Washing on TV

[aquarius1984]

brookside washers

in the house Max had the washer was a grey jet system like Gail Platts in coro. Funnily enough while Max was resident there was always the same box of Ark (remember that one?) or Ecover (cant remember which brand but it was ecological powder it may have been but i dont think it was, possibly Down to Earth, another old powder) down the side of the machine. When Max moved out the new residents got the machine in the house but they switched to Persil Performance. Nick

 

[aquarius1984]

he wants to buy me roses lol!

Who remembers the laundry room in Prisoner Cell Block H? Doreen and Mighty Mouse loading that massive washer and using surf. They only ever had small boxes of surf for some reason. For an industrial laundry no big containers of anything which like the sets seemed pretty shaky lol. Judy Bryant on the 2 Huebsch dryers. Queen Bea Smith behind her big steam press jamming it down on drug dealerSharon Gilmors fingers! Great programme shame it only ran for 613 episodes. Nick

 

[lavamat_jon]

Or how about the latest version of Crossroads, which had Nora Batty in the laundry and 2 Huebsch washers and 2 Huebsch dryers - however unlike Eastenders, they didn't work yet they still had washing machine sound effects!

Jon

 

[launderess]

Crossroads, Nora Batty? Don't you mean "Last of the Summer Wine"? There are frequent scenes there of the local laundrette. Then again maybe there are two Nora Battys loose.

L.

 

[aquarius1984]

nora batty

Nora Batty is the well know name for Kathy Staff the actress who plays Nora in LOTSW. no matter what new character name she is given in any programme everybody here refers to her as that. Its an affectionate brit thing. Her name in crossroads was Dorris which i guess was in keeping with the Nora theme

 

[aquarius1984]

sneaky advertising on brookside . . .

Jon not sure if you remember in the opening credits of Brookie in the last few years they had an Ariel (pmsl) view of a well know fast food outlet. I cant help but think Mersey TV had a little (*COUGH*) bribe (*COUGH*) from the Golden Arches too hmmm.

 

[chrisbsuk]

i may be wrong here... but i swear the machines in Eastenders do turn in the laundrette scenes dont they??

Also... Peggy Mitchell has (and sadly for her) a Hoover "performa" 1100 above the queen vic

 

[lavamat_jon]

Yep, the machines in the launderette do turn. The stainless steel ones never fill with water, however the old yellow Primus machines they had pre-1995 used to fill really high with water, as they were plumbed in. In fact I remember one scene once where one flooded the launderette as part of the storyline!

Nick, is this the part of the opening titles you mean?

Jon

 

[chrisbsuk]

i remember that storyline... it was deliberate by Nick Cotton or something similar!

 

[washboy2005]

Washing on TV........

One Of My Favourite TV shows C4's "Shameless" has quite a few washing machines in it, some of which I rather like.#

80's Brown and White Hotpoint - There is a scene where you see the Hotpoint in Action - The family is living in poverty and cant afford a new washing machine, the crusty old hotpoint only works if you kick start it and keep your foot on the door, you see the washing machine spinning and tumbling, Traditional Hotpoint Noises :-D

White Beko WMA1512 - This replaced the crusty old hotpoint, you see it being installed and you hear it but never see it in action. When the camera zooms in on it, in place of the Beko label there is a "Vannec Electronics" label, I have searched the Internet for this brand I can not find it anywhere.

The next door neighbours get given the crusty old Hotpoint, and you see them carrying it through to their own house, however upon closer inspection theyre actually carrying a Brown and White Hotpoint Tumble Dryer.

There is also a Silver and Black Beko WMA 1512 in one of the homes you never see this in action, although you do see a little dog jump into it. I have never seen a silver Beko with Black Dial, and buttons :-S

Servis Millenium Edition - White with Chrome door, buttons and dials. You see this machine being loaded once, never seen or heard in action.

In the home of a nurse you see a Hotpoint First Edition WM51-53 range, and installed next to it is an old design White Knight Full Size Tumble Dryer, you never see or hear these in action.

I Think Thats them all.

Just thought I'd have an input

Take Care
Dan

 

[washboy2005]

Washing on TV....

ITV's Cold Feet had a few washing machines in it too,

Zanussi Nexus - Adam and Rachel own this machine, You see actor James Nesbitt crouched in front of it reading the side of a really old box of Daz powder.

AEG Lavamat 660 or similar, this is in the first ever pilot episode David and Karen own it, you dont see or hear it in action.

Creda/Hotpoint Brown and White Pete and Jenny own this in the pilot episode, its tucked into an alcove.

After the pilot episode, David and Karen have had a new kitchen installed and have an integrated Servis/Diplomat washer dryer with rainwave style door, dials and huge orange power light. You see Karen unloading the machine, theres a box of "Radion" on the worktop. Ah how I miss Radion!!!

Pete and Jenny have a new kitchen installed also, they get a Zanussi from the era of the RSI machines. In Later Series their Zanussi Washing Machine gets replaced with a Zanussi Dishwasher from the same era.

Take Care
Dan

 

[aquarius1984]

grr

Jon i cant view the link you put on. Using my mobile to surf today. Where you getting all these brookie clips from? Would love for brookie to be back. Cant beat a good ol corkhill domestic fight lol. CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN! Nick

 

[aquarius1984]

Victor Meldrew

and his wife margaret had a SERVIS quartz 600 the first type when the show 1st started. Then they had a 1988 brown white hotpoint. Then at the end they had a zamussi turbodry washer dryer. Sadly no machines in action though. I remember a film on tv once called BOB AND SUE or something which showed a brown white hotpoint going into distribute and spin with the real noises! . It was an odd scene as the camera was pointed directly at the washer door and thats all the shot was.

 

[mrjms]

Washing On TV

Does anyone know what type of washer Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith Show had? It was kept outside on the back porch...must have been pretty chilling out there doing laundry in the winter time. I don't remember ever seeing her doing the laundry in any of the shows.

 

[hoovermatic]

Annie Sugden at Emmerdale Farm had a very old Indesit FL with a super fast 380 rpm. Her son Jack later had a Hotpoint TL which I coveted for years!

 

[hotpointfan]

Adding to reply 32

It's a bit late to add to this thread, but I was watching the 1997 Christmas Special, 'Endgame' of One Foot in the Grave, I noticed the washing machine was a Bosch WFB2000. As far as I am aware, there is no other appearance of this machine in any other episodes, as after this episode it was replaced with a Zanussi TurboDry or Quick'n'Clean.

 

[hotpointfan]

2point4 Children

Although mentioned several times on here, BBC sitcom 2point4 children had plenty of washing machine's.

Here is the episode in which Rona was supposed to get married, she ends up dangling from the ceiling in her wedding dress, and her Hotpoint 95** is on view, this later turned into a Hotpoint dryer..

 

[hotpointfan]

Again..

Also in 2point4 Children, a little later on, Rona had a Servis Multivent Dryer, which can be seen in the is picture. I guess they bought a dryer instead of a washer because it was cheaper? Or maybe lighter?

 

[hotpointfan]

Others include..

In 2point4 Children also, Rona had a Hoover Electronic 1100 A3110, Bill had a Ignis, then an Ariston, and also a Zanussi Nexus… as well as a wide variety of vacuum cleaners as well.

 

[pedro]

2point4children

In the episode 'Greed' (available to watch on YouTube) Bill and Ben's washing machine has a feature role in it...not sure which make it is but it's worth a watch...