The Bronze Bully wasn't actually introduced until the following series but Alan Evans scores the highest every "charity throw" with 401 including two 180s.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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 😁
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!
@@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!
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,
@@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 😂👍
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
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 .
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.
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 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.
@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.
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👌
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.
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!
There's a series of "60-second questionnaire" interviews with darts players on RU-vid. One of the questions is, "Second greatest player of all time?" John Lowe names Alan Evans as the all time number #2.
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.
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.
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. 🙈🙈🙈🙈
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.
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?
@@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.
