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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. 

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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

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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

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1966                

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

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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

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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

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1971         

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - London Palladium

PAUL & BARRY (Paul & Barry Harman ) - Aladdin - Barnsley Civic

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1972          

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome

PAUL & BARRY (Paul & Barry Harman ) - Aladdin - Bradford Alhambra

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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

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1975

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal Nottingham

PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Aladdin - Theatre Royal Norwich

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1976

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Robin Hood - Bournemouth Pavilion

PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Wolverhampton Grand

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1977

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal, Norwich

PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Aladdin - Bournemouth Pavilion

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1978

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

PAUL & BARRY (Harman & Elliott) - Dick Whittington - The Coventry Theatre

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1979

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - New Theatre, Oxford

PAUL & BARRY (Harman & Elliott) - Cinderella - Davenport Theatre, Stockport

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1980

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Davenport Theatre, Stockport

PAUL & BARRY (The Harman) - Puss in Boots - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

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1981

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Victoria Palace, London

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Swansea Grand

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1982

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

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1983

PAUL & BARRY (The Harman Brothers) - Robin Hood - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Norwich

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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

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1985

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Aladdin - Civic Theatre, Halifax

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Nottingham

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