I was Noele's secretary until 1977. I had a wonderful time and often look back on those heady days. RIP Noelle x

A splendid tribute to the lady who played, in my opinion, one of the greatest TV characters ever. She was the beating heart and backbone of Crossroads. Au revoir Miss Gordon ❤ 😊

I enjoyed CROSSROADS in the 60's and 70's . Great actress and a very entertaining Soap .

I worked at an electrical shop in Ross in the 70s, I can always remember her bringing in her Grundig radio for me to replace the battery. She was a very pleasant larger than life character and owned a lovely white Rolls complete with her private reg so you could not miss her driving around a small town like Ross.

I used to love Crossroads, I've only ever seen her in that, it's hard to imagine how beautiful she was when she was young and a lovely figure. Thank you for this Paul xx rip Noele Gordon xx

Please never "stop I think I've found it..." mate. Your videos and comments are so spot on. Always respectful and informative. Thank you for all the time and effort that you must put in to make these presentations so watchable.

Thanks a million .. did enjoy the only soapbo evervwatched .. like You, i enjoyed Crossroads as a young one .. she was such a professional actress .Hatches .theme music was great too. . they dont come like her anymore .. Rob

I am 50 now and always watched crossroads when I was younger Benny miss Dianne amazing show memories thanks Paul for this blog Noelle wass a excellent actress xx blessings xx

Those olden days of the 60s and 70s, ,a different time ,a different place,now a nostalgic memory for those left alive, with aged face !

My mum was a huge Crossroads fan and I remember watching it with her at the time. I actually worked in her house a few years ago in Ross on Wye, it was a care home for vulnerable adults.

Such a beautiful woman and i remember her when i was 5 6 or 7 around that age in the seventies on crossroads she stood out to me as being such a lovely woman!

For those that don't know, Noele's mother owned a house in Ross on Wye to which Noelle went at weekends after filming in Birmingham during the week, (who wouldn't), hence the reason she is buried here next to her mother. She never married.

"Oh the memories come flooding back!. I remember watching Crossroads in the evenings, with my dear mum, when i was a youngster. .......Happy Days!! & Thanks Paul".😊🤗👍👍👍

I lived in Ross on wye at the time of her funeral I have never seen so many flowers and wreaths. Great video

Thank you so much for covering Noele Gordon. I was absolutely mad about Crossroads back in the day. Started watching 1974 and stopped watching when my favourite actor Ronald Allen was dropped from the show. Never watched another episode after. I took notes on all the episodes and was asked by the guys at the Crossroads Appreciation Society to put them all up on the internet!

RIP NG -- as a lad enjoyed 'Crossroads' very much.❤😂😮.

Hello Paul. Great video report. Loved the Church, but realised that I was holding my breath for an awfully long time, as I feared someone coming up behind you and placing a firm hand on your shoulder - making you, and us, jump two feet into the air! Aw heck, can you imagine! LOL Noele Gordon... I met her at New Street Station as I was on my way to work, and she was, I think, talking to her manager, trying to work out her schedule. She got a little het up and swore (not a bad swear word, just an every day sort of swear word). The manager wandered off and I smiled at her... she looked back at me and simply said: "Men!" .... I burst into laughter and nodded, and she began to laugh too. Then her manager came back and I had to dash off because my train had arrived. I was so happy to have [kind of] met her, because I got just a tiny insight to the real woman, and I could see that she didn't suffer fools gladly, but she did have a sharp sense of humour when caught off guard and in 'a moment'. Loved the video report. Many thanks ~ Cobs. (GB)

I used to deliver her newspapers for a short while, when I was a kid. She lived in a small block of very posh private flats, I always remember the other kids really wanted my round as she would always tip very well at Christmas.

Good old Crossroads.Those were the days, and the wobbly scenery !

Amazing that she was also a member of the ATV senior management team. I loved Ronald Allen's ham acting 🤣

Binge watched the new ITVX three parter ‘Nolly’ last week, thoroughly recommend it! Like most people of my age I only knew Noele Gordon for Crossroads so I did a bit of Google research and was amazed at just how much she had done long before playing Meg Richardson. I won’t steal your thunder Paul and spoil it for your other followers so will leave it to you to do Nolly’s biography, can’t wait for this one!

Remember her so sad she was heartbroken when she she lost her job great actress 😢😢😮

When me was a nipper remember it coming on around tea time. My mum and dad used watch it and me sometimes. It was on when tele was tele and we had good programmes on BBC and ATv aka Central. 👍 We also had good comedy shows Two Ronnie's Benny Hill Show and many more. Good Times never forgotten... 👍

This is a blast from the past - I watched Crossroads almost every evening at 6.30pm with my parents and siblings. It was must watch viewing when I was a child, we loved it, even with the 'iffy sets' and phones ringing after the actor had picked up the phone! What I liked most about this video was seeing a Church active and used as a Church, welcoming the local community for a coffee morning. It reminded me of my Gran, who is long gone, but used to enjoy meeting her local friends for a chat, a cuppa and a slice of cake at the Church where she lived.

Its amazing isn't it that all the decades after Noele Gordon's death she is still remembered with such affection? The ITVX show was very well written and quite a tribute to the great Nolly having her played by wonderful Helena Bonham Carter. It was a well cast production over all. Noele's public had the feeling that they knew her personally and as well as being larger than life, knowing her own mind, there was always something a bit vulnerable about her I think. Thank you for this wonderful and thoughtful video.

I visited her a few years back, she is buried next to her Mother. Well done on finding the grave as its a huge cemetery. Noele Gordon was a big name back in the 60's and 70's. Another nice video Paul.

Loved this programme,,,used to rush home from school,,to have my dinner and watch it with my foster mum at 17.20 every week day..😁

I come from East Ham and East Ham Palace where she performed was a prominent venue in its day. It’s now demolished and was replaced by C&A and now Lidls is on its site. I loved watching Crossroads as did my Mum. She wouldn’t miss a single episode. 😢 My son in law is a vicar and if there is a restricted area in a church it is usually indicated or roped off, so do feel free to wander round. Thanks for posting Paul. There is stuff you mentioned I never knew. 👍🍺

To be honest I never watched crossroads but my mum loved it but I do applaud her life and what she did with it

Hi Paul thanks for sharing I always watched cross roads lovely video thanks again lovely church 👍

Very interesting video Paul of our Nolly, such a great actress, I knew her quite well being a brummie & she worked & lived in Birmingham, & she often paid a visit to the theatre where I worked in the wardrobe department, I was also at her funeral , again Paul you do such a great job & keep us all updated on the actor's that have now left us, all my best.....David...Birmingham

Lovely to see Noel’s resting place , we all remember her and loved her so much.✨✨✨✨✨✨✨thank you Paul.

Thank you Paul Rest in peace Noel💐

Hi Paul great show crossroads and know could play the role like noble Gordon god bless ❤🎉

On family holidays in the 60’s & 70’s we couldn’t go to the amusement arcades before mum had watched Crossroads!

Nice respectful like you crossroads was in a house, my mother a great fan and yes you can still view on KZfaq Thanks paul

Lovely bio. Hadn't realised she has been gone quite so long! Time flies. Lovely cemetery. Nice one Paul. 👍

Thank you so much for finding Noele Gordon's final resting place. I must admit it bought tears to my eyes as I loved Noele. I met her once as a child and she was lovely and very friendly. Its nice to know she is next to her mum. RIP Noele 🌹 🙏 💜 Love you always xx

Loved crossroads, and benny and miss Diane

I remember crossroads in the 70s….my mother use to be glued to the tv 📺 watching crossroads! R.I.P. Noel

It's very good to watch ...

Thank you for this video.What a great actress Noele Gordon was.R.I.P.

I practically grew up with Noele Gordon. From has far back has I remember it was on daily I think I could be wrong lol. It used to make me laugh with flimsy studio equipment, you could see it just about to fall over. It's where 'Acorn Antiques' came from with the most talented Victoria Wood and Julie Walters and all the other great line-up. Thank you Paul.

I would never knock 'Crossroads', it was a true family show, full of compassion, love, kindness etc, if a character was having problems, other characters rallied round to help, talk it through and try and understand, I remember when Mr. Mcfee lost his mother, Kath Brownlow and Archie Gibbs sat and listened to him and helped him, soaps today could learn a lot from 'Crossroads', programmes like 'Crown Court' and 'Coronation Street' had exactly the same mistakes as 'Crossroads', the soap attracted a regular 15 million plus, often getting higher ratings than 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale Farm', to this day Men's wedding is still the biggest wedding in soap, (a wedding that the production encouraged the public to attend the filming), as they wanted the feel of a royal wedding, and the QE2 episode to this day is the biggest exit of any soap character, and the motel fire I think is still remembered because of it's special effects and the fact the episode ended unusually with no closing theme. A wonderful true family show and there is no doubt Noele Gordon made it the success of was, everyone wanted to be like Meg.

Love watching your videos paul. How strange and mysterious was that date you read out on the bench. That was my actual date of birth, 25 of September 1962. Rewinded the video to check again. Another great video, keep them coming mate.

My partner and myself are from Ross and know where Nollys nearby house, Weir House is. I think it’s now a residential home. I have seen more flowers on hers and her mothers grave since the ITV drama

Thanks

Paul I enjoyed watching nolly it was amazing

I miss the late 70s 80s

Used to watch crossroads with my mum lovely church

I remember watching Crossroads after school with my parents whilst eating my tea..😁

Part of my childhood memories 💐💐🧙🏻‍♀🧙🏻‍♀

Loved crossroads when I was a child in the 70s, also loved Benny, I would have took a cream bun

Really enjoyed that Paul! She was an absolute pioneer in television, especially at a time when it was a male dominated industry on the management/production side. She was a wonderful character. Nolly tells her story so well. Thank you so much for doing this. Also, beautiful church! Stunning!

What a ruthless business show business is!

I can’t believe you dibbed out from trying a potential slice of homemade cake at the coffee morning. Can’t beat a piece of cake mate!😊

Oh I loved Nolly in Crossroads. What a character. Fans where gutted when she was sacked. I go pass her lovely flat where she used to live in Brum (Birmingham) on my way to the City Hospital. May she RiP. Thank you Paul for sharing. I'm doing a bingewatch on the videos I missed live.

I remember watching crossroads just after my first baby

that you paul you gives us history we you do these

Noele used to open our school fete every year

Visited her grave a few years ago whilst staying in Ross-on-Wye for a weekend. Buried next to her mum, from memory. Edit : I stayed at the Royal! One of the two rooms at the front with an absolutely stunning view. Ross-on-Wye is a really lovely place. Enjoyed that vid. Thank you!

I used to watch it with my mum.

Oh how I miss them rickety sets, and like you Paul I used to see crossroads as a kid when my mum was watching it. Noele and Benny were the stars.

I’m 51 now but I’ll never forget the Crossroads theme tune, when it was on British television in the evening, during the week. Reg Watson, The Godfather of the modern soap, who created Crossroads, went back to his native Australia, after the British soap ended and created another smash hit called Neighbours. Noele Gordon, sounds like an Irish name. I didn’t know she came from ‘originally’ East Ham in London. East Ham is a far cry from what it use to be, with many of the traditional east end folk, moved away, or sadly passed away. I’m cockney myself, so I’ve seen a lot of change in my old neighbourhood of Bethnal Green.

Loved this video loved Crosssroads watched them all loved them thank you for this realy enjoyed iit keep up the brill work you do thank you xx❤

I absolutely love your work Paul with interest and fascination. Binge watched almost everything on your channel recently. Thank you for sharing !!

I absolutely loved crossroads. Thanks Paul for another fantastic video as always. The best on KZfaq

Crossroads makes me proud to be a Midlands Girl..Always watched. Sad when Noele sailed away:( What a lovely church. I imagine all the purple represents pre Easter. It does for us Catholics. We'll done great video again Paul.

Rest in peace Noele Gordon and nice headstone!! Lovely church

Thank you for this. When my granddaughter was christened at that church,I spent quite a while searching for miss Gordon. Now I know where to look properly xx

I enjoyed Crossroads back in the day and I also enjoyed the series Nolly with Helena Bonham Carter. I love your visits to all these lovely peaceful church yards Paul, keep up the good work 🙂

I worked at The Odeon in New Street Birmingham, next door was Raymond's hairdressers ( no longer there). I was outside when Noelle Gordon got out of a Rolls Royce and entered Raymonds. Less than a week later, she was dead.

❤ brilliant video Paul my wife like this one ❤

Hi Paul 👋 l remember watching Cossroads when i was much younger 😄 brought back memories me watching with my Mum. stay safe my friend. From snowy day here from Peterborough 🥰🪦😘 X

Crossroads never recovered from Noel Gordon’s absence.

Hey Paul, a nice tribute to Nolly! As kid I remember watching this and Nolly herself along with Tony Adams, Paul Henry with Al Hunter Ashton later in Crossroad’s who himself sadly passed away very young at 49. Thanks again for posting.

A few years ago I met one of Noele Gordon's co stars who she was in crossroads with Tony Adams who played Adam chance and he was great really nice man I did a video on my channel recently showing the filming locations of were meg and Hugh get married in Birmingham great video again Paul 👍

Paul have cup tea and a biscuit. Love watching you channel

Thanks Paul……what a lovely grave stone! And a stunning church….looked like a statue of Shakespeare, but that can’t be right!….was waiting for you to get cosseted by the coffee mornings ladies, bless you! ….don’t think you need a diet all the walking that you put in for us! Especially today! Really grateful..take care! Love from Norfolk! X

I have visited Noele Gordon’s grave when I lived closer to Ross on Wye. Thank you for showing this ❤

Was there weekend tried to find but could not find it had a lovely birthday meal at the royal beautiful place love ross on wye

Great video Paul, I remember watching crossroads as a kid with my mum.

Thanks Paul for this.I always made sure I was home from school to watch Crossroads.Loved it.I think she was very underated,in my book Paul.Can't wait for your next one.👍

Happy childhood memories!!! The theme tune !!! “Doooo do do dododooooooo “ lol Used to watch this at my nan and grandads and my parents ….. my hubby and I call ourselves Benny and miss Diane 🤣🤣🤣….. good ol meg Mortimer! Loved her and looking forward to this Paul 🥰 xx

i loved crossroads, Noele Gordon was my fav actress, she was lovely.

Another fantastic video Paul thank you and keep up the fantastic work you do x

Hi Paul,oh my that brings back memories crossroads goodness I used to love Benny he was def my fave ,used to love that programme ❤️

I was quite young when crossroads was on, but I’m fairly sure I would have seen it when we moved back to the U.K. in the late 70’s. I didn’t know much about Noële until I watched Nolly, which is excellent by the way. Thank you for covering her story and showing us her final resting place. What a well kept headstone. Was the one next to it a relative because the stones looked the same?

There is just so much more to Noele Gordon. On top of the list you mentioned Paul, Noele was a Director of the new ATV station for over ten years before stepping down to take the Crossroads part. During that time she presented the first daily magazine programme called ‘Lunchbox’ (a link to what I think is the only full episode [restored] below. She presented an Angling show called ‘A new angle on Noele Gordon’ in 1958 as well as a farming show for the farmers of the West Midlands around the same time. There was a show called ‘Teatime with Noele Gordon’ (can’t find any actual TV footage of that show) and a reality show (not sure of its name) where she learnt to fly a light aircraft and passed her pilots license. A true pioneer of post-war television and all after a glittering stage career but sadly only remembered by most of us for Crossroads as we are too young to have heard of her before! I recommend watching ‘Lunchbox’, it’s a piece of history and is the forerunner of all the daytime chat shows etc that came afterwards. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bt57fMJq0NHYmYk.html

Thank you 😊 Paul,enjoyed this one very much,remember noel Gordon in crossroads,stay safe,take care 😊 total respect xxxx

Omg a blast from the past crossroads faithfully watched it it was a homely enjoyable show meg Richardson run the motel as it shud be run nolly was the best each character from the show were epic thanks paul made my night honestly your the best 👍🙌👍👏👏👏👌👌

Good evening Paul, thank you for the video of Noele Gordon, I used to watch Crossroad when I was small. Paul please keep warm, you know our British Weather.

Nole used to get the bus at aston Cross right outside the atv studios. If she saw my nan on the bus she would come and sit by us and chat, lovely lady

I really enjoyed todays video seeing the church too it’s beautiful shame they didn’t give u a biscuit Paul lol 😂 thank u for this I really enjoyed it x

Wow, a blast from the past, watched crossroads daily, thanks Paul 😀

A very talented lady a natural on cross roads

I remember watching crossroads with Noel Gordon back in the 80's every week day teatime, Brings back so many memories bk then. Thankyou for showing the video Paul really enjoyed it, may she rest in peace .

Totally fascinating and good to see her buried next to her mum. I remember watching Crossroads and have it on dvd. It was cheap an wobbly sets, but that was the charm of it. As for Helena Bonham Carter playing Nolly, I really don't understand why!

Amazing video so easy to watch Thank-you Paul

Gosh Paul great memories of Crossroads...followed it every night......thanks for a reminder of the show...memories flood back of Benny and Miss Diane..Amy Turtle..she was lovely and funny too. Jill and Sandy her kids in the program and many faces I remember...Sue Nicholls has come a long way now in Corrie wow..... thanks for the interesting video...👍💕