R.I.P. Jim Bowen, Tony Green and Alan Evans.😢😭💔

@gavinstrachan1373

2 ай бұрын

Loved those Sunday afternoon as family watching bullseye 🎯

@adamdresch

Ай бұрын

I just read that Tony green had passed, he had Alzheimer's apparently.

@andrewwilliams8187

Ай бұрын

And the death of good tele

Sunday dinner , dishes done. Family grabs their seats as we watch Bullseye ..

Bullseye, bath, taping top 20 then bed.. Happy days.

@davidsimpson8192

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness.. Thems the days eh 👍

@caeglas1

3 жыл бұрын

What time did you go to bed?!

@BestUserNameUK

3 жыл бұрын

@@caeglas1 Maybe 9 or 10pm, can't remember.

@madfishermanwest200

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@glastomole9570

3 жыл бұрын

...Last Of The Summer Wine, Antiques Road Show, Howards Way, You Rang M'Lord..

What a player he was. RIP Alan

@gazberotten2919

Жыл бұрын

Thats a master right there taken from us to soon

@parksyist

2 ай бұрын

Died young

RIP Alan, Jim and Tony.

Bet the producers were fuming when that second 180 went in haha. Evans was one of the greats in his time.

@DarrenJCalvert

Ай бұрын

Bet that episode made the fashion spree star prize come into play…

No one can call 180 like Tony Green!

@captur69

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely legend status...

@captur69

2 жыл бұрын

@brian par wow...what happened?

@annonymous3948

2 жыл бұрын

Tony Green is to darts, what Michael Buffer is to boxing...wan hundred an ateiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

@martinworld7214

2 жыл бұрын

well arguably you could say Russ Bray does I guess

@WillieDines1

2 жыл бұрын

Russ Bray a d most modern day refs don't have the voice for darts. For me, Tony Green and Martin Fitzmaurice both had the best 180 calls.

I still regularly walk past Alan Evan's old house and I still remember seeing him there when I was a kid RIP.

@user-nz3sv5fn7k

3 ай бұрын

Well he did stay their haha

Alan Evans. A legend. Superb in the 1970s, his form faded in the 1980s, just as darts became extremely popular on TV.

Sunday wasnt the same without a bit of bully 🎯

I got my first ever set of tungsten darts from Alan back in 1978 when I was waiting to turn 18. I was introduced to Alan when he came up to London for the British Open at Kensington (I think it was that one, it is a while ago after all)by my Uncle and it was Alan who showed me the best practice routines. He was a magician on that board. Once saw him hit 6 x 180s on the spin. Unbelievably good and such a gentleman. I know the drink took him in the end and he fell out with everyone. Still, whatever anybody says about Alan Evans, he was a true darting icon not only in the valleys but to any person who knew the darts scene before the split. R.I.P Alan, your pal, HH.

@melancholiac

4 ай бұрын

He was the first Darts Superstar of the modern age. Played a leading part (along with the BDO) in launching the Tungsten Era in the mid 1970s. Unforgettable.

@hugohackenbush1554

4 ай бұрын

@@melancholiac Oh absolutely he was. Wish it was possible to get hold of a set of those darts again. still, been using a set as damned close to Alan's for the past 40 years.

@melancholiac

4 ай бұрын

One of the few stars I never got to meet. Him and Bill Lennard. Such fond memories of the 1970s darts boom.

@martinworld7214

2 ай бұрын

in 10 years time he would have hit 12 180s on the spin.....

Great pitching by the late Alan Evans. There's no question he would have competed just fine with today's players.

The depressed way Tony Green says "one" after six treble-20s cracks me up :-) I've just got addicted to Bullseye, age 36! I was less than a year old when this aired, and barely remember it as a kid, but it's my favourite gameshow ever. And I've never even played darts.

@residentelect

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a similar age and Bully seems to be a massive nostalgia blast for our generation, despite us being wee nippers when it first aired. In the early 90s it was a Sunday ritual in our house; Sunday dinner done, kettle on (or occasionally a tinny for the old man lol) settling down on the couch to watch Bully. If I'd behaved over the weekend I could stop up to watch something like London's Burning, and then up to bed as had school the next morning. You really don't appreciate how special those moments are when you're a kid.

@slashdisco

3 жыл бұрын

@@residentelect Haha, indeed! Only difference is that it was a Saturday night show for me (looked it up to confirm: it moved to Sat from 1993-1995). My single mum used to go off to work at the pub about 5pm, and I'd be with my babysitter Davina (whom I fancied at the time even though I'm now gay). We'd watch Bullseye, You Bet, Gladiators... all the classics. And later, if I was good, I could stay up and watch That's Life. Happy innocent days 😁

@slashdisco

3 жыл бұрын

P.S. London's Burning was also very much a ritual in our house! Along with Frost, Heartbeat, and my favourite show that fucked me up as a kid: 999 with Michael Buerk!

@Blake4014

3 жыл бұрын

@@residentelect I know right, same generation. its very cosy watching these back, thank fk for the internet to give us access to these precious gems of our past!

@dvidclapperton

3 ай бұрын

​@@Blake4014 And this very series is on Challenge from 4pm to 5pm right now.

They were the days when you could do 'proper f**k all' on a Sunday. Good times

@oddities-whatnot

Ай бұрын

That because the shops were shut and pubs were shut most of the day. I often used to go out in the car with mates to nearby lakes and stuff because the roads weren’t busy. Happy times. Much slower paced way of life.

Great player.. professional and county.. sadly missed RIP mate

He should of gone for the 9 dart finish! Would have been the first on tv

@neilchapman9266

2 ай бұрын

Not much chance of that when his 7th dart hit the1, was it.

I always looked forward to Sunday evenings for "Bullseye" to come on.

Jim Bowen & Tony Green was a legendary combination.

Loved here in wales & a little bit of Bully seemed to suit him!! RIP Alan lad.

The bit where Tony disappointedly says "1" and Alan's reaction. Priceless.

Jim’s grip on pro’s and contestants always freaked me. 😂😂😂

I like how seriously he took it. I just felt that a lot of the pros who went on there didn't try as hard as they could have done.

Alan Evans died aged just 49. Great Darts player. Seemed like a decent bloke.

@glenwhyte2555

3 жыл бұрын

That's young age.. what did he die of ?

@johnmc3862

2 жыл бұрын

@@glenwhyte2555 Kidney failure I think.

@glenwhyte2555

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmc3862 thanks for the reply.. just got a notification and watched this again, terrific 2 180's in a row then that groan of the crowd when his first dart scores 1 😂👍

What a show! What do you do for a living? I’m on the dole. Smashin’. Super. Give him a round of applause.

Favourite bit of that video is how tightly Alan is holding his arms to his chest. There was no way he was hugging Jim back haha.

A proper darts player like all the golden oldies

Allan Evans, abolute legend and if Darts doesn't already have a Hall of Fame, Allan should be on of the first people to be added.

Jim was one of the bluest comedians in stand-up. Saw him once at Blackpool

I wonder if Alan had hit the 7th treble 20 he would have gone treble 19 double 12? Automatic 9 dart finish mode!

@vordman

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he would have, having already secured the 301 for charity. Solid throwing.

@dvidclapperton

Жыл бұрын

In professional darts you can score 501 and no more finishing with a double, so it would have been assumed that normal rules applied there on the Bullseye charity throw as well. But as nobody was ever still on course for the 501 after 7 darts, we'll never know if normal rules did apply of not. It wasn't stated publically on them show.

@JD-re3cj

Жыл бұрын

@@dvidclapperton why would normal 501 rules apply in a game where it is stated they are going for at least 301

@dvidclapperton

Жыл бұрын

@@JD-re3cj It was only 301 for the pro to double it, not to win it 501 is the max in darts, you cannot exceed it, so the charity could potentially have got ￡1002. Bronze bully was a professional darts tournament after all.

@tay2229

11 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadRunner7354 The most likely thing is that he would have gone (or was going) for the maximum score of 540, but I think this was filmed before John Lowe's nine-darter at the MFI World Matchplay (the first on television) so going for the nine-darter (despite it not being a standard leg of darts) was likely in the back of Alan Evans' mind.

Omg we haven't seen a higher one since

I always loved Bullseye , but I often felt sorry for Tony he seemed to be treated like the forgotten man , every professional darts player never took the time to shake his hand to say thankyou after he congratulated them for their services for charity. It would have been graceful to return the same courtesy Tony gave them .

@garethhook9972

3 жыл бұрын

You were right,

@robbieclear465

2 жыл бұрын

Plenty did

@johnmc3862

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the producers advised not to for some reason.

@oneofnine-_-1068

Жыл бұрын

What you on about? I’ve seen loads of them shake his hand 😂

@dvidclapperton

Жыл бұрын

Tony Green was standing the other side of the oche out of view for the earlier series then suddenly you saw him. The producers must have decided to switch Tony Green to the other side of the oche so you could see him doing the scoring. Perhaps playera who did not shake his hand in that series, perhaps they were so used to not shaking his hand when he was out of view it perhaps it was habit.

Great memories ,wasn’t it on a Sunday evening ? The game shows on TV in them days were brilliant ! BBB Bring Back Bullseye !

@stingray4real

2 ай бұрын

They are bringing it back presented by Paddy McGuiness.

There's a series of "60-second questionnaire" interviews with darts players on KZread. One of the questions is, "Second greatest player of all time?" John Lowe names Alan Evans as the all time number #2.

that "one" was soul destroying

Great player was Alan Evans, RIP

RIP Tony

Anyway what do you two lads do, we’re both unemployed, that’s smashing🤣 He used to say BFH if they didn’t win anything, short for bus fare home. Great show and fond memories👌

Absolute welsh magic.. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The way he said " one " put alan off .

Absolutely brilliant ☺ Can he do it?.. "One"... 🙄

I've never seen this show in my life, but thanks to the TY algorithm I'm watching it non-stop. 🤣

Tony’s gone mad .. lol

alan evans won the world mtchplay with a 3bull finish truth

John lowe once said he was the greatest darts player to get 180 for money in the old days ! Great documentary abt him on bbc archives !

All the men contestants worked in a sausage factory, or were postmen and the ladies were in the hosiery, brilliant telly for us average folk, endless classic

Way before his time Alan Evans if he was around in these days a little fitter ... bigger trebles an doubles would have been a proper force

golden age of darts .... the great alan evans ...

When Alan laughs at scoring 1 he looks so much like Dave Chiznall

Best. Darter. Ever.

i mt Alan Evans in the late 70s in the washington service station he was waiting to get picked up to go to a darts tournament he signed a autograph and sat and talk to me and my friend for 20 minutes was a really nice man i must have been 13 at the time,

I always loved the way Tony Green kept looking down to see if his feet were still there.

now that's some good darts boyo !!!

Jim Bowen was class.

Say what you like about the Welsh, but they were brilliantly prodigious darts players during the Golden Era of the game....

@martinworld7214

Ай бұрын

Loving the Dead Kennedys handle !!

Alan evans one of the all time legends.

Most contestants who’d been good enough to get this far had a proper professional player like Alan, Eric Bristow, John Lowe or Bobby George throwing for their charity. Others however, had to make do with some celebrity muppet who could hardly even throw a dart like Kenny Lynch, Nick Owen or Jimmy Cricket who struggled even with a 60 head start!

note the traditional dartboard is red and white doubles and triples and black bullseye. (1982/1984) in 1985 the dartboard reverted back to the traditional green and red as was used in bullseye 1981.

I remember when he played for Villa..................so this is what he did at the end of every season. 😆

@bottlecap57

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, great header of the ball😁

How the hell is this guy 29, was he working in the Welsh mines for most of his life.

Amazing

After the second 180, Alan got a message in his earpiece from the producer ....

When he did exhibition matches in the local clubs, he used to yhrow 3 darts into the centre of a polo mint without breaking it. He was amazing to watch.

@ravey1981

2 ай бұрын

Bollocks

Ctid proper lad if he would be. Made up if he could see his club now rip Alan ❤ ctid 😮

Alan did run a club in my hometown

@mickgordon5151

6 жыл бұрын

Gareth P Hughes yea I thought he did

Back to back 180s , great effort , a far better effort than the over excited Jim Bowen "we will have a chat later in a minute" eh ? cheers for that

For some reason, many people on here seem to think Alan Evans was playing a game of 501.He wasn't. The aim for the "Pro" segment was to score as many points as possible with 9 darts, with a charity receiving a pound for each point scored. If the Pro scored 301 or more, the TV company would double the charity payout.

RIP Tony Green

Tony Greens jumpers were always too small for him 😁

His face when he hit 1 🤣 after hearing someone in the audience react haha well funny.

Brilliant.

If thats 1984 Jim Bowen was only 47, I am 47 next year. Jesus!!

@stevenedwards2162

3 жыл бұрын

I was only thirty , I'm 66 now , remember bullseye like yesterday , crikey moses that even worse 🤣👍

@nervousnerys4215

3 жыл бұрын

I turned 49 this month so was twelve when this aired. Also remember 3 2 1 with Ted Rogers and dusty bin.

That year was before the Bronze Bully was launched. The top score for the Bully was 380.

I remember a charity do with tony green . Dart player threw double 20 Double 20 Third dart hits the wire bounces into the audience hits a nun in the throat n kills her instantly. Tony shouts out 1 nun dead and 80. 🙈🙈🙈🙈

@owainglyndwr6777

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the hun?😂😂😂

@daveoneill8235

3 жыл бұрын

@@owainglyndwr6777 pmsl 🙈🙈🙈

@dvidclapperton

Жыл бұрын

Only the flight fell on the floor, not the whole dart, so not a bounceout the 60 still counts so that 380 people keep saying is the highest charity throw of all time is false. 380 ia only the highest charity sincs bronze bully. If Bullseye producers took the 60 away to suddenly make 380 the highest of all time instead of 401 it's ridiculous.

2024 anyone 👍👍

Classic 👍

We had it good back then, simple times.

Did this guy do the voice for the Spectrum game 180? Sounds just like him, haha.

Met bowen and willie thorne at a ' GENTLEMANS EVENING' BOTH NOW GONE 80 AND 66. SUPRISED THEY LET ME IN VENUE.

Awesome.. bet he was tempted to go for A 9 darter

I used to think Tony Green and Alun Evans was the same person.

The Rhondda Legend (according to wikipedia) he would have fights with anyone on the circuit.

Alan Evans hit back to back 180s followed by a 41 and his total was 401 with 9 darts 🎯

@11lordsnooty

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I know - I just watched it 🙄

@Muirton66

3 жыл бұрын

@@11lordsnooty 😂😂👍

@dvidclapperton

Жыл бұрын

Could they make 3 x 180's for 540 (doubled to ￡1080), or did they have to make 141 with the last three darts after making 2 x 180's for the 9 dart 501 doubled to ￡1002?

@melancholiac

2 ай бұрын

@@dvidclapperton It wasn't a game of 501.Note that there was no opponent throwing against him. The aim was simply to score as many points as possible with nine darts.

Nice

Bullseye - 401 Highest Ever Bronze Bully Score - Alan Evans 1984

11th November 1984

Life was simpler then, and kinder....bloody Social Media...

Those last three practice darts... did he miss the board on those?

A city fan ,cool.

Great stuff , so they should .Not sure about Paddy though , his accent does my bloody head in😂😂😂

Tony Green & Alan Evans...long lost twin?!

Hes throwing them darts thinking it's Thatchers head!

Excellent score but slightly disappointed he didn't go for the 9 dart finish.

1:20 so funny when he reacts to that and nods

"One 😔 "

Someone will have had a word on the qt after the second one *come on Alan you're going to bankrupt us*

1:26 perfect timing

Alan Evans & Tony Green look like brothers.

Alan Evans was from Wales, he must have thrown a hedgehog

Why did Tony carry a notebook. Not really a lot to count on the early days.

His arse fully went boo after 6 perfect darts