Does any one remember a GRANADA TV documentary presented by Bill Grundy in the mid sixties? I think it was most likely 1965 or 1966 but my memory could be wrong, and it might have only been shown in the Granada region. At the time wrestling was at its height of popularity and I remember it was very quickly repeated. I think it appeared in the 6.30 slot after the news. All I can now remember is Bill Grundy talking about the wrestling and the tv crew going to i assume famous NW wrestling gyms. I remember you heard the lads talking about their ambitions and saw them training and wrestling. Not dis similar to that ROLL ON FOUR O CLOCK does anyone else remember anything?
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Funny that you mentioned Bill Grundy. I remember early sixties that he partnered in a show every week on Granada T.V. with a certain Chris Howland. Chris then left the show for Germany, with a big send-off live on T.V.
When I moved to Switzerland in 67, we would regularly watch the German T.V. shows, with amongst others Chris Howland, who became very popular on T.V. but also in films in Germany and made a big name for himself, mainly because of his German with a typical British accent.
Sorry but don't remember the wrestling bit with Bill Grundy.
Cheers