DavidHalls
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David Halls was the blonde-haired half of Hudson and Halls, whose banter-filled cookery show won high ratings and a 1981 public vote for entertainer of the year. Halls also hosted games show Blankety Blank. Later Halls and his partner Peter Hudson relocated to London, and made popular cooking shows for the BBC.
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Biography
Hudson and Halls were television cooks whose success spawned cookery books, a weekly radio show, their own restaurant, and overseas success.
Brought up by working class parents near London, David Halls was the blonder and more extroverted member of the couple. After moving to New Zealand he worked as a shoe designer, and met Australian Peter Hudson.
Awards
1981 New Zealand Feltex Awards
Best Television Entertainer (shared with Peter Hudson): for Hudson and Halls
“They recorded six programmes at a time. The studio reeked of garlic and other delicious things. Staff came from everywhere at the end of the recording sessions to scoff the results.”
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