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: Victoria Wood (comedy songwriter)
Panel: Mickie Most, Ted Ray, Clifford Davis & John Smith
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 12 Oct 1974 – Series Three (4)
A collection of facts, figures and trivia collected during the compilation of the New Faces archive.… Read More New Faces – Facts & Figures
Show Winner: Pat O’Hare (vocalist)
100 Points or more: Angel Caan (vocalist)
Panel: Jack Parnell, John Smith, Shaw Taylor & Ken Irwin
Host: Derek Hobson… Read More 17 Sep 1977 – Series Six (2)
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
Grand Final from the London Palladium
Show Winner: Marti Caine (comedian)
Panel: Tony Hatch, Martin Jackson, Arthur Askey & Bernie Rothkopf
Host: Nicky Martyn
Presented by: Derek Hobson… Read More 27 Jul 1975 – Series Three Grand Final
Show Winner: Marti Caine (comedian)
Panel: Mickie Most, Tony Hatch, John Smith & Derek Hobson
Host: Nicky Martyn… Read More 4 Jan 1975 – Series Three (16) – All Winners Final 2
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
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
Documentary film about the audition process for New Faces. The documentary title was taken from the song Francis Mallon sang on the show in Series Two.… Read More 12 Aug 1974 – After All I’ve Been Through (Documentary)
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