42-548: The Young One(s) or Young One(s) may refer to: Films [ edit ] The Young Ones (1961 film) , a musical starring Cliff Richard The Young Ones (1973 film) , a Taiwanese film, spoken in Mandarin The Young One , a 1960 English language film directed by Luis Buñuel, also called La joven The Young One (2016 film) , a French-Portuguese film, original title Jeunesse Young Ones (film) ,
84-419: A 2014 science fiction film Television [ edit ] The Young Ones (TV series) , a 1980s British sitcom about four students living together The Young Ones , a 2010 British TV series about six well-known people in their 70s and 80s, which included Kenneth Kendall Music [ edit ] "The Young Ones" (song) , title song to the film and a number-one 1962 single, by Cliff Richard and
126-579: A 3-year, 12-picture deal, and after several silents, he was responsible for Blackmail (1929), the first British talkie released, which was produced at the studios. At the end of the silent-film era, six new sound stages were built; three of these were sold to the British & Dominions Film Corporation with BIP retaining the remaining stages. Elstree Calling (1930), made by BIP, was reputedly Britain's first musical film. BIP became Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) in 1933, although
168-439: A British musical. The story is unremarkable, the numbers very uneven, from a brilliant fantasy opening called "Nothing's Impossible" and the optimism of "What D'You Know We've Got a Show", both written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass, to one or two blatant imitations of Hollywood routines. But there is a tremendous impression of overall pace and drive, a minimum of linking dialogue, and a richly spirited performance by Robert Morley as
210-638: A Scandal , Breaking and Entering , Flyboys , Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith , Dancing on Ice and Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old? for Sky television among many others. On 25 November 2019 it was announced that Elstree Studios would continue with their partnership with BBC Studioworks to provide television studio facilities. The arrangement will see
252-716: A film studio), represented a victory for the local authority in upholding the planning agreements that protected the studios. The studios are now most commonly known for being the home of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the Big Brother house (previously at Three Mills Studios in Bow , East London ). The Big Brother house was actually built on top of the studios' old underwater stage where scenes in The Dam Busters (1955) and Moby-Dick (1956) were filmed. Elstree Film & Television Studios Ltd's lease expired at
294-609: A meeting in Harper's flat, the four agreed to borrow the storyline of the film musical Babes In Arms (1939), where youngsters Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland put on a show with their friends to raise money. The film was originally intended to feature the Shadows in acting roles, but it was decided that more professional young actors needed to be cast instead, so the roles originally intended for Hank Marvin and Jet Harris were given to Richard O'Sullivan and Melvyn Hayes , while
336-491: A townscape standing set constructed at the rear of the studio site, originally for the 1961 Cliff Richard film The Young Ones . In 1969, Electric and Musical Industries (EMI) finally gained control of ABPC and the studios were renamed EMI-Elstree Studios . In 1969, Bryan Forbes was appointed head of production of the film studio (see EMI Films ). Dennis Barker , in his obituary of Forbes for The Guardian , states that "This amounted virtually to an attempt to revive
378-401: Is a 1961 British comedy musical film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Cliff Richard , Robert Morley as his character's father, Carole Gray as his love interest, and the Shadows as his band. The screenplay was written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass , who also wrote most of the songs. Herbert Ross choreographed the dance scenes. Its soundtrack spawned numerous hits, including
420-586: Is about a youth club member, and aspiring singer, Nicky and his friends, who try to save their youth club in London 's West End from an unscrupulous millionaire property developer Hamilton Black, who plans to tear it down to make room for a large office block. The members decide to put on a variety show to raise the money needed to buy a lease renewal. The twist in the story is that Nicky is Hamilton Black's son, something he keeps secret from his friends until some of them try to kidnap Black, to prevent him from stopping
462-471: Is this mixture of performance techniques that characterises vaudeville . The eclectic references in the sequence includes "vaudeville, melodrama , the country house mystery and Astaire and Rogers ". At the end, Nicky, to a rapturous reception from screaming female fans, "high-kicking his way centre-stage", sings the chorus of " Living Doll ". Thus the quotations from "the performers of yesteryear" merge with "self-quotation" by Cliff. This weaving of
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#1732771849557504-465: The Star Wars sequels and Indiana Jones franchise being made at Elstree and also brought in directors Steven Spielberg and Jim Henson . This was the golden era of the construction picture, which essentially required large studio facilities to fulfill the filmmakers' vision, before computer-generated imagery technology and Elstree became synonymous with this kind of picture due to the success of
546-556: The EMI-MGM Elstree Studios . In 1974, Andrew Mitchell took over from Ian Scott as managing director of the studios but was almost immediately told to close the facility and lay off all the staff. Due to the sterling efforts of Mitchell and the help of John Reed who was on the board of EMI and Alan Sapper the head of the ACTT Union, he turned the studios into a four-wall facility, which effectively meant reducing
588-474: The Mike Sammes Singers – were used on the album , the film version deployed the actors. As Victor Rust describes it: "having broken into the dilapidated Finsbury Park Theatre, the members of the youth club, initially despondent, pick up the props, wardrobe, scenery and lighting, and enter into an extensive song and dance routine that features slapstick routines, jokes, songs and dancing". It
630-575: The Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. In 1979, Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI after EMI's debacle with its invention of the CT Scanner , and the studios were renamed Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios . The studios were put up for sale in 1985. A management team beat off all other prospective buyers with the help of Alan Bond but the team had difficulty raising their share of the purchase price and Bond took over. Soon afterwards he sold
672-412: The 1960s for productions on film for ABPC's television arm, ABC Weekend TV . Later episodes of The Avengers were among these (which were credited to "ABC Television Films Ltd, Associated British Elstree Studios"). Several similar productions by ITC for ATV were also filmed there, including The Saint , The Baron , Department S and The Champions . All of these series made extensive use of
714-701: The BIP name continued to be used for some purposes until 31 March 1937. Maxwell died in 1940 and during World War II , the studios were used by the War Office for storage. In 1946, Warner Brothers acquired a substantial interest in ABPC, appointed a new board and decided to rebuild the stages. This was completed in 1948 and work began on Man on the Run followed by The Hasty Heart starring Richard Todd and Ronald Reagan . The Shenley Road studios were frequently used in
756-540: The Shadows The Young Ones (album) , the soundtrack album to the 1961 film Other [ edit ] The Young Ones (video game) , a video game based on the British comedy television series Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Young Ones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
798-478: The Shadows themselves appear only as non-speaking band members. A number of actresses were considered to be Cliff Richard's co-star. An early suggestion from the film's choreographer Herbert Ross was New York performer Barbra Streisand . Harper flew to New York and saw her in a show, but did not think that she was suitable. Another early consideration was German singer and actress Heidi Bruhl , while Richard himself in an interview expressed an interest in engaging
840-561: The Shenley Road studios originally opened in 1925. The studio complex has passed through many owners during its lifetime, and is now owned by Hertsmere Borough Council. Known as the studios used for filming Alfred Hitchcock 's Blackmail (1929)—the first British talkie , Star Wars (1977), The Shining (1980) and Indiana Jones its largest stage is known as the George Lucas Soundstage 2 (15,770 sq ft),
882-621: The ailing British film industry by instituting a traditional studio system with a whole slate of films in play." Under Forbes's leadership, the studio produced The Railway Children (1970), The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971) and The Go-Between (1971), all successful films. His tenure though, was short-lived and marked by financial problems, brought about by deliberately withheld funding and failed projects. Forbes resigned in 1971. In his autobiography A Divided Life he states that "They were years of high hopes, of excitement, often of fulfilment and contrary to what various pundits said after
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#1732771849557924-521: The broader redevelopment of the old Television Centre site in July 2014, the lease was extended until 2017. Elstree Studios are now operated by Elstree Film Studios Ltd , a company controlled by Hertsmere Borough Council. Feature film production continues alongside television production, commercials and pop promos; recent productions include 44 Inch Chest , Bright Star , 1408 , Son of Rambow , Amazing Grace , The Other Boleyn Girl , Notes on
966-452: The end of March 2007. It was announced in 2012 that the studios would be the temporary home of BBC Studios and Post Production during the redevelopment of Television Centre . Shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and Pointless were based on the site from spring 2013. The original plan was for the BBC to move back to refurbished Television Centre studios in 2015, however due to delays in
1008-518: The event, the programme proved a commercial success, returning according to the latest [1992] figures a profit in excess of £16,000,000 on a capital outlay of £4,000,000." During the period 1970–73, EMI had a short-lived production and distribution deal with the American MGM film company, after the closure of their MGM-British Studios in Elstree. During this period the facilities were known as
1050-602: The facility over the next few years included the Agatha Christie mystery film Murder on the Orient Express (1974), directed by Sidney Lumet ; Ken Russell 's Valentino (1977; Stanley Kubrick 's The Shining (1980); Fred Zinnemann 's drama film Julia (1977); and most significantly for the studio's immediate survival through a deal brokered by Andrew Mitchell, George Lucas with Star Wars (1977). This led to subsequent Lucas productions such as
1092-577: The fictional Countess Theatre (bought by Nicky's father Hamilton Black in the film) were filmed on location at the Finsbury Park Empire Theatre. In the film, a medley of songs known as the " Vaudeville routine," framed by the song "What D'You Know, We've Got A Show", is performed by Nicky and his friends. The entire sequence was recorded in one day (9 August 1961) at the Abbey Road studios, London. While session singers –
1134-640: The film story closely, but includes several additional songs. In February 2013 it premiered in Scotland at Eastwood Park Theatre in Giffnock, performed by the EROS Musical Society. Elstree Studios (Shenley Road) Elstree Studios on Shenley Road, Borehamwood , Hertfordshire is a British film and television production centre operated by Elstree Film Studios Limited . One of several facilities historically referred to as Elstree Studios ,
1176-440: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Young_Ones&oldid=1235504138 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Young Ones (1961 film) The Young Ones (US title: Wonderful to Be Young! )
1218-427: The partners, which by this time included Herbert Wilcox , their solicitor John Maxwell invested and was able to gain control of the company. The first film produced there was Madame Pompadour (1927). By 1927, Maxwell controlled all the stock, and the company was renamed British International Pictures (BIP) and the second stage was ready for production in 1928. Maxwell placed Alfred Hitchcock under contract in
1260-481: The present into the nostalgia creates a sense of continuity and forges a "common bond". Napper reads the reprise of the Edwardian -inspired number at the end, complete with a reconciled Hamilton Black onstage, as "the point at which the generational conflict of the film is resolved, significantly through a continuity of entertainment values and styles". The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Rare and robust shot at
1302-419: The scoundrelly millionaire which serves to weld the whole thing together. The direction, by Sidney J. Furie, is undisciplined yet at least has ideas – several of which appear to be Furie's own." The film was the second most popular movie at the British box office in 1961, following The Guns of Navarone , grossing over £750,000. According to Films and Filming it was the third most popular for Britain for
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1344-449: The show is to take place, in order to be able to stop it, the proud father decides that the show must go on. At the end, he joins the youth club members on stage, dancing and singing, after having promised to build them a new youth club. This was Cliff Richard's third film, following Serious Charge and Expresso Bongo . Producer Kenneth Harper hired Sidney J. Furie as director and Ronald Cass and Peter Myers as writers, and during
1386-414: The show. Although he is fighting his father over the future of the youth club, Nicky cannot allow them to harm him, so he attacks the attackers and frees his father. Meanwhile, Hamilton Black has realised that his son is the mystery singer that all of London is talking about, after the youth club members have done some pirate broadcasts to promote their show. So, although he has just bought the theatre where
1428-434: The site from the consortium for £32.5 million. A month later, Brent Walker bought out Tranwood Earl, proposing to retain seven of the ten soundstages and post-production units. Much of the backlot was sold off and demolished with a Tesco superstore being built on the land. A "Save Our Studios" campaign was launched in 1988 by managing director, Andrew Mitchell, local Town Councillor and studio historian Paul Welsh, with
1470-435: The staff to administration, with the exception of the dubbing facility and having freelance crew being brought in by each production company. This was inevitable due to the changing nature of cinematic styles that relied increasingly on location shooting and the reduced financial involvement of EMI in its own film productions, thus rendering a permanent production staff employed full-time at the facility redundant. Films shot at
1512-496: The studios are used both for film and television productions. With the BBC Elstree Centre nearby, a number of the stages are leased to BBC Studioworks , and are used for recording television productions such as Strictly Come Dancing . British National Pictures Ltd purchased 40 acres (16 ha) of land on the south side of Shenley Road and began construction of two large film stages in 1925. After discord among
1554-528: The studios to the Herron-Cannon Group in 1986. In 1987, Weintraub Entertainment Group attempted to buy the studios, but the deal collapsed. In June 1988, Cannon sold the studios to a consortium of property developers formed by merchant bank Tranwood Earl. Following industry concerns over the plans of the property developers, the leisure and property company Brent Walker plc formed a joint venture with Tranwood Earl two months later and acquired
1596-577: The support of many film actors and the general public. Hertsmere Borough Council stepped in and bought the remaining facilities in February 1996 and appointed a management company, Elstree Film & Television Studios Ltd. , to run the studios in 2000. The purchase ended an eight-year struggle that was due to have culminated in High Court action. Brent Walker's offer to sell the site to the council, for an undisclosed sum (but no more than its worth as
1638-621: The title track . Although Richard had appeared in two pictures prior, The Young Ones was his first major film in a string of musical films including Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life . The film was produced by the Associated British Picture Corporation and shot at their Elstree Studios . It had its World Premiere on 13 December 1961 at the Warner Theatre in London's West End. The story
1680-465: The very young Helen Shapiro for the role. In May 1961 it was announced that a 21-year-old actress from London's East End, Annette Robinson (aka Robertson), would be the female co-star, but within weeks the part was given to Carole Gray , a dancer known for her roles in West End theatre musicals, while Robinson was given the smaller role of Barbara. When Carole Gray sings in the film, it is actually
1722-512: The voice of Grazina Frame , who also provided the singing voice for Lauri Peters in Cliff Richard's next film Summer Holiday (1963). The standing set constructed for this film remained in situ for well over a decade, featuring in many television productions filmed at Elstree throughout the 60s and early 70s including The Avengers , The Saint , The Baron , UFO and The Protectors . Scenes set both outside and inside
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1764-546: The year ended 31 October 1962 after The Guns of Navarone and Dr No . The title of the film was also used for the British television series The Young Ones (1982–1984), which contained many references to Cliff Richard throughout its twelve-episode run. The film has been adapted into a stage musical by John Plews, which premiered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in London in December 2007. The stage adaptation follows
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