REVIEW BY BW

THIS was always going to be a fun evening with Tim responding to the prompting of Chris Serle.

It went from Tim’s expulsion from school at the age of 5 to the present day. I t was only when one was told that his professional career began around 50 years ago that one appreciated how long this still boyish faced man had been entertaining us.

Interspersing the memories were clips from television shows and films. These ranged from the blurred prints on rare archive film to the much more recent. Not only were series like The Goodies recalled but also anecdotes about other well loved comedians.

Tim’s Margaret Thatcher was hilarious.

The true measure of the success of Tim’s career was the way that one remembered without effort reference to characters and programmes from the quite distant past.

This was also evident in the questions posed by the audience wishing to know what had happened to some of Tom’s fictional creations from long ago.

This was a truly enjoyable evening, packed with laughter, that passed all too quickly.

While Tim was the focus of our attention, Chris provided an invaluable support which constantly moved the action forward and kept it on track.