Stage Fright Episode Review
Brief: This episode called stage fright shows Del with a chance to supply the cabaret at the Starlight Rooms for Eric to the tune of 600 quid. It’s too good to miss. With Raquel dusting off her vocal chords and Trigs mate Tony Angelino, the singing dustman, everything’s sorted. Until Del discovers exactly who the real owner of the club is and the extent of Tony’s vocal range…
Transmitted: 13.01.1991
Duration: 50 minutes
Viewing Figures: 16.6 million
Del’s old friend is putting a cabaret night on at The Starlight Rooms. With Raquel now pregnant, Del can’t resist the offer of £600 for putting on the show.
When the Trotters discover this cabaret is being held by local villain Eugene Macarthy, in honour of his mother’s 82nd birthday, the pressure’s on. Raquel tells Del that she forgets her lines and needs another singer work with too. They find: Tony Angelino, he’s cheesier than cheddar.
Del legs it when the act starts badly, fearing for his safety. He is surprised to receive a phone call from Eugene. He wants to book them again. His mother’s never laughed as much.
Stage Fright Episodes Observations
- In Stage Fright, When Del is asking Raquel to marry him in the Nag’s Head, he says; “everything is falling into place”, he then says “I’ve got lots of little plots and pans bubbling away.” Was this intentional? Did he mean to say “plots and plans” or “pots and pans”?
- In Stage Fright, Mike says that pregnancy can be “sheer hell” to which Del responds “Knowing your Missus Mike, I can believe it!”. However, Del didn’t meet Mike until 1983, and Mike and his wife “broke up back in ’73″, and so Del would never have known her.
- In Stage Fright, When Tony is at Del’s flat, listen for when he says “no one who pronounces r’s like i do…” He says “pronounces” perfectly!! I know i’m sad for listening through the whole episode.
- In Stage Fright, as one of the extras in the audience at the Down by the riverside club (courage club Bristol) I love this episode, but how with less than 24 hours did Del sort the songs for raquel And Tony to sing he would need to sort the key get someone to write the sheet music have it copyed and arranged for each member of the band to play that night!
- In Stage Fright, when Tony Angelino enters his dressing room to escape the crazy women, notice how he doesn’t even shut the dressing room door behind him. You can see it gently swinging open. The way they were lusting after him, you would think the women would have stampeded right through.
- In Stage Fright, while sat in the nags head Albert asked what Rodney did with his golden handshake? Del says he kissed it against the wall! But we see Rodney get his money from Alan four episodes later in Miami Twice part 1.
- In Stage Fright, We know that Mike of the Nags Head has not had a wife for at least ten years. So how come when he is talking to Raquel about his wife telling him she was pregnent after he come back from a cruise does he just happen to have the photos under the bar?
- In Stage Fright, When Rodney and Raquel return from the star light rooms Rodney follows Raquel into yhe flat & closes the door. next shot Rodney is stood in the open door! At the end of the sceen look over Alberts shoulder and the door is shut!
Stage Fright Script
The script will be downloadable from here
Stage Fright Location
This is the Fidlers Club, Willway Street, Bristol. A.K.A Down by the riverside Club, where Del meets Tony Angelino the singing dustbin man.
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