Tyne Tees TV favourite Chris Langford dies

Jan 13 2010 by Kerry Wood, The Journal

Susan Johnson, who lives in Monkseaton, was the family nanny and remained friends with Chris.

She said: “My lasting memory of Chris will be her sense of fun. She was always ready for a party and would start singing and get things going. Chris lived in Monkseaton for 15 years and raised her family here and we remained friends all these years.”

“She was a well-known figure. Her voice matched the big bands she played with and during the sixties she worked alongside Morecambe and Wise and Mike and Bernie Winters.

“In the early 70s she was the resident singer on the One O’Clock Show, which was a very popular lunch-time programme. This was an era when the clubs were full and she always had bookings.”

“She had a great voice and was at her best singing jazz with big bands.”

In 1973 Chris performed at a Save Our Newcastle rally in the city staged by Save Our City from Environmental Mess (SOC’EM).

The music event was said to feature more than 100 performers and was organised by the campaign group, protesting at the motorway extension and further development in the city.

In the early 80s Chris and Jim divorced and she moved back to Saddleworth, near Manchester, and later married again.

Her funeral will be held in St Mary’s Church in the village of Greenfield near Manchester.