Robert, a very belated thanks for "A Place to Go"--what a pleasure
to finally see this lost Rita performance. She steals the entire
movie, easily, with her cockiness, and dare I say punky arrogance.
She seems more self-assured than in any previous film, and certainly
more "in charge" than in "The Knack" (at least initially)
and "Smashing Time". Also nice to see Barbara Ferris ("Having a Wild
Weekend", "The System") in a minor role, too. Not too crazy about
Mike Sarne, but that's life in the kitchen sink. Thanks again for
sourcing this British drama.

Greg O.

--- In finallyaritatushinghamclub@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Dahl"
<rjd0309@c...> wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> I now have on hand three ultra-rare Rita features.
>
> 1. A Place To Go (1963)
>
> Life in Bethnal Green is changing for the Flints. Son Ricky (pop
> singer Michael Sarne) is dissatisfied with his lot and eager to
get
> away. Mixed up in a planned robbery, his life becomes even more
> complicated when he gets involved with quirky Catherine Donovan
(Rita
> Tushingham).
>
> The recording has three minor shortcomings -
> (a) a transparent Channel 5 logo in the upper left corner
> (unnoticeable, really);
> (b) a two-second video dropout about two-thirds of the way through
> the movie;
> (c) about 30 seconds of slightly distorted audio immediately
> following the video dropout, then the audio resynchronizes.
>
>
> 2. Comedy Playhouse (1974 Apr 16) "No Strings" TV episode (yeah, I
> got things sorted out with that film collector)
>
> When Derek (Keith Barron) advertises for a flatmate, he gets more
> than he bargained for — the lonely and quirkily charming Leonora
> (Rita Tushingham), who, albeit unintentionally, disrupts his life
in
> a major way.
>
> Was the pilot episode for a six-episode comedy series shown in
late
> 1974. Still looking for those six eps...
>
>
> 3. Seeing Things (1984 Jan 15) "Seeing R.E.D." TV episode
>
> Journalist Louie Ciccone (Louis Del Grande) has psychic abilities,
> which help him solve mysteries. In episode 3.1, Louie tries to
prove
> that hockey player Kenny Volker is innocent of murder. There's
more
> to this mystery than meets the eye, as Louie runs afoul of
> unscrupulous research scientist Dr. Jessica Edwards (Rita
> Tushingham), a chimpanzee named B.F. Skinner, and the dangerous
> leader of an Army commando unit.
>
> A Canadian TV series (1981-1987) about a newspaper reporter who
> receives occasional psychic visions.
> ---
>
> All three features are available in NTSC format (US, Canada) and
in
> PAL format (UK, Europe). Figure $1 per DVD for the cost of
> materials, and $2.50 per DVD for postage to US destinations ($3.50
> for the UK).
>
> It is most extraordinary to have found all these titles in the
same
> month. This would be similar to finding Bigfoot, the Loch Ness
> monster, and Roswell aliens all attending the same Halloween
party.
> A tremendous stroke of good luck (perhaps I ought to buy lottery
> tickets this month)!
>
> If interested in a copy of one or more of these titles, kindly
send
> me an email message, rjd0309@c...
>
> Cheers,
> Robert