The Good Old Days

Barbara Windsor, Norman Collier, Valerie Masterson, Jan Hunt and the Players' Theatre company from London took to the stage at the Leeds City Varieties. Together they delivered an entertaining evening to a full audience in the historic Leeds City Varieties venue.

The broadcast aired as an episode of a television programme on 3 February 1977. Classified simply as a programme of the episode genre, it was scheduled for that specific date and presented to viewers as a stand‑alone installment within the series. In the core of the show, a group of performers took to the stage of the Leeds City Varieties and provided entertainment for a live audience. The act comprised a mixture of comedy, song and variety numbers, all delivered from the historic venue’s stage, giving the broadcast a straightforward, performance‑based structure. The line‑up featured Barbara Windsor, Norman Collier, Valerie Masterson and Jan Hunt, supported by members of the Players’ Theatre from London. Together they formed the ensemble that filled the Leeds City Varieties with their routine, offering the audience a glimpse of a traditional variety show as it unfolded on screen.