Anyone here familiar with '80s TV comedy "The Comic Strip Presents.... Five Go Mad In Dorset"?
Remember the tune that plays in the background whenever the Famous Five are cycling through the countryside? It's been used all over the place, whenever a programme maker wants to suggest "cheery, carefree 1950s suburban carry-ons". It's so familiar, but I haven't a clue what it's called. It *might* be the theme to "Housewife's Choice", but that's just a guess (and google suggests not).
As for the composer, I've a suspicion, having heard a similar track on the "Music for TV Dinners" compilation, that it's by C King Palmer, which I've googled but not had any joy with.
Anyway, if anyone could point me to an mp3 of it and/or tell me the name and the composer, I'd be reet grateful.
In fact, while I'm here, I wouldn't mind "the train one" as well. You know the one: about the same era, similar sound but with a "dubba-dubba-duh, dubba-dubba-duh" rhythm and the sweeping strings sounding a bit grander. |
