Shang-a-Lang (TV series)

Shang-a-Lang
Directed by Dave Warwick
Mike Mansfield
Starring Bay City Rollers:
  Eric Faulkner
  Derek Longmuir
  Leslie McKeown
  Stuart 'Woody' Wood
Big Jim Sullivan
Him and Us Dancers
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Muriel Young
Running time 25 minutes
(including a commercial break)
Release
Original network Granada for ITV
Original release 1 April 1975 – Late 1975
Chronology
Followed by The Krofft Superstar Hour

Shang-a-Lang was a children's pop music TV series starring the Scottish band, the Bay City Rollers. It was produced in Manchester by Granada Television for the ITV network and ran for one 20-week series in 1975.

It featured the band in comedy sketches and performing their songs to a live studio audience made up of their teenage fans. This resulted in chaotic scenes at times as some members of the audience attempted to run onto the studio floor to meet their heroes, resulting in security officers having to forcibly restrain or even eject them from the studio.

The show's theme song "Shang-a-Lang", was a hit single for the group, peaking at number 2 in 1974 in the UK.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.