Nurse Gladys Emmanuel

Post by **iandromiskin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:54 am

Just wondering if anyone has any information on the Nurse Glandys Emmanuels White Morris Minor from Open All Hours ? ie. what year was it, what the registraion was, any other trivia ?

Post by **mike.perry** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:42 am

I thought someone in the club owned it

Post by **iandromiskin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:49 am

Really

I'll tell you why I'am asking, I'am the editor of the Irish Morris Minors Club Magazine and I'am running a series of articles on the Morris Minor on TV and Movies and obviously the first place you start is the most famous - Open All Hours (well that and Lovejoy), so I'am trying to find out any information I can on the White Minor from the show, so if someone from the club owns it that would be fantastic

... Maybe they would allow me to run a story on their car ? Or maybe someone has some information on it generally ?

Post by **Sidney'61** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:10 pm

She actually had few different ones, all white saloons, presumably all supposed to be acting as the same one, but they were slightly different to each other.
I'll see if I can find a previous thread on it.

Post by **Sidney'61** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:15 pm

Just checked, she had 2,
Here's the the details of one of them
JOJ117E
2 door
not been taxed for 20 years

Date of Liability 01 06 1986
Date of First Registration 03 03 1967
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1098CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour WHITE

Post by **iandromiskin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:59 pm

Wow... Thats brilliant information, thanks.

Post by **PSL184** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:16 pm

Here;s 2 more pics - both different cars and not JOJ 117E. Can't clearly make out the reg numbers though...

This one is *JY 102D

Post by **PSL184** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:21 pm

Here's JOJ 117E

Post by **simmitc** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:40 pm

Can't tell you anything about NGE but I used to live opposite the farmhouse that was used by Lovejoy, and saw quite a bit of filming. Went on set to see the car. It had wide wheels and a big bore tail pipe, but was otherwise a bog standard 1098. They had a resident "mechanic" who spotted a tiny drop of condensation on the dipstick. He then proclaimed that the head gasket must be about to fail, so the Director told him to get it fixed damn quickly, no matter what the cost. Nice bit of overtime for a local garage. I sold them a couple of parts from my stock, but can't now remember what.

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:48 am

You should have at least got a mention in the credits
`Spares Supplied by Simon`

Post by **iandromiskin** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:49 am

Those pictures are great !!!

This should probably go in a seperate topic, but in relation to Miriam (Lovejoys Car) does anyone have any information on her (thought there must have been many Miriams) ? Ie pictures, information, trivia, where is one of her now etc... ???

Post by **simmitc** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:40 pm

See my post above for some details of Miriam. I can confirm that the number plates were false for filming, double sided tape used to cover the genuine road plates.

Post by **PSL184** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:26 pm

At least 2 different cars were used in Lovejoy. One a 68 and the other a 69 although despite differences were passed off as the same car.....

The origianl car which was seen as VOY 943G was allegedly given away in a newspaper competition in the 90's.
The other reg number is RKE 398G

Post by **Cam** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:19 pm

It attended the potteries branch rally in 1992 at Alton towers.

Have a look here:
http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/RallyPics/ ... 992_12.jpg

http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/RallyPics/ ... /Alton.htm

Another car attending this rally was the car restored on Surprise Surprise the TV show:
http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/RallyPics/ ... 992_10.jpg

Post by **iandromiskin** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:22 pm

That is mad re the changing cars !!!!

Why do Tv companies skimp on continunity ?

Post by **Sidney'61** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:31 pm

iandromiskin wrote: Why do Tv companies skimp on continunity ?

'Coz only us anoraks notice...

Post by **iandromiskin** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:42 pm

Sidney'61 wrote:'Coz only us anoraks notice...

Very true !

Post by **LouiseM** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:53 am

One of the 'open all hours' Minors was sold on e-bay earlier this year. It came with signed cast photo's, a full mot, and went for around £4k I think.

Post by **JuNK512G** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:51 pm

I have come across an article in issue 1 of Minor Monthly, July 1995 about Miriam VOY943G, a 1968 Convertible which in May 1992, because the film company were unable to store it, was given as a prize in a photo competition run by The News of the World, entry was £1 & the car was valued at £8000. This car did the JOGLE in 1994.
For the following series of Lovejoy, a saloon conversion with alloy wheels was used.

Post by **badfelafel** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:04 pm

I'm very suspicious about Nurse Gladys using different Minors... don't you think that being a nurse is a great cover? I bet she was dealing drugs, guns, banned breeds of dogs, or something...