Snooker legends on BBC 2 (Sunday night)

[MillionMilesAway]

Pot Black BBC 2 in the 70's was essential viewing - the FA Cup of snooker.
Eddie Charlton, Ray Reardon, and co became household names.
What was the name of the Welsh fella with blonde / white hair?

Terry "I'm in the final now" Griffiths?

 

[Sky Blue]

There's a lot of interesting angles in the programme.

Other than Higgins being crazy, Taylor seems exactly like he came over, Davis is always good for stories and sending himself up, Hearn is odious. I don't remember hearing Reardon speak before, he was great.

I haven't seen the third ep yet, but didn't Thorburn make the first 147, and stop play on the other table as he got close. I have a memory of Werbenuik hugging him, and the final yellow being immensely tense.

First 147 at the World Championship.

 

[TravisBickle]

There's a lot of interesting angles in the programme.

Other than Higgins being crazy, Taylor seems exactly like he came over, Davis is always good for stories and sending himself up, Hearn is odious. I don't remember hearing Reardon speak before, he was great.

I haven't seen the third ep yet, but didn't Thorburn make the first 147, and stop play on the other table as he got close. I have a memory of Werbenuik hugging him, and the final yellow being immensely tense.

Reardon is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Top player/top man.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

First 147 at the World Championship.

That's what I meant, yes. Davis's one was in th UK, wasn't it?

The Thorburn 147 struck me as being one of the great events in snooker.

 

[Sky Blue]

That's what I meant, yes. Davis's one was in th UK, wasn't it?

The Thorburn 147 struck me as being one of the great events in snooker.

First televised. Lada classic. Think he won a Lada!

Cliff's 147 started with a fluke!

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

First 147 at the World Championship.

Amazing that the first official tournament 147 - in the same year - was by Steve Davis v John Spencer, but Spencer got the first unofficial tournament 147 - 3 yrs before - v Cliff Thorburn.

 

[TravisBickle]

Amazing that the first official tournament 147 - in the same year - was by Steve Davis v John Spencer, but Spencer got the first unofficial tournament 147 - 3 yrs before - v Cliff Thorburn.

Cameraman has a lot to answer too regarding John Spencer’s max lol

 

[MillionMilesAway]

First televised. Lada classic. Think he won a Lada!

Cliff's 147 started with a fluke!

Ta. Good thing it wasn't Werbenuik, who'd not have got in one.

 

[Cheesy]

The BBC did a comedy-drama called The Rack Pack about the rivalry between Davis & Higgins that I thought was really good.

BBC Two - The Rack Pack

Affectionate comedy drama about the glory days of professional snooker in the 1980s.

www.bbc.co.uk

Not on iPlayer apparently. Not sure if you can get it elsewhere.

 

[TravisBickle]

Ta. Good thing it wasn't Werbenuik, who'd not have got in one.

Or ever sober enough to drive it ;)