“He even gave the NME its article headline.
And 'Holding court in the Granada canteen....' Before Granada was wrecked by Thatcher and Gerry Robinson, Michael Parkinson said this once:
"It was the only office I have entered to have a Francis Bacon in the entrance hall and a John Bratby mural in the canteen."
Anna Ford said this: "The canteen had decent food and was egalitarian,” and this: “You could watch the cast of Coronation Street rehearsing what was then a live show, or Laurence Olivier not giving his all in rehearsal (just to surprise them on the take)…”
And this: "If you had a good idea you were told to get on with it. Granada was robust in its defiance of authority. There were punch-ups in the cutting room, but they were heady days, with a touch of glamour, and I’ve never felt more alive."
You won't get that down at the Quays.
[John Finch (ed) Granada Television: The First Generation. 2003, Manchester University Press.]”
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And 'Holding court in the Granada canteen....' Before Granada was wrecked by Thatcher and Gerry Robinson, Michael Parkinson said this once:
"It was the only office I have entered to have a Francis Bacon in the entrance hall and a John Bratby mural in the canteen."
Anna Ford said this: "The canteen had decent food and was egalitarian,” and this: “You could watch the cast of Coronation Street rehearsing what was then a live show, or Laurence Olivier not giving his all in rehearsal (just to surprise them on the take)…”
And this: "If you had a good idea you were told to get on with it. Granada was robust in its defiance of authority. There were punch-ups in the cutting room, but they were heady days, with a touch of glamour, and I’ve never felt more alive."
You won't get that down at the Quays.
[John Finch (ed) Granada Television: The First Generation. 2003, Manchester University Press.]”