The second Goodies novella from Chinbeard Books is now available for pre-order. Our thanks to Henri Phillipps and Ben Rohde for finding this article about Jim's passing: Ģnd Goodies novella available for pre-order We admired him greatly and were very fond of him." The Radio Times article ( ) goes on to say "Franklin and his amazing outdoor sequences had a lot to do with The Goodies' success at Montreux television festival, winning the Silver Rose in 1972 for the legendary Kitten Kong episode, and again in 1975 for the homage-packed story, The Movies." He was meticulous in his preparation and drew detailed storyboards, which ensured that all the gags worked as intended, and also saved an awful lot of time and money. He cut the film sequences in the first series, then became director for the second series onward. In a 2020 interview in honor of "The Goodies" 50th anniversary, Graeme Garden said, "Jim was a brilliant film editor, with a real feel for comedy. ![]() We are saddened to share the news that Jim Franklin, who directed many Goodies episodes, passed away in August 2021 after a long illness. I’d recommend buying the Goodies book first and then one of mine. There’s a lot of other stuff and some very exciting things in the works. And I wrote and directed the film “A Dozen Summers” on Netflix. I also co-wrote Getting Better: The Fight for the NHS for Audible, starring Rhod Gilbert. That’s my most personal book and I’m confident it has more jokes per page than any other book about mental health. Well, there’s the comic memoir, Bisection about living and parenting with bipolar disorder. What other projects have you worked on that we might know? Obviously, you want fans to like it, you want any reader to like it, but you can’t have that in your head when you’re writing. Well, I AM a fan, so that’s the only preliminary test I can run. How nervous are you about the fans' reaction to your work? With comedy you can only write what you think is funny and hope other people will feel the same.ĥ. But they had such an influence on my own style, it’s about making it recognisably The Goodies while also making it my own. Trying to live up to the quality is certainly nerve-wracking. Was it intimidating to try to write a book in the Goodies' style? I would love to meet Graeme and Bill though, just putting that out into the universe.Ĥ. Knowing Graeme, Bill and Tim’s wife Christine support the books makes the experience much more exciting. I haven’t yet had the pleasure, although Graeme does have input on the books, which is astonishing enough. ![]() To paraphrase Ringo Starr, they look large in my legend. I deep dove into Python, Goodies and pretty much everything connected to that era. I grew up on cassettes of I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again. I’m Canadian, but I’ve always been obsessed with comedy, particularly British sketch comedy. Were you a fan of The Goodies work (their TV or radio shows) prior to becoming involved in this project? I was honoured to help out with a couple of jokes and some editing on the first book “Avengers Dissemble” so I was thrilled to get a chance to tackle one of my own.Ģ. I’ve worked on a number of projects for Chinbeard Books, and Barnaby (Chief Beard) knew I was an aficionado of all things comedy. How did you become involved in writing the novella? The Goodies Rule - OK! Fan Club is pleased to present an interview with Kenton Hall, author of Chinbeard Books' second Goodies novella, "The Goodies: Pods and Monsters" (available for pre-order now from ).ġ. Interview: Kenton Hall, author of "The Goodies" Pods and Monsters"
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