AUF WIEDERSEHEN, PET AT 40 - FAN FEEDBACK

“It was genuinely out of this world. The first part was special, the second part was bucket list, my letters to Santa and every coin I threw into a wishing well as a boy all rolled into one. It was a privilege to be there.” Ian Linden “Exceeded our expectations, what a show, could sit through it all again, just love AWPet, all cast brilliant and organisation second to none! Brilliant show a big, big thank you to all who put it together, still buzzing, a dream come true, just love the programme. Was all I expected and more, a dream come true seeing all the cast on stage, they did not disappoint, will live with me forever, love, love the programme, and special thanks to all who put it together.” Geoff Sowden “Absolutely incredible. I needed waterproof mascara and a bag full of tissues as I cried so many tears of joy. Thank you all for being so utterly brilliant.” Trish Taylor “I’ve followed Sunday for Sammy for years. Auf Wiedersehen Pet is the show I’ve grown up with. Such a touching tribute to Gary and Pat. My all-time wish was to see Jimmy live and I’ve done that. It was so hot... you guys deserve a medal getting through it and being fantastic all the way. Massive well done to all involved.” Eve Walker “This really was a once in a lifetime experience and one I'll never ever forget. To see these legends in person, I really was star struck. What an amazing evening and one I'll always be grateful for. To be surrounded by people who love this show as much as me was BOSTIN!” Stuart Carey “I'd been looking forward to this since it was announced and couldn't believe it when one after another was announced on stage. Biggest surprises for me were Ally Fraser, Christopher Fairbanks, Lysette Anthony and Douglas McBride, who was hilarious. A night I'll never forget.” Stephen Richardson “Quite possibly the best night of my life. One of the highlights for me was seeing Oz and Marjorie, Neville and Brenda, and Ali Fraser and Vicky reunited on stage. “Ah hey, it was magic. Magic!" ”Weeks later, my family and friends that were there were still talking about last night. I was blown away when Alfie Joey introduced Tim Healy, Kevin Whately and Jimmy Nail on stage. No fanfare, they just sat down, the central television logo played on screen behind them and they launched into ‘Breakin’ Away. Stephen Richardson One week on from the anniversary shows I still smile, laugh and get a bit tearful thinking back to such an excellent day. I’ve no idea if there are any more in the future but that day I’ll never forget. Once again, a big thank you to everyone who organised and attended. Andrew Holmes What a performance! Loved every second, nostalgia, humour, reflection. Well done to all involved! Sat with a tear in my eye on many occasions. Donkey shite for the memories! Matt Hayes That was a fantastic Saturday afternoon, funny and emotional. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. We travelled from Solihull to be there. BRILLIANT. Carol Mills It was the best night out I ever had. It was a very special night. Whoever organised it you all did a great job. Seeing Jimmy Nail singing big river will live with me the rest of my life... he can sing! Nick McPhail It was amazing. I feel so lucky and privileged to have been able to go. Woke up this morning in my hotel and still can't quite believe I was there. Right now I'm looking out on the Tyne watching the market setting up. My first visit to Newcastle, but it won't be my last. It was awesome. I wish I could do it all over . It was awesome. I wish I could do it all over again! Barbra Grundy Every second was special. So many laughs and so many tears. I feel as though I have been part of something wonderful today. Looking around at people’s faces during the afternoon was emotional. There was so much love in the room for everyone involved with the show. Thank you to the organisers and to everyone on stage who made it a memory which will stay with every audience member. Jimmy’s performance of “Big River” - no words are needed. Thank you. X Teddy Anya Great night last night celebrating 40 years of Auf Wiedersehen Pet at (a very hot) Newcastle City Hall. Some wonderful stories and memories of one of the greatest TV shows ever. Loved that my favourite moment when Oz chinned Big Baz was part of the show. Emotional version of Big River and group version of That’s Livin’ Alright to round of a great show. Huge thanks to all involved. Stephen Grey It was an amazing event, brilliant to see all the people who made AWP the show that it was. It looked like they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves as much as we did. Loved it, thank you to everyone involved! x Opel Geetee “A huge amount of planning must have gone into all this. The event was just amazing. Felt like being part of one big family and proud to be from the northeast. I can’t thank everyone involved enough.” Tracy Connell Travelled down from Scotland for the weekend. Wouldn't have changed a thing. So many iconic scenes that were set in Newcastle. I just don’t think it would work anywhere else if I am being honest. It was all just perfect.” Bartholomew Marion Quint “Aye I'm still on the come down from a monumental night of Auf Wiedersehen Pet at 40. My souvenir ticket also came today and as my only ambition is to see Fridays come round again, I modelled my new AWP merch at work yesterday that I picked up at the show, whilst maintaining my pontoon streak courtesy of my AWP cards, pretty decent. But most importantly, I'll always have the memories of that wonderful night with YOU! Yes, the great Auf Wiedersehen fans, I'm proud to be one of the Petties”. Martyn Lockey “Very touching tributes! Emotional to say the least. Done with total respect as you would expect”. Paul Hickey “We attended the afternoon show... soooo emotional in parts, was handed the 40 year anniversary tee shirt from my brother and sister in law, who bought it for me for my birthday , without my knowledge and what a surprise it was. The show was so wonderful, well done to all the crew who made it happen” Charlie Simpkin “It was absolutely brilliant” Bob Henderson “What a night that was, still buzzing from it, they all put on an incredible performance.” Chris Jenkins “A brilliant show, loved every minute, wish it was this weekend ,a great big thank you to all who helped put it on.” Geoff Sowen “I got to say that the 40th AWP Anniversary was absolutely amazing! Cast and Crew were fantastic And a big thank you to the promoters. For sorting a better seat out for me!” Simon Brookes “It was beyond my wildest expectations of just how good it was. So well put together and for so many of cast to be there was icing on the cake. Was amazing. A privilege to be there. X” George Bradley “It turned into a very special night and well worth the trip to Newcastle. Also great to see Bill Paterson there. Jimmy Nail was terrific and gave us a wonderful performance in the second half. Great to hear Big River live in Newcastle and I Can’t Be Myself with that jacket!” James Anthony “It is rare to have this many incredible people on one stage at the same time. Such a privilege. X” Angela Gowan “I had a fantastic time, meeting up with all my friends, and trying to give the wonderful fans a chance to know a little more about how great the programme was to make. Respect to all x” George Bradley “Well done guys. Was there for the evening show. The whole show was excellent, and Alfie Joey really helped to carry off the 1st half as host.” Douglas Driver “It was amazing from start to finish.” Gail Denwood Ridley “Had an incredible time at the "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" at 40 event at City Hall Newcastle today! Such a fantastic show with amazing effort from all involved….” Jeff Barnacle “It was incredible the whole night was class” Janet Milliken “Wow!! What a fantastic and emotional night!!!! Thank you so much to everyone who arranged this! Without doubt the best tv show ever made with the best theme songs. Bloody Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!” Claire-Louise Woodlands “It was incredible. I feel so privileged to have been. Lovely to see Bill Patterson. Amazing, absolutely amazing ” Barbara Grundy “What a fantastic matinee show all legends in my eyes brought back many memories plus special remembrance messages to all past cast which was very touching indeed. Well done to all and love the idea all proceeds are going to charity causes close to their hearts so glad we managed to get tickets to see this 40th anniversary show which we will never forget! Truly amazing can't wait for the DVD!” Lesley Blackett “Fantastic and very emotional night at the Auf Wiedersehen Pet, well done to all from the team, producers, the band and crew who attended, loved every bit of it and the gig at the end was brilliant and different, all proceeds to charity well done to you all!” Brian Green “Jimmy Nails singing voice live was amazing, he certainly can sing. I enjoyed every minute of it!” Sarah S “Jimmy Nails singing voice live was amazing, he certainly can sing. I enjoyed every minute of it. We were sat at the front, and I have to say it was one of the best things I've ever seen at Newcastle City Hall.” Sarah Steventon “Was absolutely amazing, tears for big river and emotional when Jimmy sang crocodile shoes. Even the song IF for pat roach and Ruby for Gary holten was just so emotional. Laughed and cried all the way through xxx” Maxine Fairley “So lucky to have attended this 40th Anniversary show it was brilliant – Legends” Lesley Blackett “I liked the fact all the money raised went to worthy charities..well done all, cracking show ..Big River got me as well ....lovely touch on Pat and Gary” Charlie Simpkin “Fantastic wasn’t it. I got emotional when they spoke about Sammy (Ronnie) Johnson. But as they said what came from his death was the additional series. Great show and well done everyone who pulled this together, great to see so many faces.” Mark Fraser “Having had time to reflect, I realised what an absolute privilege it was to be there on Saturday night, not only the show but the fans as well, chatting to people you've never met before, having a lift back to the hotel off someone you've never met before, a truly remarkable evening, magic man, magic.” Ian Swift “It was absolutely fantastic” Tracy Troy “Had a great night last night watching the 40th anniversary reunion of Auf Weidersehen, Pet. In attendance was Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Christopher Fairbank,... Amongst dozens of side cast members.... Brenda... Marjorie, Vicky, Ally Fraser and Big Baz! Christa, and many more! First half was the cast doing a 'This is your Life' questions and answers, then second half was Jimmy Nail singing some Merle Haggard and other hits, including Tim Healy singing the shows theme tunes!” Shaun Watson “Don’t forget unless your later show was diff that Kev sang his old busking song wanting to be a cowboy. Didn’t want spoil eve show but we had with both parts 4hrs in a mega hot theatre - no one can say they were short changed. The most impact for me was the in-memory song and screen. So many gone and not all that old. As Jimmy said with the charities all of us will be touch with the difficult disease they trying to support. Well done the fan club team - what an event. Heard about the Beeston gatherings from many chatted to. Nearly where I dump my car in Clifton before tram trains and metro so love to hear about the next one. Well done all.” Tony Kenny “I was very lucky to come to your show on Saturday night. Fantastic and every penny went to charity. Oz your voice singing Big River made me cry. Beautiful!” Carol Sanderson “Second half was a smorgasbord of performances from all of them. Great to see and hear Jimmy singing again..... never thought it would happen!” Linda Grierson “It was awesome we attended the evening show & absolutely loved it” Julie Atkinson “Wey aye man. Jimmy singing, ‘I Can’t Be Myself’ was one of the highlights for me” Tom Stamp “Absolutely brilliant show, well done lads and lasses” Derek Fletcher “I was at the reunion on sat in Newcastle it was amazing and also very emotional” Lesley Liddell “It was a fantastic night x” Julie Harrison “One of the best afternoons ever. Very emotional.” Lesley Craig “Thank you, Newcastle, for being so hospitable, had a great time the show was amazing a once in a lifetime experience for me. For those that put so much into organising it and making it so memorable thank you.” Simon Ruff “What an amazing day it was, Shearer’s Bar for the match then AWP @40 on the night brilliant performance from all involved, laughter and tears at times. Best show that’s ever been on TV” Andy Geordie Kelsey Well, where do I start. As a Glaswegian boy of 16 seeing Auf Wiedersehen Pet and falling in love with it when it hit our screens, who knew how much it would become a large part of our lives and that 40 years later we would have this celebration. We are all one big family of brothers and sisters and that was echoed with how the night went. Very emotional, nostalgic and heartwarming. Absolutely Top rank team effort by all involved I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I have worked in Newcastle off and on over the years and that is always a joy for me making friends with some of the Geordie mafia and my son has business there now and got many Geordie friends, so the love of the toon has been handed down. Thanks to the guys I met in the queue, top blokes as you would expect. Here are some pics from the very hot but wonderful night, we'll meet again! Ps. Also a pic of the gaffer I saw at Close House where I was staying. “Well done guys, it was truly a day/night to remember for the rest of our lives. The big river was tears of happiness, sadness and love for the show.” Raymond McLean “Fantastic weekend, you did us all proud. What a show it was!” John Featherstone “Absolutely fantastic night. Well done to the team for putting on an incredible spectacle of fun, inside info and nostalgia. The ladies definitely stole the show. It was the ‘bollocks’!” Dan Wilson “Well done lads. Honestly what a cracking show.” Steve Wraith “It's well deserved. The 40th show was superb. What a wonderful ensemble. Done all of us fans proud. And it will be remembered for a long time to come. Auf Pet has it's own meaning for each and every one of us. Holds a place in our collective psyche. That's what made it special. That's what brought us all together. That's what made the show.” From all the characters that turned up and those from behind the scenes really celebrated the show. I wish I had been able to get a ticket for the evening as it would have been great to meet them all in person” Gavin Spence “It was amazing thank you” Baz Brittain “It was an amazing show” Shirley Ann Brearley “Can we do it all over again as it was an absolutely Bostin day” John Dooris “What a cracking afternoon filled with beers laughs and music well done and Happy 40th loved it” Lee Goble “Best night ever! Best weekend ever! I'm still buzzing” Brendon “Legends what a great show many memories brought back a few tears” Lesley Beckett “Absolutely brilliant, what a show.” Mark Fraser “Well done for all your hard work in putting these shows together. I knew it would be good but this was off the scale.” Perry Gascoine “Brilliant show, one of the best shows I have ever seen” Barry McGregor “My husband and son went they said it was worth the six-hour journey to see the show!” Carol Jones “Tonight was absolutely brilliant. Perfect mix of humour and nostalgia.” Mel Lindsay “Surreal. It’s like “imagine them all singing Breakin’ Away” and they did! Timothy Spall was a highlight also. Hearing his voice on the ‘This Is Your Life’ guessing game was just magic. And him breaking into Barry on his video message, “bostin!”. “The real buzz of the crowd. Met some fantastic friends. And of course, my heroes!!!” Ann Wilson “Had an incredible time at the “Auf Wiedersehen Pet at 40 “ event at the City Hall Newcastle today.! Such a fantastic show with amazing effort from all involved….” “It was amazing. All of it was fantastic., great moment when Bill Paterson walked on! And the tribute to those no longer with us. X” Barbara Grundy “It was the most incredible night” Janet Milliken “Absolutely brilliant show! Loved every minute! Never to be forgotten. Jimmy's voice is fantastic. One of the best shows ever. Loved it all. Especially Big River. You could hear a pin drop. Love his voice.” Babs Henderson “I travelled from Bristol with my husband, and we loved it too!! The people we met were all lovely and friendly. Thank you, Newcastle xx,” Viv Mead “For me, this was ‘THE’ moment. Ally Frazer has always been one of my favourites. The way it was set up with Vicky, Ally walking on and then Ally bringing Big Baz on..... superb. Well done all that arranged and put on the show… admins and crew you should be rightly proud of yourselves.” A’man Rish’n “It was brilliant. We travelled from Guernsey and loved every minute.” Jerry Thomas “It was an amazing experience, and everyone involved should be very proud. I can't think of anything that could've made it better! Well done everyone!” Sharon Austin “Was amazing, thank you guys and gals so much, was great to see Jimmy singing with Tim and Kev, great tribute to all (heart).” Karen Clifton “A brilliant weekend, congratulations on a great show, loved every minute of it” Paul Hagan “All credit is thoroughly deserved. We travelled up from Essex knowing we wouldn’t be disappointed and enjoyed the best trip down AWP memory lane! Congratulations all involved!” Oliver Goldsworthy “Su Elliott was hilarious. Lysette Anthony's son did her proud. Kudos to all on that stage last night in unbelievable heat at City Hall. The whole show was well considered and everyone present or mentioned treated with utmost respect. A great experience to be part of. (Just a shame it was so oppressively hot in the venue” Cee Jay “Great to see the love of this brilliant show even after all these years ,hope those icons who took part and those who put this show together know how much it meant to the many fans of this one of a kind show.” Neil Hughes “WOW What a an amazing show! Delighted to have the Auf Wiedersehen Pet 40th Anniversary show supporting FACT Special thanks to our Patron, Jimmy Nail and to all the cast and crew, and fans who donated! Fantastic stories and memories from the cast and crew hosted by another of FACT’s Patrons, the brilliant Alfie Joey, followed by a great music set. Well done and huge thanks to all involved” Joanne Smith “What an incredible night with some incredible people. I laughed, I cried, I sang...the lot. Hadn't seen Jimmy sing since my Mom took me to see him at the Civic in Wolvo when I was 13. I'm sure she was still swooning over him from the big house upstairs . Thanks to everyone who made it such a beautiful, brilliant and emotional night.” Stu Roberts “There is no other show like it, and never will anything like it be created in the future. So so popular after decades. Uniting generations, and reliving the past for so many trades that worked abroad during the late 70's and 80's. Well done to everyone involved ” Steve Brown “Loved every moment fantastic team work by everyone involved” Kathleen Megson “Fantastic night absolutely loved it xxx What a fantastic night we had last night. Well worth the money, especially knowing all profits go to 2 north east charities. Well done everyone involved in the show. A night to remember for ever. Auf Wiedersehen pet everyone” Linda Loney “Well congratulations to 40 years of auf weidersehen pet. What a fantastic night I had. Surprised at some of guests, including Marjorie and Douglas and Big Baz straight into character and of course Christa and a big thank you to Leslie Saint-John for help supporting Lysette at the end. Great questions and answers and some things I didn't know and of course Jimmy nail can still knock it out the park with his voice and the women give it 6 nout as well, it was magic. But it was nice to have a mixture of songs that actually meant something to the cast and other people and great tributes for Pat and Gary and all those who have passed on. It's wonderful that such a program and two great charities can bring so many people together from far and wide. So finally, a huge thank you to YOU! Yes the Auf Wiedersehen Petties , the fans who make events like these possible, thanks for supporting both shows and hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, until the next one, we'll meet again some sunny day.” Martyn Lockey “Thank you, Newcastle, for being so hospitable, had a great time the show was amazing a once in a lifetime experience for me. For those that put so much into organising it and making it so memorable thank you. Now time to embark on the homeward journey with (thoughts from abroad, when the boat goes out).” Simon Ruff “Moving tributes to cast members who have passed away. So glad to of been there after getting last minute tickets. The goosebumps/emotional feelings I got when Jimmy pointed to the screen for 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" when all 7 of them appeared. Something I'll always remember!” George Bennett

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