


The Patton / Elliott Family
"performed to
rave reviews"
We are thrilled to welcome the first family of pantomime into the Panto Hall of Fame as our 2023 inductees. Collectively they are all members off the Elliott family but you may know them better as The Chuckle Brothers, The Harmen Brothers or the Patton Brothers maybe? By whatever name you have known them we welcome Paul, Barry, Jimmy, Brian and Damian into our very special panto club.
This entertainment dynasty have graced pantomimes dating back to 1949 right up to current day and the family's roots in the showbiz industry stretch even further back to that as this talented family of funny men have kept us entertained for generations.
Possibly the better known of the family through their own long running Tv series 'Chucklevision' were brothers Paul and Barry who were known for their crazy slapstick antics and visual comedy and their iconic catchphrase 'To me...to you' but they were already following in the footsteps of older brothers Jimmy and Brian who had already already established themselves as panto favourites up and down the UK. The legacy would continue as Brian's son Damian would also take on the Patton surname and enter the world of comedy entertainment in numerous stage shows and pantomimes, both under his under name and as part of a double act called Double Trouble.

YEAR BY YEAR...
1944
Barry David Elliott is born on 24th December 1944 in Rotherham
1947
Paul Harman Elliott is born on 18th October 1947 in Rotherham
1949
BRIAN (as part of the Harmony Boys) Aladdin - Dudley Hippodrome
1950
BRIAN (as part of the Harmony Boys) Aladdin - Wimbledon Theatre
1951
BRIAN (as part of the Harmony Boys) Robinson Crusoe - Swansea Empire
1956
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Wimbledon Theatre
1957
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Glasgow Pavilion
1958
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Cinderella - Leicester Palace
1959
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Cinderella - New Theatre, Cardiff
1960
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Babes in the Wood - Exeter Theatre Royal
1961
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Birmingham Alexandra
Jimmy & Brian (The Patton Brothers) appear on The Vera Lynn Show

1962
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Wolverhampton Grand
1963
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Princess Theatre, Torquay
1964
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Babes in the Wood - Wolverhampton Grand
1965
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Robinson Crusoe - Grand Theatre, Leeds

1966
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Cinderella - Sheffield Lyceum

1967
Paul and Barry win the BBC TV talent show Opportunity knocks
performing as The Harman Brothers
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Princess Theatre, Torquay
PAUL & BARRY (The Harmon Brothers ) - Babes in the Wood - Malvern Theatre
1968
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Leeds Varieties
PAUL & BARRY (The Harmon Brothers ) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Swansea Grand


1969
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion
1970
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Birmingham Alexandra
PAUL & BARRY (The Harmon Brothers ) - Red Riding Hood - City Varieties, Leeds

1971
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - London Palladium
PAUL & BARRY (Paul & Barry Harman ) - Aladdin - Barnsley Civic

1972
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome
PAUL & BARRY (Paul & Barry Harman ) - Aladdin - Bradford Alhambra



1973
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Manchester Palace
1974
Paul and Barry appear on the ITV talent show New Faces performing as The Harman Brothers
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion

1975
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal Nottingham
PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Aladdin - Theatre Royal Norwich

1976
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Robin Hood - Bournemouth Pavilion
PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Wolverhampton Grand


1977
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal, Norwich
PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Aladdin - Bournemouth Pavilion


1978
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
PAUL & BARRY (Harman & Elliott) - Dick Whittington - The Coventry Theatre




1979
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - New Theatre, Oxford
PAUL & BARRY (Harman & Elliott) - Cinderella - Davenport Theatre, Stockport


1980
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Davenport Theatre, Stockport
PAUL & BARRY (The Harman) - Puss in Boots - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy


1981
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Victoria Palace, London
PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Swansea Grand


1982
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Liverpool Empire Theatre

1983
PAUL & BARRY (The Harman Brothers) - Robin Hood - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Norwich


1984
Paul and Barry launch a pre school children's TV series on the BBC called The Chuckle Hounds which runs until 1986. Each episode was approx 5 minutes in duration and featured the brothers dressed in large dog costumes performing visual comedy routines. 14 episodes were aired in total which included one Christmas special.
PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Robin Hood - New Theatre, Cardiff
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

1985
PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Aladdin - Civic Theatre, Halifax
JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
