Rebecca Front
Incredible Women

Incredible Women

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2011 - 2020
  • 40 episodes (8 series)

Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front star in a series of spoof documentaries looking at the lives of different women.

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Series 1, Episode 3 - Peggy Saville

In today's episode, Jeremy takes a look at Peggy Saville. He speaks to 'close friend' Honor Blackman about what made Peggy such a special and loved star.

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In today's episode, Jeremy takes a look at Peggy Saville. He speaks to 'close friend' Honor Blackman about what made Peggy such a special and loved star.

Now in her seventies, Peggy was very big in the 'Round the Back' series of saucy British comedy films: Round the Back of the Barracks, Round the Back of The Costa Brava, etc. Peggy was always cast as the young, busty innocent in a fearsomely pointy bra. Her father, Sheridan Saville was at The Rada with Olivier and warned his daughter that, due to her piggy eyes, she would never make it in pictures, but her beautiful voice would keep her in work. Sheridan has remained the only significant man in her life - she has never married, though ironically she became the bigger star.

During the course of the programme, Peggy talks about her film roles in all innocence. She genuinely doesn't seem to realise how chock full of innuendo they were. Now an elderly woman but still a daddy's girl, she still has the same beautiful voice and it still makes her money, as Jeremy discovers when he accidentally answers Peggy's phone.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 18th May 2011
Time
10:45am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
15 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 18th May 2011 7:45pm Radio 4
Saturday 21st May 2011 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 13th June 2012 2:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 17th June 2012 6:30am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Rebecca Front Various
Jeremy Front Jeremy
Guest cast
Honor Blackman Honor
Writing team
Rebecca Front Writer
Jeremy Front Writer
Production team
Claire Jones Producer

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