anyone rember this programme ?
i still cringe when i think about it ...... the stupid girl from sheffield who thought she could sing and the ****** from wyborn who actually thought he could sing i can still rember some of the lyrics to his song ...somthing along the lines of do my bird before my time etc god am i the only one who can rember it:P :D

I don't remember that one, but I do remember a film called 'Tales From A Hard City' which was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on telly - though also excruciatingly embarrassing for all Sheffielders.

It was a weird documentary about 4 individuals from the city - a daft lass trying to make it as a singer/dancer, a deluded lad who thought he was great at karaoke and thus would be able to become a famous singer, a showbiz impresario under the impression that he could bring the previous 2 to stardom, and an out of work actor who seemed to think he was going to be big in the movies.

It must be about 10 years since it was first on TV, but I well recall watching the whole sorry thing through my fingers. The scene in which the out of work actor tried to convince a Skoda garage to give him a sponsored car (even though he couldn't drive) on the basis that one day he was going to be famous kind of summed it all up.

think that was the show i was on about ...and didnt the girl singer have this posh manager who was convinced she could sing wonderd what happend to the wyborn lad lol

It Is Tales From A Hard City, Ive got it on an old VHS somewhere. :)

Im glad ive found this thread, That "stupid lass" is my cousin, that manager used to own Mad Greek Resturant, he was nowt but a fat perv.

She made some right coin out of it, she even went topless in the sunday sport :o
I remember when she was on the Big Breakfast, made herself look like a right twerp :hihi:

Shes not doing to bad these days :)

Originally posted by owlsman
Im glad ive found this thread, That "stupid lass" is my cousin, that manager used to own Mad Greek Resturant, he was nowt but a fat perv.

LOL, please accept my apologies for the 'daft lass' comment, it's nothing personal of course. It was a very funny film I'm sure you'll agree, and it seemed set up to make everyone concerned look... well... a few shillings short of a pound.

The very funniest bit of all was the karaoke lad's (white) mate singing like Shabba Ranks while razzing up and down the road on a little motorbike.

Was this the one where the guy doing the karaoke had really long black hair and the pub was on park hill ?

Could have the wrong programme though, it may have been something like "the hardest pubs in England"....or something similar.

Originally posted by Damon
LOL, please accept my apologies for the 'daft lass' comment, it's nothing personal of course. It was a very funny film I'm sure you'll agree, and it seemed set up to make everyone concerned look... well... a few shillings short of a pound.

The very funniest bit of all was the karaoke lad's (white) mate singing like Shabba Ranks while razzing up and down the road on a little motorbike.

Lol, no probs :hihi: It was sooooo funny, she looks like a right berk. I still watch it from time to time for entertainment purposes. :D

Me too. It's a comedy classic!

"I only smoke da weed an' ting."

Originally posted by Damon
"I only smoke da weed an' ting."
LOL, Classic :D

I remember cringing throughout it.
My fave moment was when the Peter Stringfellow wannabe in the Fountain Bar was arranging a 'talent' show, and his young son (must've only been 10 or so) bluntly told him that it was rubbish.

it's a great film, but i reckon the producers egged on the participants to act stupid in order to get the less-than-flattering footage...

e.g. would a boxer at brendan ingle's really go into skoda's for a free car without a cameraman egging him on and saying "go on, you'll get one 'cos yer on telly"!

i liked the bit where the young lad spent twenty quid on a digital diary to tell him how much he owed everyone!!!

i actually thought the rap was quite good....

The producers of the film, Picture Palace North, based in The Workstation, are currently close to finishing a second installment. I'm not sure whether the characters continue from the first film, but they've been out and about collecting footage over the past year. It's partially funded by Channel 5 this time.
Will be a good while before it's released I think

Forgive me, when I say "close to finishing" and "will be a while before it's released" in the same contradictory paragraph, I meant close to finishing the filming. They must have hundreds of hours of editing to do.

God bless the 70 hour week, it's starting to hurt my addled mind:gag:

i saw this show a few years back, i taped it and lost/lent it out! i wish i still had it. Some of the stuff, well you couldn't make it up!:D

Starting now(!) on More4 and repeated in an hour on More4+1

Just watched it.. A follow up is well in order I think. I do wonder what happened to them all..

I have however got some serious blackmail material fopr awork colleage who was onre of the other karaoke performers... Mwahahahaha..

This is my favorite documentry ever..The follow up too it will be premeired at the SHEFFIELD international documentry festival early nOVEMBER at the Showroom cinema.

the stupid girl from sheffield who thought she could sing and the ****** from wyborn who actually thought he could sing

I remember him being totaly rat-arsed and saying the the girl "I realy repsect your body", while staring at her chest.

Bah! Missed it! :(

I don't suppose anyone has a copy do they? I can stick it on DVD and have it back in a matter of hours...

Was this the one where the guy doing the karaoke had really long black hair and the pub was on park hill ?

Could have the wrong programme though, it may have been something like "the hardest pubs in England"....or something similar.

that one was the toughest pubs in britain but the tv prog tales from a hard city i am ashamed to say i appeared all be it briefly in singing pretty woman by roy orbison in dark glasses and everything lol

HI

Well I was the guy in Tales from a hard city who was the Manager-- its weird to see the comments and how many also which are not correct- Firstly, the talent contest was filmed in the fountain bar- it was a regular young persons pub which i owned at the time. I have nothing to do with the mad greek restaurant and although it appeared like it i am not a perv LOL It was all a great laugh done with tongue in cheek- we all enjoyed filming it! We all knew that Sarah(Michelle) could not sing but so what- we still went to Big Breakfast with Chris Evans and The Kilroy show- No one made money really from it apart from Sarah getting some money from the Sun paper- There are copies available i think at Picture Palace North based in the Workstation in Sheffield- ask for Alex Usborne the Producer of it- It took ages to film- Yes it makes me cringe when i see it on TV- Its been on all over the world- canada, spain,france and many other countries- it won many awards- I went to Ireland with the Producer for the Premier- It became a video/DVD that was often watched by Pulp and Jarvis Cocker when they were on the tour bus- also Badly Drawn boy showed it for some reson at a record launch in Manchester- Michael Barrymore came over and interviewed me when he was filming My Kinda People-The whole thing just never goes away LOL there is always someone who reminds me of it-- and yes there was a section of the film where my youngest Son put me right(he was eight) it made me look stupid when he said that it was ridiculous having dancers in the fountain bar half naked on stage- That was genuine from a young lad- Great fun- glad i did it. No regrets apart from slight embarassmnent

Anyone know where I can get a copy of this, or a copy of the new follow up documentary with the same characters called "****ing Sheffield"?

Use your imagination, family forum, etc.

I was only talking about this the other day... I remember back in the day when Tales from a Hard City was first aired me and a few friends were sitting up watching it and couldn't quite figure out whether it was true or a comedy so I called Channel 4 the next day :)

I would be eternally grateful if anyone has got an old copy of this anywhere - and I'd really like to see F***ing Sheffield as I missed that. Please, please, please.

I would love to see the film again as I appeared in it whilst working for skoda in the ninetys. According to the producers at the time, it was meant to a serious look at Sheffield's various aspects of life, but we all found it very "tongue in cheek" and very amusing.

If anyone has a copy of it, or knows how to get one I would love to hear from them.

( We honestly didn't know that the boxer couldn't drive, but then, no one could sing a note either, could they? )

After a bit of hunting around I've found the production company that made this :)

Go to picturepalace dot com (sorry I wasn't allowed to add a direct link) and if you email the company they should be able to send you a dvd of it for £15 - I sent them a cheque the other day and I now have in my hand a copy of Tales from a Hard City - I'm soooo excited.

Thanks a lot for the info, will let you know how I get on.

After a bit of hunting around I've found the production company that made this :)

Well done, but the answer has been posted here for almost a year...
;)

...There are copies available i think at Picture Palace North based in the Workstation in Sheffield- ask for Alex Usborne the Producer of it...

can someone put this on youtube?

artevodDOTcom

Can be bought online now from the above website (french website) for 3.99 do a search for the film and follow the signup and payment process (paypal).

Thanks for the info, but I can't seem to log on to that particular site,
is it actually artevodDOTcom? Thanks again

Bob Mills once ripped the p155 out of it on "In Bed With MeDinner".

artevodDOTcom

Can be bought online now from the above website (french website) for 3.99 do a search for the film and follow the signup and payment process (paypal).

Just be aware that it's a 48 hour licence. You pay your money, download the film, and it prompts for a code when you watch it.

Don't do what I did and try to watch it 3 days after downloading it. :mad:

F*****g Sheffield is great. I love it when the sex shop owner gives the guy a second interview. WTF?! Like it's a senior management role on £50k or summat :hihi:

I saw it at the Showroom, and at the end Glen's mum got up and, randomly, did a couple of songs. She was brilliant!

I'd love a copy of these, so many memories. :hihi:

I grew up near Glen from this and his mom Kath. She had a lovely voice. Glen was bonkers but in a nice way. The programme was indeed terrible but everyone from Sheffield seem to watch it at the time.

Sounds well funny...im going to try and find it !!

Anyone have a copy of this i could borrow or buy. ?

Anyone have a copy of this i could borrow or buy. ?

only place I can find it is here :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tales-Hard-City-NEW-PAL-Docu-DVD-Flitcroft-/150527328259?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item230c20c003

bit expensive though :suspect:

Only youtubie i can fnd is here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGAjVFJb74A&feature=related)

Only youtubie i can fnd is here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGAjVFJb74A&feature=related)

very funny (class) i recognised a lad in the bar whistleing steven lightfoot :hihi: