Irene Handl and Pat Coombs about Hello Playmates.

[@Tenortalker]

Beloved Patty Coombs didn't live long after her pal Peggy Mount died. They had gone together to a theatrical retirement home ( echoing the plot of one of their comedy shows) but once Peggy was gone Patty's health declined. Irene Handl was greatly loved too and Bob Monkhouse found a new following of young comedians just before he died. A great generation of comedy actors .

[@jrgboy]

Neither Pat or Irene were married.

[@bojack40]

Tenortalker I don’t know that about Pat and Peggy. Loved em both. RIP

[@xxwendyx]

god I miss the 80s

[@gregrowbrey7102]

How great was that? Wonderful Irene Handyl and equally hilarious Pat Coombes, both missed.

[@juliamcintyre5012]

Fantastic - thank you so much.

[@philipbonner6486]

God Bless you all, thank you for making me laugh thou the years xxxx

[@neilmcintosh5150]

Our lovely Irene, best known for her many portrayals of feisty cockney types, ranging from barmaids to landladies, charwomen to cooks. Unlike her working class screen personae, Irene's parentage was quite cosmopolitan, her father (Frederick) a Viennese banker, her mother (Maria) a French aristocrat - affluent enough to enable her to travel extensively in her youth.

[@misst.e.a.187]

Wasn't her mother German?

[@edwardthomas9671]

Are you sure this was the 28th December 1987 Irene Handl died in the November in 1987

[@jrgboy]

Irene was great friends with Peter Sellers, she wrote sketches for them some of which were recorded.

[@neilmcintosh5150]

Absolutely! And they were both cremated at Golders Green crematorium.

[@bojack40]

Bloody marvellous

[@edwinkirkland8856]

Brilliantly

[@TenorReacts]

God I miss Patty

[@stephenmiles6638]

I love this awesome

[@williamwellington8668]

Lovely....

[@therestingrancor8259]

RIP Fruitbat❤😢

[@xoffender74]

Irene Handl died shortly after this recording.

[@lillianflorence6056]

I loved handle she was lovely love of ada