fame! I want to live in Marple...

Tony O'Shea lives in Romiley..

I can feel a Hollywood style 'Map of the Stars' being produced at this rate..

Some mega-stars indeed!!


six pastels  

[orangewhip]

just read that andy votel (twisted nerve record label owner and badly drawn boy's producer) lives in marple.  also doesn't darts ace tony o'shea reside in the area?

[Mike W]

I think this is certainly a classy bunch of celebs we're uncovering here.  Astute readers will have spotted that John Lyson, mentioned in my previous posting, was of course the well known typing error and former lead singer with the Six Pastels.  '>

Cheers

Mike

[Howard]

My sister did the titles for 24-hour party people - those jumpy green ones. She lived in Marple until recently. Does that count?

Also, I think Malcolm Alison, ontime manager of Man City lived here, I remember a crowd of kids gathering outside his house and taunting him when City were beaten by Halifax Town in the FA cup.

[Mike W]

I believe that Anthony 'Mr Manchester' Wilson was brought up in Marple and went to St Mary's Primary School in Marple Bridge.  I also recall reading somewhere that Bill Grundy ended his days here.   Which, since both Messrs Wilson and Grundy had their links to John Lyson et al, would give Marple a rather surreal place in the annals of punk rock...  Pursuing the Tony Wilson link, trivia buffs may be interested to know that Marple gets a passing mention from Steve Coogan (playing Wilson) in the film 'Twenty Four Hour Party People' and that the TV series 'The Day Today' featured Alan Partridge (also Coogan) reporting on 'Racing from Marple'.   Well, you did ask... '>

Regards

Mike

[orangewhip]

have any famous people ever lived or emerged from Marple?
I think Timmy Mallet of Wacaday fame once resided in the posh leafy streets off Winnington Road, and I've seen that fellow who plays Les in Coronation Street around and about, but are there any others...