Show Winner: Tony Maiden (impressionist)
Notable Acts: Les Dennis (impressionist)
Victoria Wood (comedy songwriter)
Malandra Newman (singer / comedy) – future Emmerdale soap actor
Panel: Ted Ray, George Elrick, Clifford Davis & Derek Hobson
Host: Nicky Martyn… Read More 9 Nov 1974 – Series Three (8) – All Winners Final 1
Show Winner: Les Dennis (impressionist)
Panel: Tony Hatch, Mickie Most, Arthur Askey & Clifford Davis
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 21 Sep 1974 – Series Three (1)
Show Winner: Art Nouveau (four-piece group)
Viewers Choice: Les Dennis (comedian)
Notable Acts: Pete Conway (comedian) – Father of Robbie Williams
Panel: Tony Hatch, Clifford Davis, Arthur Askey & Noele Gordon
Host: Derek Hobson … Read More 6 Apr 1974 – Series Two (1)
Show Winner: Trotto (folk trio)
Notable Acts: Les Dennis (comedian)
Panel: John Smith, Katie Boyle & Clement Freud
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 1 Dec 1973 – Series One (10)
A collection of facts, figures and trivia collected during the compilation of the New Faces archive.… Read More New Faces – Facts & Figures
Show Winner: Mel Danser (vocalist)
Viewer’s Request: Larry Larkin (comedy magician)
Panel: Shaw Taylor, Terry Wogan, Rosalie Horner & Peter Prichard
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 19 Feb 1978 – Series Six (24)
Show Winner: Soft Pedal (six-piece group)
100 points or more: Joe Jones (comedian)
Panel: Tony Hatch, Michael Aspel, Jimmy Henney & Les Reed
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 5 Feb 1978 – Series Six (22)
Show Winners: Gary Wilmot & Judy (impressionists)
100 Points or more: The Bards (folk trio) & Civvy Street (five-piece group)
Panel: Muriel Young, Les Reed, Dave Dee & Jack Parnell
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 8 Jan 1978 – Series Six (18)
Show Winner: Poacher (six-piece country group)
100 points or more: Amanda Paul
Panel: Mickie Most, Tony Blackburn, George Elrick & Dave Dee
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 10 Dec 1977 – Series Six (14)
Sandi Ann Leigh won the first show of series six and later appeared on many TV shows including Name That Tune and is now known as Maggie Moone… Read More Sandi Ann Leigh
Show Winner: Sandi Ann Leigh (vocalist) – later known as Maggie Moone
Viewer’s Request: James and Brown (boy / girl duo)
Panel: Mickie Most, Ed Stewart, Peter Prichard & Hilary Kingsley
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 10 Sep 1977 – Series Six (1)
Show Winner: Paul John Forrest (guitar / vocal)
100 Points or more: Kerry Meadows (vocalist)
Panel: Tito Burns, Jack Parnell, Clifford Davis & Lionel Blair
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 9 Oct 1976 – Series Five (5)
Show Winner & Viewers Panel Winner: Eve Adam (vocalist)
Panel: Mickie Most, Noel Edmonds, George Elrick & John Smith
Host: Derek Hobson
… Read More 24 Jul 1976 – Series Four (32) – Winners & Viewers Winners 1
Show Winner: Sparrow (five-piece group)
Viewers Panel Winner: Eve Adam (vocalist)
Guest Act: Elaine Simmons (vocalist)
Panel: Tony Hatch, Jimmy Henney, Ted Ray & George Elrick
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 28 Feb 1976 – Series Four (11) – Viewers Winners Final 1
Show Winner: Turnstyle (five-piece group)
Panel: George Elrick, Lionel Blair, Martin Jackson & John Smith
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 14 Feb 1976 – Series Four (9)
In the summer of 1975 Pye Records released a LP compilation of eighteen tracks from New Faces acts plus the theme tune from Carl Wayne. The selection was compiled by New Faces judge Alan A. Freeman and Les Cocks was credited as the executive producer.… Read More New Faces LP – 1975
Early Career Before beginning his comedy career Bobby Kaye (real name Robert Sturgeon) was a junior at Liverpool F.C. and later became the lead singer in the Liverpool skiffle group The Crescents who recorded and released the single Baby, Baby, Baby b/w Wrong on the Columbia label in March 1958. When full time entertainment didn’t work out… Read More Bobby Kaye
The Early Years Al Dean was born Alan Robinson in January 1941 in Liverpool. The son of band pianist George Robinson, he grew up surrounded by the show business lifestyle, supplemented by frequent trips to the theatre with his parents, while he was growing up in the Wavertree area of the city. After leaving Sefton… Read More Al Dean
Show Winner: Susan Cope (singer / pianist)
Viewers Choice: The Hart Family (four-piece group)
Panel: Tony Hatch, Mickie Most, Clifford Davis & Arthur Askey
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 29 Jun 1974 – Series Two (12)
The Early Years Warrington boy, David Concannon, had his first success in 1971 when, aged 15, he entered a talent contest in Rhyl, North Wales. He came first and part of his prize was a further week’s holiday the following summer. On that prize holiday, history repeated itself, he entered the same contest and won… Read More Just Oliver
Born Charlotte Rickards in 1952 in Pontypridd, Wales but brought up in Birmingham, Charlie was discovered by comedian Les Dawson who helped her to begin a career as a compere and singer at Birmingham’s Cavendish night club in 1970.… Read More Charlie James
Pete’s dream job was to be a professional entertainer and in the late sixties Stoke-on-Trent had a thriving cabaret club circuit. He soon became well-known enough in the pubs and clubs to allow him to quit his police job, which he swapped for a part-time job at a local firm. It was at this electrical components sales company he selected his stage name by browsing the employee list and checking which name went well with Pete.… Read More Pete Conway
Joint Winners: Ann O’Brien (vocalist) & Peter John Mitchell (comedian)
100 points or more: Rogers & Hammersmith (comedy duo)
Panel: George Elrick, Shaw Taylor, Terry Wogan & Lionel Blair
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 29 Jan 1978 – Series Six (21)
Show Winner: The Sprinklers (five-piece group)
100 Points or more: Anne Salini (vocalist) & Chuck Ford (banjo player)
Panel: Tony Blackburn, Jack Purnell, Shaw Taylor & Bridie Reid
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 15 Oct 1977 – Series Six (6)
Show Winner: Leigh-Grant Explosion (six-piece group)
Panel: Terry Wogan, Lionel Blair, Jimmy Henney & Les Reed
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 1 Oct 1977 – Series Six (4)
Show Winner: Mick Miller (comedian)
Panel: Mickie Most, Tony Hatch, John Smith & George Elrick
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 12 Jul 1975 – Series Three (42)
Show Winner: Toby (six-piece group)
Panel: Tony Hatch, John Robins, Derek Hobson + Other
Host: Nicky Martyn… Read More 28 Jun 1975 – Series Three (40) – Winners & Near Misses 1
Show Winner: Mike Felix (comedian / vocalist)
Panel: Martin Jackson, Mickie Most, John Smith & Derek Hobson
Host: Nicky Martyn… Read More 3 May 1975 – Series Three (33) – All Winners Final 4
Show Winner: Derek Jones (comedian / impressionist)
Viewers Winner: Barbara Hermans (vocalist)
Panel: Mickie Most, Jimmy Henney, George Elrick & Martin Jackson
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 19 Apr 1975 – Series Three (31)
Show Winner: Al Dean (comedian)
Notable Acts: Lenny Henry (comedian / impressionist)
Paul & Barry Harman (comedy song & dance duo) – Later known as The Chuckle Brothers
Panel: Tony Hatch, Arthur Askey, Clifford Davis & Derek Hobson
Host: Nicky Martyn… Read More 8 Mar 1975 – Series Three (25) – All Winners Final 3
Show Winner: Dennis D’ell (singer / guitarist)
Panel: Clifford Davis, Martin Jackson, Jack Parnell & Ted Ray
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 8 Feb 1975 – Series Three (21)
Show Winner: Mint (group)
Viewers Winner: Johnnie Kennedy (comedian)
Panel: Mickie Most, Ted Ray, Clifford Davis & John Smith
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 28 Sep 1974 – Series Three (2)