The Wild West Comes To Lancashire

Bootle Saddles, 1984

This little gem has probably been forgotten about or never heard of by many readers.

However Bootle Saddles was a BBC Sitcom that never quite took off running for 6 episodes over 1 series in 1984.

Summary

Set in ‘Apache Wells’, a Wild West theme park run by northerner Percy “Call me Jesse!” James, his wife and daughter Betty.

The series revolved around a group of Wild West fanatics who spend their spare time dressing up and recreating the American frontier.

Clips

 

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Cast

Percy James – Kenneth Cope
Isobel James – Anne Carroll
Betty James – Debbie Arnold
Tom henderson – John Normington
Rita Henderson – Shirley Stelfox
The Kid- Gordon Rollings
Cyril – Robert Owen
Bert – Mike Walling

Details

Channel: BBC2
Written By: Paul Benn and Raymond Mansell
Original Transmission Dates: 10th September – 15th October 1984