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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Fear Of Fanny: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
The life of Fanny Cradock, Britain's most famous TV cook from the 1950s to the 1970s 2006
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
TV cook Fanny Cradock's Hertfordshire home up for sale
The former home of forthright television cook Fanny Cradock has been put up for sale with a £5m asking presented her shows from the kitchen of grade II listed Dower House, on the outskirts of the Grove Estate, Watford, during the 1950s, 60s and the 1970s, the BBC commissioned a series Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas in which she made petit fours, mincemeat, cake, turkey and the year the BBC published a booklet giving a detailed account of every recipe and she used to say "you'll find that recipe in the booklet, so I won't show you now". Fanny Cradock, who was born Phyllis Pechey in Essex in 1909, used to appear on camera in various ball-gowns with a cook's apron and tried to inspire women with an exotic approach to often described as the UK's first TV chef, enjoyed 20 years of success appearing in 24 television series between 1955 and was best known for her on-screen partnership with her husband-to-be Major John Cradock (also known as Johnnie) and her forthright style of presenting. Her first television show in 1955 was the BBC series Kitchen Magic, followed by a move to ITV to make the channel's first cookery programme, Fanny's Kitchen. She later returned to the BBC and was a constant feature on television until 1976, when her harsh treatment of an amateur cook, on a programme called The Big Time, brought about an unceremonious end to her career on the small screen. In 1975, BBC Radio 4 broadcast Will the Real Fanny Cradock Stand Up? in which Clive Jacobs visited the took a tour of the house including the large kitchen which had electric doors as she said she "did not believe in staff having to put trays down or balance trays on their knees to open doors".She was asked if she was a good mother and said "well I think I have the perfect relationship with my sons as they say the 'old girl' and 'mum' in front of me, but they call me Fanny behind my back, I know".She said she was scared of people and "we say I am the only shy extrovert in the world and the more I talk, the shyer I become".Jacobs asked how she thought people viewed her and her husband and she said "domineering female" and "gentle, compliant husband". Cradock wrote many best-selling cookbooks and BBC booklets, including Home Cooking with Fanny Cradock, Cooking with Bon Viveur, Problem Cooking with Fanny Craddock and Ten Classic Dishes. Her recipes went on to define British food, particularly in the post-war period where her Escoffier-inspired recipes and flamboyant style made a change after years of died on 27 December 1994, aged 85, in East Sussex where she lived her final years with her husband.A dramatisation of her life, called Fear of Fanny starring Julia Davis and Mark Gatiss, was first broadcast in Dower House dates from the late 17th Century, but was mostly built in the Georgian period in the late 18th other famous resident was the composer Frederick house is on the edge of the Grove Estate, which also features a hotel, spa and championship golf course. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
This New Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Is a Retro Ode to the 1980s
Mercedes-Benz is looking to the past with its latest G-Wagen. The German luxury automaker just unveiled a highly exclusive G-Class celebrating the Decade of Decadence. The striking 'Stronger Than the 1980s' variant is specifically inspired by a one-off built to mark the 500,000th example of the boxy SUV rolling off the line. More from Robb Report English TV Chef Fanny Cradock's Former U.K. Home Lists for $6.6 Million A 178-Year-Old Provincetown House Just One Block From the Beach Lists for $3.8 Million A Porsche 911 Just Became the Nürburgring's Fastest Manual Production Car That G-Wagen, which was unveiled in April 2023, was modeled after the 1986 280 GE, the version of the 4×4 that first captured the public's imagination. While still very clearly a W 463-series G-Class, the unique build featured several retro details outside and in, including an Agave Green paint job, amber turn signals, and checker-patterned upholstery inserts. The example wasn't meant to be a preview of a future production model, but due to popular demand, that's just what it has become. The Stronger Than the 1980s edition is as close as you can come to buying the 500,000th G-Wagen. The variant, which is based on the newer W 465-series G-Wagen, comes in one of two period-appropriate colors, Agave Green (of course) or Colorado Beige. The hues aren't the only nostalgic exterior detail, though. The vehicle's trim—including radiator grille, headlamp grates, bumpers, wheel flares, and roof rack—is painted black, and it rides on a set of classic, five-spoke light alloy wheels. The interior has been treated with a similarly light-but-loving touch. The majority of the cabin is covered in black, but the center inserts of each seat features a dove-gray checked pattern. Other model-specific details include grab handles that feature the variant's name, '1 of 460' stitched into the center console, and a 'Schöckl Proved' badge on the B-pillar that looks just like the one from the '80s. Mercedes's announcement is short on technical details, but the exclusive model is based on the 2025 G 550. That means it's powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six with mile hybrid technology that makes 443 hp and 413 ft lbs of torque. In the market for a G-Wagen with some old school flair? You'll want to reach out to Mercedes soon about the Stronger Than the 1980s edition, as the automaker plans to build just 460 examples of the 4×4 (the model's first series was the W 460). Pricing has yet to be announced, but expect the variant to cost more than the standard G 550, which starts at $148, of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article.
