Francie and Josie was a double act performed by Scottish comedians Jack Milroy as Francie and Rikki Fulton (of Scotch and Wry) as Josie. from 1958 - 1990's. In 1962 Scottish Television gave them their own show, The Adventures of Francie and Josie which also starred Clement Ashby, Glen Michael, and Ethel Scott (first wife of Rikki Fulton). The show became a hit, being broadcast by Anglia, Border Television, Grampian Television, Tyne Tees and UTV, and resulted in the pair appearing at the opening of many British Relay TV rental shops. The opening of their first shop, in Airdrie, caused such mayhem that crowds smashed the shop windows.
Francie and Josie hark back to their schooldays and have a high old time discussing old colleagues nicknames
Josie tries to grin and bear it as two gangsters, Glen Michael and Walter Jackson threaten him Francie came to see the birds...but it seems as if they're all looking at him
Two young Edinburgh actresses Elizabeth Carney and Rosemary Davy,appear as a couple of cute Danish au pair girls,Ingrid and Hedy,"A couple of stoaters" is how Francie and Josie describe them,when they meet up with the girls in a railway compartment travelling to Glasgow. Glen Michael and Clem ashby play the girls bearded Danish naval officer friends,Elrich and Ulrich,while ethel scott and Alice Dalehave their accustomed roles of Lizzie and Isa,the long suffering lassies so used to being "stood up" by Francie and Josie.
The duo are invited over to Belfast for the christening of Josies' sister's wean,and just happen to get on the wrong boat and end up in an Arab country
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Francie & Josie join the pop song parade
