1974: Rich Life, Poor Life | Scene: What Does Money Matter? | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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  @ThatBawMate · 11 months ago (edited)

  For all the comments asking about Ina and what happened to her…..<br><br>At the time of filming in early 1974, she was living with her parents in Barlanark, Glasgow. &nbsp;She married her boyfriend Jim in 1975 and the had 2 children - a son born in 1977 and a daughter born in 1980. &nbsp;<br><br>In 1983, she got her dream home, a new build semi-detached with front, back and side gardens. &nbsp;She said that moving into that house was a dream and it was like being on a caravan holiday as the children could go out to play and the garden was only a few steps away - she had spent her entire life living in flats until then. &nbsp;She was always waiting for the “caravan owner” to come back for his keys! &nbsp;That never happened, as Ina lived there for the rest of her life and Jim still lives there to this day. <br><br>Along with the house, those gardens were her pride and joy (after her children) and she spent a lot of her free time planting flowers and cutting the grass. The side garden was on a corner and she loved speaking to neighbours who walked by admiring her (and Jim’s) hard work. <br><br>She left the factory job and found her calling in elderly care, she had such a big heart and loved to look after people. &nbsp;Ina &amp; Jim went on to have a good life together, they worked hard, had a lovely home and enjoyed going on holidays. <br><br>Friends and family tried to get hold of this footage around Ina’s 40th birthday but were told it had been destroyed. <br><br>As you see in the programme, she loved knitting and enjoyed it throughout her life. In her later years she spent a lot of her time knitting hats, mittens and bootees for new born babies that she donated to Princess Royal Maternity in Glasgow. <br><br>In later life, Ina had 3 grandchildren who she adored…..and she loved nothing better than playing with them in her back garden.<br><br>Ina passed away in May 2020 during the first COVID lockdown, and all the restrictions that came with that meant only 20 people could be at her funeral - there would have been hundreds there in “normal” times. &nbsp; Her ashes are buried in her beloved back garden. <br><br>How do I know all of this? &nbsp;I’m her son, Paul - my sister Dawn and I have watched this video on repeat in the last few days since we became aware of it. &nbsp;We visited my dad and watched it together, including the grandchildren…..not a dry eye in the house (Ina’s house!) &nbsp;and my dad let us into a few secrets around the filming of the programmes. <br><br>We are all so proud of my mum, where she came from, the life she carved out for herself and the start she gave us all in life.

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  @MiaMitten · 10 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Pg92fBybA&amp;t=99">1:39</a> Ina actually looks like she could have been a model

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• LI

  @lincolnengland5005 · 1 year ago

  Money doesn&apos;t matter....lack of money does matter......

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• KI

  @kidcobbler · 11 months ago

  I came to this film with my reverse-snobbery filter fully engaged, expecting to dislike the rich woman. But that wasn&apos;t the case. She was born into a set of circumstances just as Ina was born into hers. I found both women extremely likeable despite their different lives and it was a treat to see the Glasgow of the mid -70&apos;s I remembered so well from trips to my grannies.<br>My advice to people about to watch or considering to watch the film. Do it with an open mind. BBC Archives is fast becoming my favourite YouTube channel. It&apos;s a fascinating time-machine and this one was really enjoyable.

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• SA

  @satscotia · 1 year ago

  Better to be rich and depressed than poor and depressed - my granny (from Glasgow)

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• CH

  @charleskristiansson1296 · 11 months ago (edited)

  So sad that Valerie and Ina are no longer with us. Two very lovely ladies. I really enjoyed this :) I have found this in Valerie: “Valli” was the nom de course of Valerie Stack, a 1970s saloon racer, and Biba model, who managed to claim some good race finishes and a string of lap records too. She raced between 1975 and 1977, driving an MG Midget, Lotus Europa and Triumph TR7 with Biba sponsorship.<br><br>Her name first became known in motorsport circles in 1975, for reasons not related to her on-track performance. She was photographed sunbathing topless at Mallory Park, and the pictures were published in the British motoring press. Valli was already working as a model, and at that time, was in a relationship with racer and track owner, Chris Meek. &nbsp;He encouraged her to drive one of his racing cars, and her first track appearance was more of a modelling assignment than a race, just doing some demonstration laps in an MG Midget. Meek saw that she took to the car quite well, and offered her some actual racing, in the Midget. Despite having few ambitions in that direction, she decided to give it a go, and entered the BRSCC Production Sports Car Championship. Her early races were hard work, and some ended in spins, but she was soon picking up class awards, including two at Croft. Biba, the fashion label for which she had modelled, was the main sponsor of her MG Midget, which carried a striking black and gold livery.<br><br>Away from motorsport, Valli’s professional life took a different direction in 1976. She moved away from modelling and into music production, working alongside her future husband, Emile Ford, and producing one of his albums. Her relationship with Chris Meek must have been over by then, but he continued to support her in her racing activities. She was active in Production Sports Cars again in 1976, and was one of the leading drivers in her class. She set lap records for production sports cars worth £2000 and under at Brands Hatch, Aintree, Castle Combe, Rufforth and Ingliston.<br><br>The BWRDC gave her their award for the most successful woman driver in 1976, as well as its Best Newcomer title.<br><br>In 1977, she raced a Triumph TR7 in Production Sports, also owned by Meek and sponsored by Biba. She came second in at least one race, at her favoured circuit of Croft. At some point, she raced a Lotus Europa, again owned by Meek, part of a two-car team with him, but no results are forthcoming.<br><br>That year, her name was linked to a Land Speed Record project, Blue Star, led by Dave Gossling. Valli was said to be considering an attempt on Lee Breedlove’s women’s record, by no less than Motor Sport magazine. Drag racer Tony Densham and Formula One driver, David Purley, were linked to the project too, but it never came to fruition, as Dave Gossling was killed in an accident before the car was even built.<br><br>Valli retired from motorsport after 1977, following her marriage to Emile Ford and subsequent pregnancy. She is rather an obscure figure now, although she is remembered fondly by some motor racing fans who saw her in action.<br><br>She died in 2018, aged 65.

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• CB

  @cbatbh5402 · 10 months ago

  I like how this doesn&apos;t try to play them against one another. Both are independently minded young women with goals, dreams &amp; aspirations, just from very different worlds, with different and no less valid concerns, fears and problems. Such is life.

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• BR

  @Brittfoxx · 8 months ago

  First off this song is diabolical<br><br>Second off, nothing has changed except the date

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• MO

  @monicawl666 · 11 months ago

  We’re watching two young women beginning their lives — their ideas, their fears, their hopes. Half a century later, they’re gone, yet here they are, still speaking to us. There’s something mystical about that — time folding in on itself through film.<br>They speak so casually about the future — a future that’s already passed. Everyone in this film has vanished, yet they remain, still dreaming on screen. That’s the quiet ache of time — we’re next.<br>It feels like now, yet fifty years have slipped by. They lived, they loved, they faded into memory — and we sit here, watching ghosts move in the light.

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• TH

  @TheElissdeja · 11 months ago

  The rich flat is beautiful and although that woman is so wealthy, she seems polite and not stuck up. The council flat is in lovely condition.

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• MA

  @MargaretRoss-p5z · 1 year ago

  Hi that was my sister Georgeina. Seems poor but was the best place to be brought up. Every house had an open door. ❤

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• AL

  @alisonpalmer2676 · 1 year ago

  What hit me was how beautifully kept the council flat was and that they still used cups and saucers, class doesn&apos;t cost, i felt Valerie was in a bit of limbo, trying to fill her time when im sure her parents were nagging her to get married.

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