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John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music

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John Shuttleworth invites musical guests to his Sheffield home to sing his songs.

John Shuttleworth invites musical guests to his Sheffield home to sing his songs and their own, if they are lucky.

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John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music: Series 1

Graham Fellows

Chas Hodges

Dawn Ellis

John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music: Series 1: Episode 1: Chas & Dave

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Episode 1

Episode 1: Chas & Dave

Series 1

Chas & Dave

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John invites Chas & Dave to sing one of his songs - and one of their own if they're lucky.

John invites the 'rockney' duo to his home to sing one of his songs - and one of their own if they're lucky. But where is Dave? From July 2014.

Since the mid-1980s, aspiring singer/songwriter, John Shuttleworth has been posting audio cassettes of his 'finest songs to date' to pop stars throughout the land, in the hope that someone would record his material. But all to no avail. 

However, the BBC has very kindly given John a series and asked him to invite pop starts to bring their music to his Sheffield home. So it is that Chas & Dave, Heaven 17, Toyah Willcox and Leee John find themselves in John's lounge having tea with wife Mary, being flirted with by Mary's friend Joan and hassled by John's agent Ken Worthington, as they try and perform not only one their greatest hits but more importantly, one of John's.

In the first show John welcomes Chas Hodges from Chas & Dave into the lounge. But where's Dave? Has he heard that Mary won't allow jellied eels in the house or didn't he want to come? 

Whatever the reason, Chas will have to perform on his own using John's trusty keyboard although, as he's been influenced by Jerry Lee Lewis, John warns him that he won't tolerate any feet on the keyboard. 

Written and Performed by Graham Fellows.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

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Comedy series written and performed by Graham Fellows

Comedy series. John Shuttleworth invites musical guests to his Sheffield home to sing one of his songs and one of their own, if they are lucky. Written and performed by Graham Fellows

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