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Allan Smethurst Allan Smethurst Allan Francis Smethurst (19 November 1927 – 24 December 2000), aka The Singing Postman was an English folk singer and postman. He is best known for his self-penned novelty song, "Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy?", which earned him an Ivor Novello Award in 1966, and "A Miss from Diss". Born in Walshaw, near Bury, Lancashire, England, the son of Allan and Gladys Mabel ("née" Curson), Smethurst was raised in Sheringham, Norfolk. His mother came from the nearby village of Stiffkey. He later became a postman in Grimsby. Smethurst hummed tunes on his daily post round for twelve years,
Jack Smethurst in English football's Premier League. Jack Smethurst Jack Smethurst (born 9 April 1932 in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire, England) is an English television and film comic actor. He is best known for his role as bigoted socialist Eddie Booth in "Love Thy Neighbour". Jack Smethurst made his film debut in 1958's "Carry On Sergeant". This was followed by parts in the films "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (1960), "A Kind of Loving" (1962), "Run with the Wind" (1966), "Night After Night After Night" (1970), the big-screen version of "Please Sir!" (1971) and the ITV sitcom "For the Love of Ada" (1970–71)