Why not a 'Shadows story' movie?

[Billyboygretsch]

Dave Clark 5 link in case anyone interested

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b053d7jl

[Fenderman]

I think the main problem would be sourcing the clips, a lot are on Youtube but a lot are not great quality and some have a timecode on them!
I'm sure the boys themselves wouldn't mind being interviewed, who fancies a week in australia to interview Hank?

[Alexis Lambert]

Rick Wakeman has done 2 great interviews called face to face with Bruce & Brian. I'd love to see him do Hank to complete that set.

[Tigerdaisy]

I can't see the BBC making a doc about Cliff with or without the Shadows for obvious reasons which relate to recent events in the news and the current situation legally speaking- in any case they have featured in a number of documentaries about the general pop scene of the late fifties and early sixties, so I'd have thought the perception is that it's all been done sufficiently already. I think the fact that all these entertainers are mostly pretty squeaky clean over their long careers doesn't sit too well with the BBC in light of recent events.

[Monty]

A Shadows 'story' documentary featuring interviews with Hank, Bruce, Brian, also John Farrar, and Brian Locking (they ought to do those now at least - while the guys are all still with us !) and any archive interviews with Jet, Tony or John Rostill (may be unlikely but you never know what survives in archives) ....something like The Hollies 'Look Through Any Window' DVD (regularly screened on SKY Arts) would be great - including as much surviving complete footage of TV performances as possible

Besides The Hollies, also The Small Faces, Herman's Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers and Dusty Springfield have each been featured in such historical retrospective DVDs

however they would be expensive to make and while The Shadows are of course SO important in the history of UK and worldwide popular music, the fact they were never big in the USA would count against them sales wise in the international market, plus they always tend to get 'eclipsed' by Cliff Richard in any Cliff/Shads retrospectives ('Thank You Very Much' etc) that seem to turn into a massive over praise of Cliff and rather forget how important The Shads were both in their own story and in Cliff's classic hits years

I can't see there being much interest from the younger wider public in The Shads either - most younger people would probably think they were just a bland 'covers' band of old guys ! - so that besides the lack of any wider American audience
(a shame as Americans who DO know of The Shads rate them highly) plus Cliff's 'issues' with the BBC (The Shads get tied to Cliff by association in many people's eyes and probably those of modern BBC execs) overall sadly I'd say would likely scupper the chances of any such historical retrospective of The Shadows own story and it would seem to be very unlikely, certainly at the moment

but never say never....

[Fenderman]

Monty has just about hit the nail on the head but yes, it would be nice if they did one while they are still around.

[drakula63]

I see there is going to be a feature film about Ray Davies of the Kinks and how he dealt with 'fame'. I gather it will be based on the recent Kinks stage musical. Probably great, but I'm sure the story of Jet Harris would be just as good.