The group Easy Street were born out of the singer songwriting duo that were Ken Nicol and his brother-in-law Peter Marsh who released a couple of singles and an LP with CBS on the Epic label in 1974. The Nicol + Marsh’s Easy Street LP featured the instrumental talents of Pete Zorn on Bass, Saxophone… Read More Easy Street
Show Winner: Easy Street (four-piece group)
Viewers Panel Winner: Tony Stanley (impressionist)
Panel: John Smith, George Elrick, Tony Hatch & Lonnie Donegan
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 27 Dec 1975 – Series Four (2)
Show Winner: Roger de Courcey (ventriloquist)
Panel: Mickie Most, Ted Ray, Martin Jackson & Derek Hobson
Host: Peter Price… Read More 31 Jan 1976 – Series Four (7) – All Winners Final 1
The original series of ATV’s New Faces talent show ran between 1973 and 1978 and there was a brief revival on Central TV between 1986 and 1988. Using the many news articles available from the British Newspaper Archives, limited available original TV footage and the extensive research of lost archives organisation Kaleidoscope I have managed to… Read More The History of New Faces & Thanks
Show Winner: Kenny Day (vocalist)
100 points or more: Jimmy Crawford Blend (vocalist / guitarist) & Mary Lamb * (vocalist / guitarist)
Panel: Mickie Most, Michael Aspel, George Elrick & Bridie Reid
Host: Derek Hobson
* Mary Lamb never made a second appearance… Read More 26 Feb 1978 – Series Six (25)
Show Winner: Dave Curtis (vocal / guitar)
100 Points or more: Tina (vocalist) & Sullivan (five-piece group)
Panel: Lionel Blair, John Smith, Shaw Taylor & Geoff Love
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 15 Jan 1977 – Series Five (19)
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