The Mersey Pirate
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The Mersey Pirate was a short lived CITV
television show based in Liverpool
. It was produced by Granada Television
and was introduced to fill the summer break taken by Tiswas
. Most ITV regions showed the programme, though Tyne Tees was among those which did not. The show had been due to run over much of the summer of 1979, but its run was cut short due to the ITV network strike of August to November that year. The presenters were Duggie Brown
, Frank Carson
, Bernard Wrigley
and Billy Butler
. Actors Andrew Schofield
and Ray Kingsley, who would later work together on Scully
, played stowaways.
The producer was Stephen Leahy.
The following year another Granada production, Fun Factory, took the Summer Saturday morning slot.
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
television show based in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. It was produced by Granada Television
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
and was introduced to fill the summer break taken by Tiswas
Tiswas
Tiswas was a Saturday morning children's British television series which ran from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982 and was produced for the ITV network by ATV Network Limited....
. Most ITV regions showed the programme, though Tyne Tees was among those which did not. The show had been due to run over much of the summer of 1979, but its run was cut short due to the ITV network strike of August to November that year. The presenters were Duggie Brown
Duggie Brown
Duggie Brown is an English comedian and actor. He is the brother of the late Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie ....
, Frank Carson
Frank Carson
Frank Carson is a Northern Irish comedian and actor, best known on television in series such as The Comedians and Tiswas.-Early life:...
, Bernard Wrigley
Bernard Wrigley
Bernard Wrigley is a singer, actor and comedian. He is sometimes known by the nickname "The Bolton Bullfrog"....
and Billy Butler
Billy Butler
William Butler was an English professional footballer who was most famously a winger for Bolton Wanderers in the 1920s....
. Actors Andrew Schofield
Andrew Schofield
-Early life:Born in Kirkby, Merseyside, Schofield attended St Kevin's RC Comprehensive School. At 15 he was cast in Willy Russell's first Play for Today, Death of a Young, Young Man.-Stage:...
and Ray Kingsley, who would later work together on Scully
Scully (TV series)
Scully was a British television drama with some comedy elements set in the city of Liverpool, England, it originated from a BBC Play For Today episode "Scully's New Years Eve" . Originally broadcast on Channel Four in 1984, the single series was spread over six half-hour episodes plus a one-hour...
, played stowaways.
The producer was Stephen Leahy.
The following year another Granada production, Fun Factory, took the Summer Saturday morning slot.